Education
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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Education
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 ...
Lifestyles
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 ...
News
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 ...
Public Schools
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 ...
News
Buckingham chooses new finance director
It has been a while since Buckingham has had a finance director. Now the position has been filled ...
News
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 ...
Education
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 ...
News
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. ...
News
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 ...
Education
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 ...
Education
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 ...
News
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 ...
News
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 ...
Lifestyle Main
‘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 ...
News
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 ...
News
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 ...
News
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 ...
News
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 ...
News
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 ...
News
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. ...
News
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 ...
Lifestyles
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 ...
News
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 ...
Lifestyles
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 ...
Lifestyles
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 ...