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Barbara Rose Johns

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Barbara Rose Johns decision coming: Date set for vote on statue

We’re one step closer to seeing a statue of Barbara Rose Johns in the U.S. Capitol. The “preliminary ...

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Justin Reid: Dear Cumberland supervisors, ‘don’t poison the well’

In 2018, Cumberland County’s then Board of Supervisors agreed to host — some say illegally (litigation is still ...

Prince Edward Cannery

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Prince Edward Cannery opens its doors for new season

The doors are open, the equipment is running and residents can use the Prince Edward Cannery once again. ...

Cumberland County Luther P. Jackson Luther P Jackson School

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Renovation Continues: Luther P. Jackson School committee forms

Cumberland County now has a full committee in place, ready to make decisions in regards to the Luther ...

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Field Day on Saturday: Calendar for the week of May 30, 2025

The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...

Harbor Freight

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Harbor Freight opens its doors in Farmville

It’s been a question Prince Edward residents have asked for more than a year now. “When will Harbor ...

Herald Community Calendar March

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Author Talk on Saturday: Calendar for the week of May 23, 2025

The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...

Red Hill Ranch Rice

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Events center launching in Rice? Commission hears proposal

The goal is to build a place where people can hold weddings, have a family reunion or rent ...

Green Bay

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Planning commission hears restaurant proposal for Green Bay

Ever since he sold the Hillside Restaurant in Burkeville, former patrons have been asking Paul Ward Jr. to ...

Farmville Splashpad

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Herald News Briefs: Farmville splashpad set to reopen this week

Farmville splashpad set to reopen When will the splashpad reopen? That’s a pretty common question we get asked. ...

food box food pantry Prince Edward farms Pamplin community market FACES

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New community food pantry set to open in Appomattox this summer

A new community food pantry will open up in Appomattox later this summer. Feeding Appomattox announced that they ...

Herald Community Calendar March

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MayFest, SpringFest return: Calendar for the week of May 17, 2025

The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...

Rice resident Prince Edward students

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Rice resident earns multiple awards at statewide competition

Local author and Rice resident Chapman Hood Frazier won three first-place awards in this year’s 2024 Poetry Society ...

Prince Edward storms storm

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Prince Edward, Farmville complete StormReady program

Nobody can stop weather from happening, Eric Seymour pointed out Tuesday. He works as a warning coordination meteorologist ...

Letter to the Editor Buckingham supervisors Farmville town council Yogaville

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Yogaville events center gets a final vote from supervisors

No one spoke in opposition to the proposal on Monday night. In fact, as supervisors held a public ...

Hampden-Sydney

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‘This is only the beginning’: Hampden-Sydney students challenged

Hampden-Sydney College’s soon-to-be graduates were challenged on Saturday. Don’t focus on yourself, but on what you’re producing. Don’t ...

Brown anniversary

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NAACP honors Brown v. Board anniversary with multi-day tribute

“When day is done, greet the dawn and not the setting sun.” That was the favorite quote of ...

Mary Branch Center

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New hope for Mary Branch Center? SVCC offers proposal

Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) may be getting a new facility soon. Or at least given use of ...

Clean Energy Fee electric bills power outage

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Tammy Mulchi: Electric bills are high right now. Here’s why.

Lately, every time I turn around, someone is asking me why their electric bill is so high. Some ...

Grateful Boomers

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Grateful Boomers go off-road, celebrate Earth Day & end of April

The Grateful Boomers blew it out of the water for Earth Day 2025! On a perfect-weather day,  they ...

Severe storms Weather Service Buckingham rain

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Karen Bellenir: Into every life, some rain must fall

As the saying goes, into every life some rain must fall. Moderate rain is good. It makes flowers, ...

Flower Festival

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Garden Festival arrives: Calendar for the week of May 2, 2025

The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...

Green Ridge Cumberland

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From the Editor’s Desk: Is the product worth the price?

Sonya Branch-Wilson raised an interesting point during last Monday’s public hearing. The current president of the AMMD Pine ...

Letter to the Editor Buckingham supervisors Farmville town council Yogaville

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Letter to the Editor: Time to take a deep breath

It is time to take a deep breath. If you believe the other side, then we are in ...

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Lee Banton: Cumberland County has debt, will travel

Editor’s note: This is the third and final column in the current series Dr. Lee Banton is writing ...

Waterworks Players

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Review: Latest from Waterworks Players is a ‘play of ideas’

It’s been described as philosophical. Red, the latest production from the Waterworks Players, showed on the opening weekend ...

Flower Festival Flower & Garden Festival.

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Spring Showcase: Flower and Garden Festival returns to Farmville

By the beginning of May, flowers are in full bloom around Farmville. In many gardens, you’re also starting ...

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