Cumberland High girls

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Cumberland High girls roll into regionals, bringing 20-1 record

CUMBERLAND – The Cumberland High girls are enjoying a season to remember on the hardwood. Since dropping their ...

Lifestyles

De Robertis named John Dos Passos Prize winner

Carolina De Robertis, a Uruguayan American author of five novels, is the 2022 winner of the John Dos ...

Education

Board recognizes Students of the Month

Each month, the Cumberland School Board recognizes the Students of the Month for each school. The following students ...

Lifestyles

Garden Club held gift exchange

At the December meeting of The Cumberland Garden Club, the group met at member Nancy Coxon’s home for ...

Anniversary

Lifestyles

Carringtons celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary

Perry and Mickie Carrington celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, Jan. 20. Perry and Mickie were wed ...

Southside Community College

Education

Five students graduate from SVCC’s Diesel Technician program

Southside Virginia Community College recently awarded certificates to its graduates that completed the Diesel Technician program held at ...

Education

Local students receive college honors

As we move further into the new semester, universities are starting to send out recognitions and honors from ...

Education

AKA sorority hands out scholarships

Residents from Cumberland and Charlotte counties were honored at the end of December with this year’s Hall-Harris Scholarship. ...

Lifestyles

DAR honors multi-war veteran

The Judith Randolph-Longwood Chapter (JR-L), Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), honored three war veteran Noland Skinner recently ...

Lifestyles

Graduation ceremony held for successful living program

Piedmont Regional Jail Authority held its second graduation ceremony of its evidence-based re-entry program Successful Living on Monday, ...

Lifestyles

‘Employee Team’ of the Month announced

Joined by the County’s Electoral Board, the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors congratulated Registrar, Lynette Wright, and ...

Lifestyles

Centra nurse honored with DAISY Award

A member of the nursing staff at Centra Southside Community Hospital was honored with a special award recently. ...

Lifestyles

Residents pay tribute to veterans in wreath-laying ceremony

Over the weekend, residents of Farmville and the surrounding area came together to honor veterans. For the second ...

Lifestyles

Shelton shoots his first bear

On Dec. 11, Farmville resident Justin Shelton killed his first bear in Prince Edward County. It was a ...

Wreaths Across America

Lifestyles

Wreaths Across America ceremony will take place in Rice

RICE – Next weekend, folks in Farmville and the surrounding area will have a chance to join thousands ...

Lifestyles

Theatre Review: Players tell a great story with latest panto

By Jes Simmons Youngsters and those who are young-at-heart in Farmville and surrounds are in for a December ...

Lifestyles

Book Club learns about Tice’s experiences

The Third Thursday Book Club held their November meeting at the home of Martha Taylor. The speaker for ...

Christmas parades

Lifestyles

Trent’s Mills News: Cue the Christmas parades all over the area

One of the best parts of this time of year are the Christmas parades. Families line the streets ...

Lifestyles

Union Branch celebrates pastoral anniversary

Union Branch Baptist Church of Arvonia recently celebrated the fifth pastoral anniversary of Elder Faith Jones, M. Ed. ...

Lifestyles

Two local doctors receive ‘Top Doc’ awards

Centra Southside Community Hospital’s Dr. Bikram Bal and Dr. Sunil Rajan received Top Doc 2023 awards. To be ...

Lifestyles

PSR kicks off fundraising event

For the 15th year running, the Meals on Wheels network, including Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging ...

Lifestyles

Spooky season ends with a haunted fundraiser

Two New York Times bestselling authors paid a visit to Farmville as October wrapped up, taking part in ...

Lifestyles

Cross Country girls advance to state competition

Cumberland girls advanced to states as a team by finishing third in VHSL 1B Region at Frazier Farms ...

Lifestyles

Community Pride Award given

The Buckingham Chamber of Commerce recently presented the November Community Pride Award to Rock Wood Products of Dillwyn. ...

Cumberland County Salute to Service

Lifestyles

Fuqua School Veteran’s Day service moved due to weather

Storms in the forecast are causing a change in plans for a local Veteran’s Day service. Fuqua School ...

Education

Elick receives National FFA American Degree

Each year, the national FFA organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through ...

Lifestyles

Chamber gives out Community Pride Award

The Buckingham Chamber of Commerce recently presented Central Virginia Exterminating and Crawl Space Solutions with the Community Pride ...

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