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Students take part in area art exhibit
Each spring, the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) sponsors the Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition, a…
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FFA Chapter wins at State Forestry Contest
The Southeast Area Forestry Contest was held at Mountain Gateway Community College in Clifton Forge on Wednesday, April…
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Envirothon team wins big
The Cumberland High School Envirothon Team is ready to compete at the state level. After achieving success this…
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School board honors spelling bee winners
Arianna Trent, a fourth grader at Cumberland Elementary School, was recognized by the Cumberland County School Board during…
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Prince Edward County supervisors sign off on tax rate increase
FARMVILLE – One by one, Prince Edward County residents came to the podium Tuesday night. And each one…
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School staff win technology awards
Three staff members from Cumberland County Public Schools were honored at the 17th annual awards banquet sponsored by…
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FFA competes at the Southeast Area Rally
The Buckingham FFA Senior Chapter competed in several contests at the Southeast Area Rally on Thursday, March 9,…
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Prince Edward County Schools track is closed again. Here’s why.
FARMVILLE – Closed. That was the notice posted on Monday, April 17, as Prince Edward County Public Schools…
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Longwood project can help region’s teacher shortage
FARMVILLE – A recent grant given to Longwood University could help with the teacher shortage in Prince Edward…
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Work continues on Prince Edward schools’ traffic problems
FARMVILLE – Back in December, Prince Edward County Administrator Doug Stanley went looking for someone who could help…
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Chamber honors local teens
With Tuesday, March 21 being National Agriculture Day, the Chamber, during its regular meeting, heard from Jenna Oliver,…
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Will taxes go up? Prince Edward supervisors consider rate increase
FARMVILLE – Prince Edward Elementary needs renovations. The school district also has come before the county asking for…
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Cumberland High students win big in forensics
CUMBERLAND – Three Cumberland High School students are bringing trophies home from their state competition. Emily Eroh, Levi…
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Young Writers Competition winners announced
In a partnership between Creative Writing and English Education at Longwood, and with support from the Cook-Cole College…
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Cadet Command pays visit to JROTC
On Thursday, March 2, United States Army Cadet Command Sergeant Roy Young and 4th Brigade Command Sergeant Major…
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Cumberland Notebook: Supervisors consider traffic problems
CUMBERLAND – Route 45 needs some work. So does the area of Route 616 and Route 684 that…
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State holds history standards hearing at Moton
BY BRIAN CARLTON AND CONNOR THOMPSON The Farmville Herald There’s too much work involved and not enough time…
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School Board recognizes Kukk
Quinn Kukk, a junior at Cumberland High School, was recognized by the Cumberland School Board at their March…
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FFA competes at Southeast Rally
One Cumberland County High senior will compete for a title at the state convention for Future Farmers of…
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Notebook for Thursday, 3/23: A change at Prince Edward schools
FARMVILLE – The first of the traffic experiments at Prince Edward schools has started. One of the biggest…
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Prince Edward student wins state championship in the long jump
FARMVILLE – Makayla Nelson wants to make a career out of running track. Since starting in sixth grade,…
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What should change about Prince Edward Elementary?
FARMVILLE – Parents of Prince Edward Elementary students want their children to feel safe in class. They want…
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School Board honors Students of the Month
Each month, the Cumberland School Board recognizes the Students of the Month for each school. The following students…
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Crowning Champs: Buckingham Scholastic Bowl Team wins state title
DILLWYN – For the first time in more than 47 years, the Virginia High School League’s Scholastic Bowl…
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Prince Edward School Board pushes back on supervisors’ comments
FARMVILLE – Recent comments made by supervisors about Prince Edward County schools were simply unfair, school board members…
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Raiders compete in Best of the Best Qualifier
The Buckingham JROTC Raider Teams competed in the 4th Brigade Best of the Best Raider Qualifier at Lee…
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FFA members compete in hippology contest
On Friday, Feb. 10, the Block and Bridle Horse Hippology Contest was held on the campus of Virginia…