BREAKING NEWS

Brown departs HSC, Mooney named interim police chief

Former Farmville Police Chief Doug Mooney has been named Interim Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police ...

BREAKING NEWS

Longwood receives $2 million endowment

Marc and Wilma Register Sharp have donated $2 million to Longwood University as an endowment to the Cormier ...

Church & Community

Illustrators to bring color to 2015 Virginia Children’s Book Festival

A top-notch group of illustrators will bring a splash of color to the 2015 Virginia Children’s Book Festival—and ...

Church & Community

Massey receives scholarship

The Cumberland County Public School Foundation, Inc. recently presented several scholarships to current and former Cumberland High School ...

Church & Community

Tibbs named VBEA Teacher of the Year

The Walter L. Shell Business Teacher of the Year Award honors an outstanding business and information technology teacher ...

Church & Community

Library receives grant

The Cumberland County Public Library has received a grant of 78 new children’s books from The Libri Foundation, ...

Education

Lancers march on G.A.M.E. day

Nearly 2,000 fans gathered at the Longwood University Athletic Complex on Sunday evening after participating in the G.A.M.E. ...

Buckingham

CVCS students learn their way around

On the second day of school at Central Virginia Christian School, many new students went on a “gingerbread ...

Buckingham

CVCS begins school in Dillwyn

Students of Central Virginia Christian School in Dillwyn recently celebrated their first day of school with smiles for ...

Education

New Tigers make their way to HSC

  Vehicles being unloaded by freshmen students and their parents lined parking lots and surrounded dorms at Hampden-Sydney ...

Education

Longwood freshmen move in

Hundreds of new Longwood University freshmen moved in Thursday, filling empty dorm rooms and residence halls with the ...

Education

Schools receive $174K grant

Prince Edward’s high and middle schools are the recipients of new grants to fund 21st Century Community Learning ...

Cumberland

Elementary roof project complete

CUMBERLAND — A new roof at Cumberland Elementary School has been installed. The project, which began months ago, ...

Cumberland

New CES teachers begin work

Several new teachers and staff members recently began work at Cumberland Elementary School. Pictured are, from left, Elizabeth ...

Church & Community

SVCC’s Daniel Campus holds pinning ceremony

Southside Virginia Community College held a pinning ceremony on the John H. Daniel Campus Aug. 5 for the ...

Church & Community

Parker receives scholarship

The Cumberland County Public School Foundation, Inc. recently presented several scholarships to current and former Cumberland High School ...

Church & Community

Reed receives scholarship

The Cumberland County Public School Foundation, Inc. recently presented several scholarships to current and former Cumberland High School ...

Church & Community

Fillman receives scholarship

The Cumberland County Public School Foundation, Inc. recently presented several scholarships to current and former Cumberland High School ...

Education

PECPS Teacher of the Year delivers Convocation address

Prince Edward County Public Schools faculty and staff gathered for the annual PECPS Convocation where they renewed working ...

Education

Scholarships presented to local students

The Cumberland Training School and Luther P. Jackson High School recently celebrated a class reunion. A highlight was ...

Education

SVCC classes start Aug. 20

Southside Virginia Community College classes start for the fall semester on Aug. 20. Now is the time to register, ...

Church & Community

Woodland nurse aide class

The Woodland Nurse Aide class is a six-week class that prepares students to take the Virginia certification exam ...

Education

Cosby Scholarships awarded

Denzel Lipscomb and Tanisha Miles, graduates of Liberty Christian Academy and Buckingham County High School respectively, are recipients ...

Church & Community

Wall named to UVa Dean’s List

Elizabeth Peyton Wall attained the Dean’s List of Distinguished Students upon completion of her freshman year in the ...

Cumberland

Tennis courts planned for elementary school

QuickStart Tennis of Central Virginia is in the early stages of planning construction of three kid-sized tennis courts ...

Buckingham

Area SOL test results mirror state trends

Across the board, area schools saw improvement in Standards of Learning (SOL) pass rates released by the state ...

Cumberland

Snapping Southside: A soggy start back to school in Cumberland

In addition to the required school essentials, umbrellas, raincoats, rubber boots and ponchos were musts on the first ...

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