Education
Budget set for Prince Edward schools. Here’s a look at the priorities
The Prince Edward School Board has voted to approve next year’s budget. Now they’re waiting to see what…
Public Schools
Prince Edward school board weighs cell phone policy changes
Under the current policy for Prince Edward schools, cell phones are banned in the classroom. But over the…
Education
Cumberland School Board chooses next county superintendent
Cumberland County Public Schools has a new superintendent. During a called meeting on Wednesday, April 16, the Cumberland…
Education
Buckingham County Public Schools chooses new superintendent
Buckingham County Public Schools has a new superintendent, ready to take over as of July 1. During their…
Public Schools
Cumberland Spelling Bee winners honored by School Board
Winners of the annual Cumberland Spelling Bee contest held at Cumberland County Public Schools were recognized at the…
Public Schools
Chip Jones named new superintendent for Prince Edward schools
Dr. Donald C. Jones Jr. will become the next superintendent of Prince Edward County Public Schools. The current…
Education
Buckingham County School Board makes decision on volunteers
Buckingham County school board members want to encourage members of the community to volunteer. But they also want…
Education
Buckingham superintendent John Keeler honored with VHSL award
The Virginia High School League (VHSL) doesn’t give out a ton of awards. It takes some true accomplishment…
Education
Herald News Briefs: Local students make Dean’s List, debate set
Local students make Radford Dean’s List Multiple Buckingham and Prince Edward residents made the Dean’s List for Fall…
Education
Cumberland’s Charles Motter named Region 8 Teacher of the Year
Once again, it’ll be a Cumberland teacher representing this region at the state Teacher of the Year competition.…
Education
Prince Edward School Board chooses next year’s district calendar
Students in Prince Edward County Public Schools will be starting classes on Aug. 5 this fall. That was…
Public Schools
‘I want to finish strong’: Kameron Brown excels for Cumberland
Kameron Brown can’t quite remember the first year he suited up for multiple sports. Maybe it was sixth…
Education
Eileen Ryan finds joy in teaching, set to represent Prince Edward
Eileen Ryan knew she wanted to be a teacher before she even made it to college. When she…
Education
Buckingham school board sets next year’s district calendar
The school year will look a bit different starting next fall for Buckingham County students and staff. During…
Public Schools
Buckingham school board chooses new member in Friday vote
Traquan Gregory has been a 911 operator, an emergency medical technician and a sheriff’s deputy. Now you can…
Education
Buckingham, Prince Edward college students earn recognition
A number of colleges and universities released their academic awards list for the fall semester over the past…
Education Main
Note from Buckingham County Public Schools surprises community
Buckingham County Public Schools sent out a note last week, on social media and through email. Soon after,…
Education
Drone program takes flight for Cumberland Dukes
The job market is changing and high school needs to change with it. Students need experience with a…
Cumberland
Cumberland students are making progress, NAEP data shows
Cumberland students are making progress. That’s the big takeaway for Cumberland County Public Schools, as staff review the…
Public Schools
Buckingham Schools excel, district honored for testing growth
The results showed what Virginia officials expected. Over the last week, the National Center for Education Statistics released…
Education
Cumberland schools go dark: Lights go out during Friday classes
It was a bit of a challenge for teachers and students at all Cumberland schools Friday, as the…
News
No, Prince Edward High didn’t have an active shooter Friday.
There was no active shooter at Prince Edward County High on Friday. Let’s get that out of the…
Public Schools
Buckingham County High struggles with absences
Parents and students aren’t listening until it’s often too late. That’s the issue Buckingham County High faculty and…
Education
Buckingham school board defines superintendent’s qualifications
Over the last three weeks, 128 people told the Buckingham County School Board what they wanted to see…
Education
Prince Edward school board looks at meeting changes
At least for now, Prince Edward County Public Schools won’t change the date or location of their main…
Education
Will Prince Edward schools need to use makeup days?
Already this month, students in Prince Edward County Public Schools have missed several days due to snow and…
Education
As demolition ends, Prince Edward renovations move forward
Anyone who’s driven by Prince Edward Elementary recently can see renovations are in full swing. In December, the…