Education
LCVA plans Winter Wonderland
For the 18th year, the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts will be inviting people to a Winter…
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Shores participates in SCOPE 19
Cumberland High Principal Missy Shores was recognized by the School Board for being selected to participate in the…
Education
Fuqua School volleyball team wins state title
FARMVILLE – You can add one more title to the list won by local teams. The Fuqua School…
Education
New dean named at Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney College has a new dean. The school announced this week that Timothy Diette will take on the…
Education
Why hasn’t Prince Edward Elementary project gone out to bid?
On Thursday, Aug. 30, Prince Edward supervisors voted to move forward with the $43.3 million renovation of Prince…
Education
Why are substitute teachers rejecting Prince Edward, board asks
FARMVILLE – After hearing multiple ideas on ways to recruit more substitute teachers and boost morale, Elzora Stiff…
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St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary gets new Rector
This academic year, the eighth at the facility in Buckingham, opened for St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary with a…
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Herald Election 2023 Q & A: Buckingham School Board District 6
We have reached November, with just a few days left before Election Day. With that in mind, we’re…
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Student inducted into Honor Society
Nina Davis, a junior student at Prince Edward County High, was recognized for her academic achievement by being…
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VDOT work cuts down on traffic times at Prince Edward Elementary
At this time last year, it took about 12 minutes to exit Route 15 Southbound, drop a student…
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Buckingham High FFA get some help from Farmville Cooperative
Sam Goin, Assistant Manager of the Famer’s Cooperative of Farmville, visited the Buckingham High FFA chapter on Tuesday,…
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Is a lack of transportation keeping kids from school, task force asks
Is a lack of transportation keeping students from attending classes? That’s the question Virginia’s Chronic Absenteeism Task Force…
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FFA Wins Southeast Area Forestry Contest
The Southeast Area Forestry Contest was held at Occoneechee State Park near Clarksville on Wednesday, Oct. 18. The…
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Herald News Briefs: Competition season wraps for Prince Edward
Competition season ends for Prince Edward The Blue Ridge Festival of Bands is an annual marching band competition…
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An incentive to attend: Neighboring schools cut down on absences
It’s a problem facing schools across the state. Students just aren’t showing up for classes. Now in some…
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College ranks high in Princeton Review
Hampden-Sydney College receives high recognition in numerous categories in the new edition of the Princeton Review’s The Best…
Education
Herald News Briefs: School construction starts, costume contest set
Buckingham school construction starts Work is moving forward on a school construction project in Buckingham County. On Wednesday,…
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Raiders compete in Best of the Best Qualifier
The JROTC Raider Teams competed in their first Best of the Best Raider Qualifier of the 2023-24 season…
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Longwood’s Womens’ Basketball team help refresh map
In 2013 Longwood students created a map of the United States at Prince Edward County Elementary School. Every…
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FFA students attend leadership conference
Members from the Buckingham Middle School FFA chapter attended the annual Collegiate Virginia FFA Leadership Conference on Thursday,…
Education
Herald News Briefs: Prince Edward wins awards, schedules set
We start today by offering some congratulations. The Prince Edward County High School Marching Eagles competed on Saturday…
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Prince Edward High crowns new homecoming queen and king
Prince Edward County High has a new homecoming queen and king. For the 2023-24 school year, Tramirah Nash…
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Prince Edward schools create new position to help with absences
FARMVILLE – What is the administration at Prince Edward County Public Schools doing about chronic absences? That’s been…
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Hampden-Sydney Tigers finish second at Knight Invitational
The Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) Tigers B Golf Team posted a 36-hole score of 309-296–605 on Monday and Tuesday…
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Students of the Month honored
Each month during the regularly scheduled meeting, the Cumberland School Board recognizes the Students of the Month for…
Education
Hampden-Sydney community supports STEPS
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) senior Nate Jones presented a $500 donation to STEPS, Inc. on Monday, Oct. 9, in…
Education
Herald News Briefs: Schools plan advances, mansion still not sold
What’s the long-term plan for Prince Edward County schools? District officials are working on the final version. But…