Education

‘Spartan’ challenges Fuqua students

Back in the spring, Fuqua School students Isaac Drummond, Andrew Horton and Audra Murphy competed in their first ...

Education

Outdoor classroom taking shape

An outdoor classroom for Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS) is closer to being completed, thanks to both ...

Education

Google donates Chromebooks

Google has fulfilled a Prince Edward County Middle School (PECMS) teacher’s request for computers for her students. The ...

Education

BCHS supports Heifer Project

As part of a longtime tradition, Lucy Millinder’s Buckingham County High School Spanish students have used the holiday ...

Education

Soil test taken before purchase

Was soil testing conducted on the former Buffalo Shook property prior to Longwood University Purchasing it for future ...

Buckingham

New staff announced at Moton: Patterson, Tillerson-Brown will join museum in January

Two faces familiar in the community will soon join the team at the Robert Russa Moton Museum in ...

Education

Reid will remain on school board

Longtime Cumberland County School Board member George Reid Jr. will remain on the board for another four-year term. ...

Education

Students earns cyber scholarships

Two Longwood University students who want to serve their country in the critical field of cyber security have ...

Education

Board learns about New Horizons

Prince Edward School Board members Wednesday learned about New Horizons Academy. Director of Support Services Richard Goode, who ...

Education

LU changes curriculum

A new curriculum and a renewed contract mark Longwood University’s future following Friday’s board of visitors meeting. The ...

Education

PECPS ‘listens’ to parents at forum

“It’s about your vision. What are those things you want your children to be able to do,” said ...

Education

Land purchased for ball field

The Longwood University Real Estate Foundation (LUREF) has purchased more than 5.5 acres in downtown Farmville — the ...

Buckingham

Two schools denied accreditation

Buckingham County’s elementary and primary schools have been denied accreditation while Cumberland and Prince Edward counties’ schools the ...

Education

An author in the classroom

A new Prince Edward teacher brings more than teaching experience with him to the classroom. Fourth grade teacher ...

BREAKING NEWS

Longwood gets largest-ever gift: Brocks donate $5.9 million to set ‘dream in motion’

Longwood University is receiving the largest single monetary donation in its history, according to an announcement made Thursday. ...

Education

Parents offer support for football coach

Two parents spoke during Wednesday’s meeting of the Buckingham County School Board to offer support for Head Varsity ...

Education

Signs of hope

Editor’s Note: This story and photographs originally appeared in The Rotunda, Longwood University’s student newspaper, and is reprinted ...

Education

School board addresses FOIA

Prince Edward County School Board members last week discussed their compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). ...

Celebrations

Pumpkin Lighting Festival

Fuqua School’s annual PTSA Pumpkin Lighting Festival was a huge success with glowing pumpkins and glowing smiles. The Lower ...

Education

School board eliminates raise; students to vote on new logo

Due to a revenue shortfall at the state level, the Prince Edward County School Board decided to change ...

Education

State cuts could impact LU

An email to public colleges and universities across the state reveals the potential for large budget cuts during ...

Education

LU opens new residence halls

Longwood University celebrated the grand opening of its two newest residence halls on Friday. Sharp and Register halls ...

Education

Students win essay contest

Malik Hurtt of Prince Edward County High School and Jeffrey Fariss of Fuqua School were two of 17 ...

Education

LU opens new residence halls

Longwood University celebrated the grand opening of their two newest residence halls on Friday. Sharp and Register halls ...

Education

PECHS FBLA is ‘Outstanding’

Sixty students from all four grades at Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) are proving one organization can ...

Education

Roast raises awareness

More than 120 Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) students not only opened roasted oysters amid the strumming of guitar strings ...

Business

PECHS gains access to microbiology lab

Students at Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) are getting hands-on experience in a real microbiology lab thanks ...

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