Education

Schools to have half day for debate

Prince Edward County Public School students will only go to school for a half day on Oct. 4, ...

Education

ACT scores improve

High school students in Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties are performing more efficiently than before on the ...

Church & Community

‘Citizens and Leaders’ exhibit opens Friday

With 170 years of history, and a record 31 Pulitzer Prizes for photography, no news organization has covered ...

Education

SOL scores released

As a followup to an Aug. 19 article about Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties’ Standards of Learning ...

Education

Lutz attends VAST Academy

Prince Edward County High School senior Henry Lutz attended the Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars Academy (VASTS ...

Cumberland

Reid appointed to school board

George Reid Jr. will serve as the Cumberland County School Board representative for District Four once again. Reid ...

Buckingham

New staff named at Buckingham County schools

Education

‘Get us where we need to be,’ PECPS superintendent could face challenges with accreditation

Editor’s Note: Each Friday the Herald news staff will take an in-depth look at a topic of major importance to ...

Education

CCPS hires new teachers

Cumberland County Public Schools held a “New Teacher Institute” July 25-26. After being welcomed to the division by ...

Education

Devices focus of research

If it’s something to do with the impact of molecular structure on the performance of electronic devices, Longwood ...

Buckingham

STEPS gets $2.7 million, funds will expand Head Start programs

Farmville-based STEPS Inc. is set to receive $2.7 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...

Education

Womack is vice chair

Hampden District representative Beluah M. Womack has been appointed vice chairman of the Prince Edward County School Board. ...

Buckingham

Ragland named chairman

Sherry S. Ragland is the new chairman of the Buckingham County School Board. Ragland, who represents District Five ...

Church & Community

Students seek end to substance abuse

Alcohol is the most widely abused substance by high schoolers not only nationwide, but in Virginia, according to ...

Education

Program donates computers to Fuqua

Fuqua School received 39 used computers recently for their students. The donation came from the Virginia StrikeForce for ...

Education

School board referendum will appear on November ballot

Voters in Prince Edward County will decide in November whether school board members should be appointed by the ...

BREAKING NEWS

Honeycutt named school board chair

The Prince Edward County School Board elected Sherry Honeycutt, Farmville District Representative, as its new board chair on ...

Cumberland

Griffin’s contract extended

The Cumberland County School Board has voted to extend Division Superintendent Dr. Amy Griffin’s contract to June 30, ...

Education

Patterson-Jones named principal

Angela Patterson-Jones has been named principal of Buckingham Primary School. The county school board approved Jones’ appointment during ...

Education

Middle school hands out awards

Fuqua Middle School recently held an awards assembly recognizing students for their outstanding achievements. During the assembly, three ...

Education

H-SC gets $3.3 million gift

Hampden-Sydney College’s Reunion Weekend brought many alumni back to campus to reflect on their years as students on ...

Education

Buckingham graduates receive honors

Honor graduates made up a large portion of seniors who received diplomas in Buckingham recently. Pictured are, from ...

Education

Wall completes law school

Leila Caroline Wall received her Juris Doctor Degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Ore., on ...

Buckingham

Board gives SVCC $5K

Prince Edward County supervisors have agreed to restore funding to Southside Virginia Community College for the 2016-17 budget ...

Education

CNA graduates at SVCC

CNA graduates who completed their studies at Southside Virginia Community College from Buckingham are, from left to right, ...

Education

Prince Edward County Elementary School Honor Roll

Prince Edward County Elementary School recently announced is honor roll for the fourth nine weeks: Grade 1 Kaelynn ...

Cumberland

Honoring a legacy, new plaque commemorates the Cumberland 10

Fifty years ago, 10 students made civil rights history just by going to class in a new school. ...

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