Education

PECHS student wins first place in SkillsUSA

Elvie Land-Larrabee, a sophomore at Prince Edward County High School, was awarded first place in the state SkillsUSA ...

Education

‘Please fully fund our schools’

Nineteen students, teachers, parents and citizens spoke in support of the revised budget request for $8.8 million in ...

Buckingham

PBS anchor Lehrer to speak at convocation

Dan Balz, chief correspondent of The Washington Post, and Jim Lehrer, the legendary PBS Newshour host who has ...

Education

Ramsey named PECPS Teacher of the Year

The Prince Edward County Public Schools Teacher of the Year was announced at a recent reception for the ...

Education

Robotics team finishes strong

The inaugural Cumberland County High School robotics team recently received the 2016 Rookie Inspiration Award for the Chesapeake ...

Education

Buckingham FFA places first in Small Animal Care

Buckingham Middle School Future Farmers of America placed first in the Southside Area FFA Small Animal Care Career ...

Education

Longwood student dies in crash

A Longwood University student died in a single-vehicle accident on Tuesday. According to Longwood President W. Taylor Reveley ...

Education

Dove doesn’t seek reappointment

Longtime Buffalo District Representative and School Board Chairman Russell Dove didn’t apply to serve another term on the ...

Education

Helping Evergreen and making a difference

By Sarabeth Roberts The Fuqua School chapter of Youth for Christ collected spare change for the victims of ...

Buckingham

Eclectic mix rocks Fuqua Assembly

A fusion of hip-hop, jazz, beatbox and classical music served as the opening tunes for Fuqua School’s annual ...

BREAKING NEWS

Fire damages Fuqua Pool House

A two-alarm fire damaged the pool house at Fuqua School Friday night. The fire was reported at about ...

Education

Schools seek additional funding

Proposed operating budgets for school divisions in Cumberland, Buckingham and Prince Edward counties include requests for additional staff, ...

Education

Nursing program expands with success

The nursing program at Longwood University has seen substantial growth since 2009 as the only public university in ...

Education

Sorority learns self-defense from police

By Carly Shaia Special to The Farmville Herald For some, walking alone at night may not seem intimidating. ...

Education

PECHS Debate places third in regional competition

The Prince Edward County High School Eagles Debate Team travelled to Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School in Richmond ...

Education

Robotics team to compete in championship

Cumberland County High School’s inaugural robotics team is headed for the district championship in College Park, Md. “When ...

Business

Mid-Atlantic Broadband presents donation to robotics team

For the first time, Cumberland County Public Schools competed in the FIRST Robotics competition. FIRST Robotics, founded in ...

Education

A new flavor of PEPSE

After being dormant and inactive for about three years, the Prince Edward Public School Endowment, or PEPSE, is ...

Education

Little Dukes issue kindness challenge

The Little Duke Leaders of Cumberland Elementary School issued a kindness challenge to members of the school board ...

Education

Final search forum held

On Monday, community members, students, school board members and teachers gathered at Prince Edward County Middle School for ...

Education

LU projects included in state budget

A $2.43 billion bond package to strengthen research and workforce development at four-year institutions —  includes two Longwood ...

Education

PECMS students learn about good choices

Commonwealth Attorney Megan Clark and Lt. Sonya Walker of the Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office visited Prince Edward ...

Education

40 attend school search forum

About 40 parents, teachers, students and community members attended the first public forum seeking input on the search ...

Education

Cumberland robotics team set to compete

The first-ever Robotics Team has been launched at Cumberland County High School. The 15-member student team, which is ...

Education

H-SC, Prince Edward High partner in chemistry lab

This semester marks the beginning of a unique partnership between Hampden-Sydney College and Prince Edward County High School. ...

Education

Dove remains undecided

Dove remains undecided By Italia Gregory The Farmville Herald Longtime Prince Edward County school board member and board ...

BREAKING NEWS

New Life Schools could close, April 1 deadline set to raise $100K

  New Life Schools in Cumberland is set to close on June 30 if administrators and supporters can’t ...

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