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Church and Community Events for the week of April 1
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday…
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60th anniversary celebrated
Kerry Ike Scruggs and Doris Johnson Scruggs celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary recently in Lakeland, Florida. The couple…
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Devotional — ‘Letting go’
Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. NRS Luke 15:11 These familiar words from…
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Garden Club meeting held
The Buckingham/Dillwyn Garden Club met on March 11. The guest was Jonathan Fitzgerald of Special Touch Florist in…
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Celestial skies at Sailor’s Creek
Spend a beautiful evening with the Crewe Astronomy Club gazing at the stars and learning about the night…
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Forest to open to public
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) has announced that the Charlotte State Forest (Charlotte SF), 5,005 acres located…
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Garden Club meeting held
The Buckingham/Dillwyn Garden Club met on March 11. The guest was Jonathan Fitzgerald of Special Touch Florist in…
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Vines and more vines that’s the plan
By Stella Payne Virginia Master Naturalist It is time to give native vines more attention. Virginia Creeper, Purple…
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Cast announced for The Importance of Being Earnest
The Waterworks Players stage will be transformed to late Victorian England to observe dashing men-about-town John Worthing and…
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Spring Art-on-the-Go announced
This April the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts is excited to present the newest installment of the…
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The Word — A terrible denial
“Then he began to curse and to swear that he kew bot the nan” (Mt. 26,74) St. Peter,…
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Sowing Seeds — ‘20/20’ and God’s Love
“20/20” featured a story about Mary who confessed to murdering Matthew, a pastor in Tennessee. According to the…
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Devotional — Faith: Foundation of life
As the weather warms and the spring flowers and grasses begin to grow, farmers and home gardeners prepare…
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Special Olympics receives check
Farmville Moose Lodge donates $1,500 to local Special Olympics. Giving the check is Andrew Hallinen to James Ferrell…
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May wedding planned
Dr. and Mrs. Lockett Wootton Garnett of Richmond are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda…
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Civil Rights sites bus tour
The Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) offered a trip by bus to Buckingham and Prince Edward…
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Civil War living history demonstrations set
It is exciting to see a group of cavalry members equipped with sabers and revolvers thunder across a…
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Road work planned
Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures is planned; however, work may be delayed/canceled due to weather or other issues.…
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Peanut butter donations will be distributed
More than 161,000 sandwiches can be made with the seven pallets of peanut butter recently donated to the…
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Church and Community News for the week of March 25
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday…
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Donation given
The Cumberland Clothes Closet, a nonprofit, located in the old Luther P. Jackson Elementary School property, made a…
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Spring happenings
Buckingham Baptist Church, located 24234 Gold Hill Area of New Canton, will be hosting an Easter egg hunt…
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Share the road during spring planting
It’s spring planting season, and that means drivers need to be watchful on rural roadways as farmers move…
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Farmers in child-bearing years face unique set of health and safety challenges
While the number of women counted as principal farm operators has increased across the U.S., so has their…
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Information sought on possible historic cemeteries
New South Associates, Inc. and the National Park Service seek descendants or other persons with knowledge of individuals…
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National Trails Day High Bridge Trail 5K Race
High Bridge Trail State Park will host the annual National Trails Day 5K race on Saturday, June 4…
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Volunteers to connect students with agriculture
As younger generations of Virginians grow up removed from the farm, connecting children to agriculture has never been…