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Only two schools earn full accreditation

Only Prince Edward and Buckingham high schools earned full state accreditation in The Herald’s coverage area based on ...

Buckingham

Metal detectors still a possibility for schools

What’s the status of the request for metal detectors at Buckingham’s schools? A months-old suggestion by a county ...

Buckingham

Reduced funding impacts schools

Area school divisions have felt the pains of state funding losses over the past several years and the ...

Education

Charter school project deemed infeasible

What’s the latest on the Moton Museum’s Southside Virginia Regional Charter School project? In 2012 the government-funded Moton ...

Education

Carricato forecasts weather live for WRIC

There’s a new weatherman in Farmville. On Oct. 9, a Prince Edward County Middle School (PECMS) student made ...

Education

Fuqua lends a helping hand

In celebration of homecoming, Fuqua School students participated in the annual Fuqua Day of Service on Thursday in ...

Education

Moton Banquet ‘a beautiful event’

The fifth annual Moton Community Banquet was held at the Longwood University Health & Fitness Center Saturday night ...

Education

Council discusses budget for debate

The Town of Farmville could see new lighting and sidewalks, resurfaced streets, new police uniforms and vehicles and ...

Education

CUCPS recognizes Mobile Food Pantry

At the September 15 meeting of the Cumberland School Board, Fitzgerald Baptist Church was recognized for facilitating the ...

Education

H-SC presidential search timeline set

The search for Hampden-Sydney College’s (H-SC) 25th president is underway. The H-SC board of trustees has set March ...

Education

Longwood’s master plan nears final stages

Longwood University’s 2015 Master Plan process is nearing its final stages. According to Longwood spokesman Matthew McWilliams, the ...

Education

CHS students attend YADAPP

Several Cumberland High School students attended the 31st annual Youth Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Program (YADAPP) July ...

Buckingham

Cumberland tops graduation rates

Graduates in Cumberland County’s Class of 2015 set the bar high last school year with a 91-percent on-time ...

Education

Student chemists get national honors

Four Prince Edward County High School students and their teacher recently received several awards from the National Chemistry ...

Education

Limited attendance for debate

Q: Will I be able to attend the vice-presidential debate at Longwood? Community attendance at the October 2016 ...

Education

Longwood will host vice presidential debate in 2016

The eyes of the nation will turn to Longwood University on October 4, 2016, when the college hosts ...

Buckingham

Prince Edward SAT scores bottom out

Prince Edward County High School’s SAT scores from last year ranked as some of the lowest in the ...

Buckingham

Local schools get security grants

The state has awarded $147,532 in security equipment grants to school divisions in Buckingham, Prince Edward, Cumberland and ...

Education

Stoney will keynote Moton banquet

Levar Stoney, Virginia’s Secretary of the Commonwealth, is set to deliver the keynote address at the fifth annual ...

Rock the Block

Church & Community

Rock the Block is Friday

The first few weeks of the academic year at Longwood University are full of tradition—from move-in day to ...

Education

New LU alumni center dedicated

Hundreds of Longwood alumni gathered outside their new home on campus on Saturday, Sept. 12. to celebrate the ...

Education

Johns, Griffin & Anderson honored

Three civil rights and educational leaders who changed the public school system in Prince Edward, the Commonwealth of ...

Buckingham

Chromebook pilot program takes off

Buckingham County’s school division has launched a pilot program that has Chromebooks in the hands of every eighth-grader ...

Education

Alumni Center grand opening is Saturday

Longwood is set to swing open the doors on a beautiful and spacious new home for university alumni. ...

Buckingham

Backpacks of Love expands

There will be fewer hungry children in Buckingham County over the weekends this year thanks to Backpacks of ...

Church & Community

Codevilla to speak at H-SC

On Thursday, Hampden-Sydney College will host Dr. Angelo M. Codevilla as he delivers a talk entitled “14 Years ...

Buckingham

Backpacks of Love expands into Buckingham

  There will be fewer hungry children in Buckingham County over the weekends this year thanks to Backpacks ...

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