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Speakers decry apartments

Concerns about traffic and the need for more apartments in Farmville were aired during a public hearing Tuesday. ...

Buckingham

Hospital Week puts spotlight on people

FARMVILLE — “Health Care from the Heart” has been the National Hospital Week theme this year — one ...

Business

FERN garden construction to begin soon

The Town of Farmville’s FERN (Farmville Enhancement of Roads and Neighborhoods) project is underway and sponsorships are being ...

Business

Chamber decries budget cuts

Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce Vice Chairman Brad Watson scolded the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors for ...

Business

Rate increases included in adopted budget

    County supervisors in Cumberland voted 4-1 on Tuesday to adopt the fiscal year 2016-17 budget — ...

Business

Shentel purchases nTelos

EDINBURG —Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. (Shentel) announced Monday that it had completed its acquisition of NTELOS Holdings Corp. (nTelos), ...

Business

SEC to host annual golf classic

On Friday, May 20, Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) will host its second annual Scholarship Fund Golf Classic at ...

Business

BCMS celebrates top readers

The top five readers from each grade level at Buckingham Middle School celebrated their reading success with a ...

Business

Herf House holds grand opening

Herf House Cigars and Smoking Lounge recently opened at 113 N. Main St. in downtown Farmville. The business ...

Business

Perutelli wins Secretary’s Day drawing

Sharon Perutelli, third from right, an administrative assistant at Longwood University, won WFLO radio station’s annual Secretary’s Day ...

Business

Dominion’s support for military receives accolades from Pentagon

Dominion, an award-winning military employer, continues to earn recognition for its strong support of active military, veterans and ...

Business

Apartment complex hearing set

The Farmville Town Council will hold a joint public hearing with the town’s planning commission to hear citizen ...

Business

Career Day held

Central Virginia Christian School (CVCS) held Career Day on April 26. Students were treated to presentations and hands-on activities ...

Business

Auxiliary holds handbag sale

The auxiliary of Centra Southside Community Hospital recently held a handbag sale to benefit scholarships handed out by ...

Business

American Hospice finds buyer

RICHMOND — Hospice Partners of America LLC will purchase the parent firm of Hospice of Central Virginia. According ...

Business

First National Corporation announces first quarter results

STRASBURG — First National Corporation recently reported earnings of $1.1 million and earnings per share of 22 cents ...

Business

CSCH celebrates National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week

Centra Southside Community Hospital will recognized its medical laboratory professionals in conjunction with National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, ...

Business

Benchmark reports first quarter earnings

KENBRIDGE —  Benchmark Bankshares Inc. (BMBN), the Kenbridge-based hold-ing company for Benchmark Community Bank, has announced earnings of ...

Business

CSCH names Lab Employee of the Year

Ann Coulter has been named Lab Employee of the Year by Centra Southside Community Hospital. A skilled phlebotomist ...

Business

Project Plant It! celebrates 10 years

Thousands of children in Virginia and other states are digging into Mother Nature this spring thanks to Project ...

Business

Lifestyle Furniture comes to Farmville

There’s a new lifestyle in town, Lifestyle Furniture & Mattress Gallery, and the owners of the new business ...

Business

Centra signs with Cerner electronic record system

Centra announced this week that it has entered into a contract with Cerner, a global leader in health ...

Business

Cumberland to be workforce ready

By Carson Reeher Special to The Farmville Herald Cumberland County has begun the two-year process of becoming a ...

Business

Fuqua students tour The Herald

Several students from Fuqua School in Farmville recently toured The Farmville Herald. Students in Krissy Vick’s course learned ...

Business

Environmental official got gifts from Dominion

By Grant Smith Capital News Service The water might drain from Dominion Virginia Power’s coal ash ponds, but ...

Business

SPCA fundraiser at La Parota

La Parota will hold a fundraiser for the Southside SPCA on Monday from 5-9 p.m. SPCA volunteers will ...

Business

Manor managers say course helps economy

Is the Manor Golf Course financially stable? By Carson Reeher Special to The Farmville Herald Under new management, ...

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