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Prince Edward supervisors look to connect schools, Poplar Forest

Currently, school buses don’t pick up students from apartment complexes. And when it comes to the 138-unit Poplar ...

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Prince Edward school board looks at new venues for meetings

Back in January, the Prince Edward school board discussed moving their monthly meetings elsewhere, partly to make it ...

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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 ...

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One Meherrin solar project approved, another vote postponed

In the end, the projects were split up. One Meherrin solar project was voted on Tuesday night and ...

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Construction moves into next phase at Prince Edward Elementary

Last month, Prince Edward School Board members were promised that they would start to see the renovated elementary ...

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Buckingham chooses new finance director

It has been a while since Buckingham has had a finance director. Now the position has been filled ...

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Amid frustration, Green Ridge hearing date, location set

We now have a time and place for the public hearing on the proposed Green Ridge landfill in ...

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School districts deal with Virginia’s new cell phone law

Back on April 2, the Virginia Assembly approved SB738 and HB1961, bills designed to crack down further on ...

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Buckingham Sheriff’s Office investigating Monday shooting

One person is in the hospital and another has been arrested after a shooting Monday in Buckingham County. ...

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Farmville council considers revised airport leasing contracts

The Farmville Regional Airport is located at 130 Wedgewood Drive, just five miles northwest of town. During its ...

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Herald News Briefs: LCVA honored, Cumberland set to stream

Cumberland set to broadcast graduation If you’re not able to attend Friday’s graduation ceremonies at Cumberland High, you ...

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Leadership changes made for Prince Edward High, CTE Center

The administration at Prince Edward High will look a bit different next fall. Incoming Superintendent Dr. Chip Jones ...

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Airport, street repair included in proposed Farmville town budget

What about the rest of the money? After detailing some of the expenses in the proposed Farmville town ...

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Cumberland supervisors will set Green Ridge hearing date

You can expect the Green Ridge portion of Tuesday’s meeting to go quickly, but that doesn’t mean any ...

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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 ...

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VDOT details when work will wrap up on John Randolph Road

The frustration has been popping up for months now, as Cumberland residents expressed their annoyance. They emailed The ...

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Cumberland supervisors will set Green Ridge date Tuesday

You can expect the Green Ridge portion of Tuesday’s meeting to go quickly, but that doesn’t mean any ...

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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 ...

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What triggered the Buckingham earthquake on Tuesday?

The rattling and shaking started at 1:08 p.m. Tuesday and was strong enough that several geology students messaged ...

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Farmville budget hearing set for next week

The tax rate has been set, the budget proposal outlined. Now it’s time for a public hearing, for ...

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Save Local Pharmacies Act signed by governor. So what changes?

It went down to the wire, so to speak, with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin not announcing his decision ...

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Early voting has started for the June primaries. Here’s where to go

Early voting for the June primaries started this past Friday, May 2 both here and around the Commonwealth. ...

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Longwood women’s basketball signs two transfers

Longwood women’s basketball head coach Erika Lang-Montgomery announced the signing of two transfers with NCAA Division I playing ...

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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 ...

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REAL ID Debuts: Here’s what you need to know before May 7

The clock is ticking for residents of Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties, in a sense. If ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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