Education

Teachers donate to local causes

Teachers and staff are raising money at Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) for causes near and dear ...

Education

Students get ECMC scholarships

Ten students from Buckingham County High School (BCHS) are qualified to receive up to $6,000 to support their ...

Education

Area SOL pass rates vary

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) released Standards of Learning (SOL) test scores Tuesday for public schools across ...

Education

Building projects completed

Q: How is construction progressing on the new fine arts building and new student center at Hampden-Sydney College? ...

Education

Scores show ‘room for improvement’

A review of preliminary Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS) Standards of Learning (SOL) results from the spring ...

Education

Students get academic accolades

Honor graduates from Buckingham County High School’s Class of 2017 pose for a photo before their graduation ceremony ...

Buckingham

Garrett departs high school

Buckingham County High School’s (BCHS) athletic director and assistant principal has been tapped to serve as the new ...

Education

Challenge exceeded

Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) alumni, friends and parents of students were more than up to the $300K in 30 ...

Education

School supply night set

The Carl U. Eggleston Foundation, Prince Edward Elks Lodge 269 and Manhattan Temple 184 are sponsoring a back ...

Education

Improving vision one child at a time in Honduras

Patti Wagner, 57, of Farmville, is in Honduras for what is approximately her 30th trip to, what she ...

Education

Students to receive free meals

All Prince Edward County Elementary School students will receive school lunches for free this coming school year due ...

Education

Residents voice concern at group

Approximately 100 people participated in community leader focus groups held by Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS) on ...

Buckingham

Divisions see teacher shortages

Schools in Cumberland County are among divisions across the Heart of Virginia and the state struggling to fill ...

Education

Council offers grant assistance

The Commonwealth Regional Council (CRC) is in the process of extending its grant services to school divisions in ...

Education

Novel tells story of school closings

Rita Odom Moseley was the same age as the spirited protagonist in her recently published novel, “No School,” ...

Education

Foster will lead at YADAPP

A member of Cumberland County High School’s Class of 2017 will serve as a volunteer leader at the ...

Education

Rust learns Arabic in Morocco

Grace Rust, a 17-year-old rising Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) senior, is studying Arabic in Morocco this ...

Education

LCVA receives $25K grant

The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts has received a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the ...

Buckingham

Harshman named principal

Zane Harshman has been named principal of Buckingham County Middle School, filling the vacancy created when J.B. Heslip ...

BREAKING NEWS

Dorms will see massive $60 million renovation

Next summer will bring a new look for the two tallest buildings in Farmville. Longwood University’s Curry and ...

Education

Five will run in first election

Five people have filed to run for four seats on the Prince Edward County School Board in the ...

Cumberland

Camden named principal

Michael Camden has been named principal at Cumberland County Middle School. According to a press release from the ...

Education

Camp will include STEM activities

The 21st Century Community Learning program — a grant-funded after-school program — is sponsoring the EPIC STEM camp ...

Education

Reunions could draw 1,000

Longwood University and Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) are gearing up for their respective reunions slated for this weekend seeking ...

Education

Tuition will increase

Longwood University’s Board of Visitors has raised tuition and mandatory fees costs for in-state and out-of-state students by ...

Buckingham

Heslip named maintenance director

Having been named facilities and maintenance director following the retirement of longtime school administrator Ivan “Chip” Davis Jr., ...

Education

More than 1,000 receive diplomas

Longwood University graduates were charged with making positive shifts in history and being adaptable in a continually changing ...

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