Education
Thirty-four apply for school chief
The application process for Prince Edward’s next school superintendent has closed and 34 people have applied for the…
Business
Project Plant It! celebrates 10 years
Thousands of children in Virginia and other states are digging into Mother Nature this spring thanks to Project…
Education
BC Raiders mark JROTC anniversary
Buckingham County High School Raiders conducted a 5-kilometer (3.1 miles) event to celebrate 100 years of JROTC. Top…
Education
Buckingham JROTC finishes second in state
Buckingham JROTC finished second in Virginia in the Best of the Best Raider competition held April 16 at…
Education
PECHS student wins first place in SkillsUSA
Elvie Land-Larrabee, a sophomore at Prince Edward County High School, was awarded first place in the state SkillsUSA…
Education
Students collect data for NASA
Thirteen students from five Virginia Community Colleges can now add unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and NASA to their…
Education
‘Please fully fund our schools’
Nineteen students, teachers, parents and citizens spoke in support of the revised budget request for $8.8 million in…
Business
Cumberland to be workforce ready
By Carson Reeher Special to The Farmville Herald Cumberland County has begun the two-year process of becoming a…
Education
PECMS holds annual SOL Night
Prince Edward County Middle School held its annual SOL (Standards of Learning) Night on April 7. About 30…
Education
Superintendent’s Panel recognized
Dr. Amy Griffin, superintendent of Cumberland County Public Schools, meets every other month with the members of the…
Education
4-H mentors recognized
In observance of National Volunteer Week during April 10-16, volunteer mentors with the Cumberland 4-H Mentoring Program were…
Education
Ramsey named PECPS Teacher of the Year
The Prince Edward County Public Schools Teacher of the Year was announced at a recent reception for the…
Church & Community
Commonwealth Chorale includes young singers
The Commonwealth Chorale will present John Jacob Niles’ oratorio, “Lamentation,” at 3 p.m. on Sunday at College Church,…
Education
Robotics team finishes strong
The inaugural Cumberland County High School robotics team recently received the 2016 Rookie Inspiration Award for the Chesapeake…
Education
Buckingham FFA places first in Small Animal Care
Buckingham Middle School Future Farmers of America placed first in the Southside Area FFA Small Animal Care Career…
Church & Community
Donation made for DARE
Cumberland Clothes Closet Director Barbara Daniels presents a check for the DARE program (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) to Cumberland…
Education
PE introduces anti-bullying program
Prince Edward County Public Schools recently launched a new reporting tool to aid in the prevention of bullying.…
Education
Dove doesn’t seek reappointment
Longtime Buffalo District Representative and School Board Chairman Russell Dove didn’t apply to serve another term on the…
Education
Nursing Program receives ACEN accreditation
The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) has granted initial accreditation to the Associate Degree Nursing Program…
Church & Community
Cumberland Clothes Closet donates to CCPS
The Cumberland Clothes Closet recently made a donation of $4,000 to the Cumberland County Public Schools (CCPS) Foundation…
Church & Community
Plant sale underway at BCHS
The Buckingham County High School Horticulture Department Spring Plant Sale will begin Friday at the greenhouse. The hours…
Education
Over $419K awarded to colleges to help school divisions
RICHMOND — The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has announced $419,382 in grants for Longwood University, the Virginia…
Education
CHS forensics finishes third in state tournament
The Cumberland High School Forensics Team finished its 2016 season with 12 students earning high accolades at the…
Cumberland
Leslie named Teacher of the Year
Cumberland native Chanel Vaughan Leslie was recently named the Alabama PTA Council Elementary Teacher of the Year for…
Education
Schools seek additional funding
Proposed operating budgets for school divisions in Cumberland, Buckingham and Prince Edward counties include requests for additional staff,…
Education
Carkenord receives state forensics medal
Prince Edward County High School senior Bailey Carkenord captured the silver medal in 2A extemporaneous speaking at the Virginia…
Education
SVCC fall class registration starts
Students can now register now for fall 2016 classes at Southside Virginia Community College. Classes begin in August,…