Education

Prince Edward High School honor roll

Prince Edward High School has announced its honor roll students for the first nine weeks grading period. FRESHMAN…

Education

AKA Sorority and Longwood co-sponsor event

Longwood University’s Office of Admissions recently partnered with the Kappa Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)…

Education

PECMS awards staff

Prince Edward County Middle School (PECMS) recently announced the November Teacher of the Month is Shena King, and…

Education

PECHS inducts 31 to National Honor Society

Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) inducted 32 students into the National Honor Society at an October Induction…

Lifestyles

Rotary Runs for the future

The Rotary Club of Farmville drew around 150 runners Saturday, Nov. 2, to its first-ever Rotary Runs event…

Education

Buckingham Raiders continued their success

On Oct. 25, the Buckingham Raiders continued their success at West Brunswick High School, located in Shallotte, North…

Education

Century High School Best of the Best Raider Qualifier

Buckingham Raiders are at home after a successful Best of the Best Raider Qualifier, held at Century High…

Education

FFA competes at state fair

Buckingham County Middle School (BCMS) FFA had 65 students attend the State Fair of Virginia. The Educational Exposition…

Education

Students speak to school board on Career Connections Lab

Students enrolled in the Career Connections class at Cumberland County Middle School (CMS) spoke to school board members…

Education

Garden Club helps students prepare arrangements for fair

The Buckingham Dillwyn Garden Club worked with 4-H students in Buckingham preparing wonderful floral arrangements for the 5…

Education

PECPS receives $25,000 Gemini grant

To commence its partnership with Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS), Gemini, Inc. donated $25,000 to benefit the…

Education

Raiders compete at East Surry High School

Buckingham Raiders competed at East Surry High School, Pilot Mountain, North Carolina on Oct. 5. Raider Commanders Tyler…

Education

Wise wins grand champion

Tanner Wise, a tenth-grader at Buckingham County High School, won Grand Champion Katahdin Ewe at the Youth Sheep…

Public Schools

Irene McVay, Civil rights activist visits PECPS

Irene McVay, best friend of Barbara Rose Johns and co-organizer of the R. R. Moton High School walkout,…

Education

Class of ‘55 celebrates with luncheon

The Cumberland High School Class of 1955 enjoyed its annual reunion last month with its usual luncheon in…

Education

Class of ‘56 holds reunion

The Farmville High School class of 1956 recently held its class reunion. Pictured are, from left, Jo Dearing…

Education

Students of the month recognized

Each month during the monthly meeting, the Cumberland County School Board recognizes the Students of the Month for…

News

Drama program presents one act play

Eight students from Buckingham County High School’s drama program was set to present a student original one act…

Education

Security grant for schools

Governor Northam has awarded school security equipment grants to schools across the commonwealth, including Cumberland and Prince Edward…

Education

CuCPS receives grant

Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane announced the award of more than $133,000 in farm-to-school grants to six…

News

School raises funds with walk

Cumberland County Public Schools (CuCPS) held its annual Walk for Education on Sept. 27, raising funds and bringing…

Education

Teacher and nurse of the month

Prince Edward County Middle School recently announced Tylic Vaughan is the October Teacher of the Month and nurse…

Education

More schools confirm scabies

Buckingham and Prince Edward County Public Schools have both confirmed cases of scabies within the last week. Prince…

Education

Scabies reported at school

A letter went home to parents Thursday afternoon explaining that several cases of scabies have been reported at…

Education

FFA attends training conference

Local FFA chapters, including Buckingham Middle’s, attended the Southeast Area Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference hosted at Dinwiddie…

Education

Hamza attends SUMS conference

Tiba Hamza, a Prince Edward County Public Schools senior, traveled to the Shenandoah Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics (SUMS)…

Education

See you at the pole

Tonya Smith Blanton and several volunteers from Sharon Baptist Church joined with the Rev. Barry Vassar and the…