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VDOT work cuts down on traffic times at Prince Edward Elementary
At this time last year, it took about 12 minutes to exit Route 15 Southbound, drop a student…
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Buckingham High FFA get some help from Farmville Cooperative
Sam Goin, Assistant Manager of the Famer’s Cooperative of Farmville, visited the Buckingham High FFA chapter on Tuesday,…
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Is a lack of transportation keeping kids from school, task force asks
Is a lack of transportation keeping students from attending classes? That’s the question Virginia’s Chronic Absenteeism Task Force…
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FFA Wins Southeast Area Forestry Contest
The Southeast Area Forestry Contest was held at Occoneechee State Park near Clarksville on Wednesday, Oct. 18. The…
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Herald News Briefs: Competition season wraps for Prince Edward
Competition season ends for Prince Edward The Blue Ridge Festival of Bands is an annual marching band competition…
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An incentive to attend: Neighboring schools cut down on absences
It’s a problem facing schools across the state. Students just aren’t showing up for classes. Now in some…
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Herald News Briefs: School construction starts, costume contest set
Buckingham school construction starts Work is moving forward on a school construction project in Buckingham County. On Wednesday,…
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Raiders compete in Best of the Best Qualifier
The JROTC Raider Teams competed in their first Best of the Best Raider Qualifier of the 2023-24 season…
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Longwood’s Womens’ Basketball team help refresh map
In 2013 Longwood students created a map of the United States at Prince Edward County Elementary School. Every…
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FFA students attend leadership conference
Members from the Buckingham Middle School FFA chapter attended the annual Collegiate Virginia FFA Leadership Conference on Thursday,…
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Herald News Briefs: Prince Edward wins awards, schedules set
We start today by offering some congratulations. The Prince Edward County High School Marching Eagles competed on Saturday…
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Prince Edward High crowns new homecoming queen and king
Prince Edward County High has a new homecoming queen and king. For the 2023-24 school year, Tramirah Nash…
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Prince Edward schools create new position to help with absences
FARMVILLE – What is the administration at Prince Edward County Public Schools doing about chronic absences? That’s been…
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Students of the Month honored
Each month during the regularly scheduled meeting, the Cumberland School Board recognizes the Students of the Month for…
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Herald News Briefs: Schools plan advances, mansion still not sold
What’s the long-term plan for Prince Edward County schools? District officials are working on the final version. But…
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Next Steps: What’s the plan for Prince Edward Elementary?
On Thursday, Aug. 30, Prince Edward supervisors voted to move forward with the $43.3 million renovation of Prince…
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Prince Edward School Board may raise substitute teacher pay
FARMVILLE – Prince Edward School Board member Susan Kimbrough is concerned. She’s heard complaints from teachers, having to…
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Middle school students inducted into honor society
Prince Edward Middle School inducted 15 eighth grade students to the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) late last…
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Cumberland County honors students of the month
Each month during the regularly scheduled meeting, the Cumberland School Board recognizes the Students of the Month for…
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Buckingham student Tanner Wise attends AFA Policy Institute
Buckingham resident Tanner Wise was selected by the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to attend…
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Fixing a Problem: State, school districts tackle chronic absenteeism
Chronic absenteeism is a problem across all Prince Edward schools. In fact, it’s the only reason Prince Edward…
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Cumberland Middle School students bring attention to local history
How you tell a story matters. At times, there are people who don’t make it into the history…
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Cumberland gets update: Schools get donation, library changes
CUMBERLAND – During the September Board of Supervisors meeting, Cumberland Fire & EMS Chief Andy Aigner reported that…
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Prince Edward Elementary inducts Eagles into honor society
Prince Edward Elementary inducted 32 students to the National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS) this month. This prestigious recognition…
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Prince Edward School Board races part of NAACP’s forum
FARMVILLE – On Monday, Sept. 18, the political season officially started in Prince Edward County. That is, the…
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Color Wars held to raise funds
Buckingham County High School Future Business Leaders of America hosted Color Wars to raise funds for the ASK…
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Buckingham County schools keep showing growth
For the fifth straight year, Buckingham County High was fully accredited with no conditions. For the first time…