BREAKING NEWS

Stimpert named president of Hampden-Sydney College

Dr. John Lawrence “Larry” Stimpert, a vice president at DePauw University in Indiana, has been named Hampden-Sydney College’s ...

Education

PECPS collects for Appomattox tornado victims

The faculty, staff and students of Prince Edward County Public Schools collected over $285 and a van full ...

Education

H-SC postpones presidential announcement

  Hampden-Sydney College has postponed the announcement of its 25th president to Thursday at 11:30 a.m. “Weather conditions ...

BREAKING NEWS

H-SC to announce new president Wednesday

  Hampden-Sydney College is set to announce its 25th president on Wednesday at 11 a.m. According to Lee ...

Business

Walking tour forum held

By Carson Reeher Special to The Farmville Herald Members of the community gathered at the Robert Russa Moton ...

Education

Protest follows Longwood Golf Course announcement

Last week’s news that Longwood University will close its Johnson Street golf course to the public has drawn ...

Church & Community

PECHS observes Black History Month

Prince Edward County High School observed Black History Month in a variety of ways.  A student-created bulletin board ...

BREAKING NEWS

Longwood golf course to close to the public

Longwood University’s Golf Course will cease operations this summer as a public course and begin transitioning to continuing ...

Education

Warner meets with students

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner joined Longwood students in a town hall meeting at Longwood University as part ...

Education

Exchange students excel

Farmville has recently played host to a variety of exchange students from nations across the world, such as ...

BREAKING NEWS

Schools close, tornado watch issued until 9 p.m.

A tornado watch has been issued for Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties through 9 p.m. Wednesday. Prince ...

Education

Teacher leadership program launched

Longwood University has partnered with the Virginia Department of Education to launch a teacher leadership program for struggling ...

Education

Professor, student bond over chessboard

It doesn’t hurt to be friends with the dean — until you start checkmating him regularly. Alex Morton ...

Education

Funds for parking narrowly approved

  On a split 4-3 vote, county supervisors in Buckingham approved a budget transfer request of $40,000 from ...

Education

Board approves hybrid search, BWP hired, Reveley will serve on committee

Members of the Prince Edward County School Board unanimously agreed to employ BWP and Associates in the search ...

Education

New fine arts center set for H-SC

Hampden-Sydney College ceremonially hammered the first nail in the renovation of Winston Hall — renaming it Brinkley Hall ...

Education

Watson makes plans for Virginia MGA

Participation in Virginia’s Model General Assembly has long been an important at Fuqua School. This year’s MGA lieutenant ...

Education

Longwood, BWP could jointly conduct search

A majority of Prince Edward County School Board members want both Longwood University’s W. Taylor Reveley IV and ...

Education

H-SC breaks ground on Brown Student Center

On Saturday, Hampden-Sydney College officials broke ground on a new student center on the grounds of the college. ...

Education

School board hears from BWP and Associates, search firm would charge $13,500

On Wednesday, BWP and Associates made its pitch to the Prince Edward County School Board, seeking to act ...

Education

Search proposals detailed, School board hears from Longwood, VSBA

On Wednesday, Longwood University and the Virginia School Board Association (VSBA) made pitches to the Prince Edward County ...

Education

LU offers free national search for new superintendent

Longwood University has offered to conduct a national search for free to help the Prince Edward County School ...

Education

LU celebrates King with service

On Monday Longwood University students participated in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service Challenge, performing community service ...

Church & Community

Events celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King set

FARMVILLE — Several events are being hosted by the Moton National Historic Landmark & Museum, Longwood University and ...

Education

Author/educator to headline MLK events at Longwood

Returning Longwood students eager to begin classes will start the semester with a week of events celebrating the ...

Education

Students complete inaugural semester of aviation class

Aviation students at Fuqua School have completed their first semester of the inaugural Aviation 101 and Airplane Construction ...

Cumberland

4-H, middle school develop mentorship program

In collaboration with the Cumberland County 4-H Program, the county’s middle school has implemented the 4-H Mentoring: Youth ...

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