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‘She loves Christmas’: Prince Edward Christmas Mother named
It’s a bit earlier than usual, but Prince Edward County has a new Christmas Mother. The group on ...
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Green Bay restaurant project gets a final vote from supervisors
Ever since he sold the Hillside Restaurant in Burkeville, former patrons have been asking Paul Ward Jr. to ...
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Brian Vincent: ‘We are all in this endeavor, this enterprise together’
Editor’s note: After his speech at last Wednesday’s council meeting, The Herald asked Farmville Mayor Brian Vincent to ...
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Herald News Briefs: Buckingham operation leads to 23 arrests
From May 1 to June 6, the Buckingham County Sheriff’s Office ran a joint operation with the Virginia ...
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Waterworks Players rolls out new season’s lineup
At a recent, first-ever season reveal, The Waterworks Players previewed its lineup for 2025-26. Leading off will be ...
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Investigation into fatal accident continues in Buckingham County
The Virginia State Police (VSP) say they’re still investigating what caused a fatal accident Wednesday night in Buckingham ...
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Cumberland supervisors send DG Market to public hearing
Why create competition before your new grocery store has even opened its doors yet? That was a question ...
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Cumberland Middle School names new assistant principal
Cumberland County Public Schools filed another administrative spot this week, naming Michael Hill as the new assistant principal ...
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The Farmville Detention Center has been sold. A look at the impact.
The Farmville Detention Center has new ownership. That filing came Tuesday night, announcing that CoreCivic, based out of ...
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Green Bay Solar gets a final vote from Prince Edward supervisors
The benefits outweigh any potential negatives. That’s how a majority of Prince Edward supervisors said they felt about ...
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Red Hill Ranch goes to a vote, with one change included
Michael and Helen Royea had one request for supervisors on Tuesday. They did want to get their application ...
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Cumberland High gets familiar face as new principal
Cumberland High has a new principal. The school district announced on Wednesday, June 11 that Dr. Elif Kalemdaroglu-Wheeler ...
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Herald News Briefs: End comes for Knights, Sangillo has good race
Season ends in quarterfinals for Knights Monday’s game went down to the wire, a back and forth fight ...
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State Police still investigating cause of Prince Edward crash
The Virginia State Police said Monday that they’re still investigating what caused a three-vehicle crash in Prince Edward ...
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ICE detention center permit amended by Farmville council
No, the town council didn’t approve a new detention facility last Wednesday. They also didn’t vote to expand ...
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Proposed restaurant, events center both go for hearings this week
A proposed restaurant and a possible events center will both go before Prince Edward supervisors looking for approval ...
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Buckingham County bed and breakfast application filed
Robert and Stacey Maslyn want to eventually retire to Buckingham County. But in the meantime, the Chesapeake couple ...
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LCVA exhibit opens today, displaying work from regional children
The doors will open this Sunday, drawing attention to artwork from more than 20 schools and several dozen ...
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Letters to the Editor for the week of June 7
We have three pieces from the community in this week’s Letters to the Editor. You can submit your ...
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Green Ridge hearing postponed, county says negotiations ongoing
There will still be a meeting Tuesday of the Cumberland County supervisors. The proposed Green Ridge landfill, however, ...
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Longwood Music Center construction set to begin this fall
Now that the Joan Perry Brock Center is up and running, the focus is turning to the next ...
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VBS begins this weekend: Calendar for the week of June 7, 2025
VBS season returns to the region, as we all clean up from the latest round of storms. There’s ...
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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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Prince Edward officials asked to overturn solar recommendation
CEP Solar doesn’t just want Prince Edward supervisors to consider their Green Bay project for approval. They want ...
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What is the VA Data Act? John McGuire files new legislation
You can’t fix something until you know how it’s broken. That goes for government programs just as much ...
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Buckingham High shuts out Riverheads, advances to championship
Another game, another win for Buckingham High. The Knights on Wednesday night beat the Riverheads Gladiators 8-0 for ...
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Why did Green Ridge file with the state before Cumberland vote?
Why has Green Ridge filed an application with the state before the process is even finished in Cumberland ...