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Centra recognizes National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is an annual celebration of the laboratory professionals and pathologists who play a…
News
Chamber donates to Mayfest
The Buckingham Chamber of Commerce recently donated $500 toward Mayfest, an annual celebration of Buckingham County, organized by…
Lifestyles
Lunch and Learn: Stormwater and erosion
Do you experience excess stormwater runoff around your home? Is soil erosion impacting your yard? If so, this…
Education
Students earn degrees from WGU
Western Governors University (WGU) has announced its graduates for its 67th (Austin, Texas), 68th (Washington, DC), 69th (Indianapolis,…
Lifestyles
Easter services set for Welcome Wesleyan Church
Welcome Wesleyan Church will have a Friday service beginning at 7 p.m. to include music, scripture reading and…
Lifestyles
Sorority honors outstanding youth
The Farmville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will host its annual Outstanding Youth Program on…
Lifestyles
Easter services set
Calvary Chapel Farmville will hold a trio of services this weekend in connection to Easter. First, a service…
Lifestyles
Guided ranger hike on Wheaton Trail
Sunday April 28, Sailor’s Creek Battlefield Historical State Park will host a guided hike along the new Wheaton…
Lifestyles
Members tour Philadelphia temple
On April 2, members of the Sandy River Branch visited the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Temple of The Church of…
Education
Sorority sponsors HBCU trip
Seniors from Prince Edward County High School and Amelia County High School visited the Virginia State University campus…
Lifestyles
Redbud Garden Club March meeting
The March meeting of the Redbud Garden Club was held at Cumberland Presbyterian Church with president Janet Higgins…
Lifestyles
A perfect day at Lancer Field
Young softball players in the area were treated to an amazing opportunity Sunday in the form of Longwood…
Lifestyles
The Cross and the tomb
Easter could not be possible without Christmas. The birth of the Christ is Emmanuel “God with us.” The…
Lifestyles
Church and community events
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday…
Lifestyles
‘Zero to 60’ a hidden gem
We are fortunate to live in the Farmville area —with an overabundance of amazing things to enjoy and…
Lifestyles
Annual plant sale set for May 4
Members of the Heart of Virginia Master Gardeners are dividing and potting plants for sale at their annual…
Lifestyles
Earth Week events
High Bridge Trail State Park will host the Margaret Watson Bird Club Saturday, April 27, for a morning…
Lifestyles
THE WORD: A moment in time
As this is being read just days before Easter Sunday (Thursday the 18th online, Friday the 19th in…
Lifestyles
Easter services
The Cumberland County Volunteer Fire Department (CCVFD) Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting a benefit pancake supper, 50/50 drawing…
Lifestyles
Celebrate the planet we call home
Natural pHuel is a space dedicated to how we feed ourselves – spirit, mind and body. “Our health…
Lifestyles
Writing contest winners
Central Virginia Christian School hosted a writing contest for students in grades 2-8. Winners were second/third grade Poetry,…
Lifestyles
Discussion with Bagley set
Join the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) and the Greenwood Library April 29 at 6 p.m.…
Lifestyles
Garden Club attends meeting at the Natural Bridge Historic Hotel
Members of the Buckingham Dillwyn Garden Club attended an excellent educational opportunity presented by Teleflora at the Natural…
Lifestyles
United Methodist Women celebrate 150th anniversary
The ladies of Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church in Meherrin celebrated the 150th anniversary of the United Methodist…
Education
Concerts to celebrate ‘Music for Life’
“Music for Life” is the theme of two spring concerts combining the Commonwealth Chorale and Longwood University’s Camerata…
Lifestyles
Pine cone crafts
At this free craft program guests will be able to create works of art using pine cones and…
Education
Concert to feature soloists
The Longwood Wind Symphony and Jazz Ensembles will combine for their annual semester-ending concert Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.…