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Engel to be honored
BY JES SIMMONS Special to The Farmville Herald Patricia Engel grew up in a Colombian family of storytellers…
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Latonya Dungee honored with Founders Award
One Farmville business manager has been honored by their larger national chain. Latonya Dungee of the Hardees at…
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Memorial group wants to collect veterans’ stories
Every veteran has a story to tell. That’s how representatives from the Virginia War Memorial (VWM) in Richmond…
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More than 70 charges filed, arrest made in regional child porn case
A Phenix man faces more than 70 charges, including possession of child porn and possession of obscene materials,…
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Oliver Anthony released new ‘Hymnal’ with Easter record
He meant to tell a story. That’s how Chris Lunsford, or Oliver Anthony as he’s better known, sees…
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Prince Edward County bands pass ‘exam’, earn superior grade
Every school band in Virginia gets graded once a year. But unlike book tests that go over written…
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Hampden-Sydney Tigers set date of One Love Game
Hampden-Sydney College has designated its men’s lacrosse home game against Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) member Bridgewater College…
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Wright’s primary bill signed into law by governor
The problem wasn’t that Farmville attorney John Marsden withdrew from the 50th District Virginia House Republican primary last…
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“Uptown Dunk” at Joan Perry Brock Center
The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters wowed the crowd at Longwood University’s Joan Perry Brock Center Tuesday night with their…
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Storms force Farmville Easter Egg Hunt inside
On Saturday, March 23, a number of groups came out to help Farmville Parks and Recreation hold its…
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ER team honored for their work
VCU presented the Centra Southside Community Hospital Emergency Department team with a Trauma1 Level Rose pin, for their…
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Pine Grove premiere set for Friday night at Moton
Pine Grove is more than just a school. That’s something everyone involved in the project agrees on. Now…
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Wheat crop, corn prices climb
Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on March 29: In Virginia, state graded feeder…
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Cumberland supervisors sign off on radio plan, turn to State Police
The radio problems Cumberland County departments are dealing with should be fixed within a few months. By a…
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Hampden-Sydney has another Top 25 team, this time in golf
The nationally-ranked No. 25 Hampden-Sydney College golf team posted a final-round score of 297 on Tuesday for a…
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Prospect resident dies in Charlotte County wreck
One Prospect resident is dead after an accident that happened Tuesday morning in Charlotte County. Virginia State Police…
Education
School districts split on solar eclipse plans. Some will close.
Chip Jones sees it as a learning experience. On Monday, April 8, Central and Southside Virginia will be…
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Hampden-Sydney football rolls out 2024 schedule
We now have an idea of what the fall schedule will look like for the Hampden-Sydney football team.…
Education
Questions answered at Hampden District town hall meeting
They talked about roads, education and sales tax Thursday night, with some other questions tossed in for good…
Education
What triggered Buckingham schools’ social media warning?
In the early hours on Thursday, March 28, officials from Buckingham County Public Schools put out a warning.…
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Arvonia native sets new school record for Hampden-Sydney
Arvonia native Haden VonCanon was one of two Hampden-Sydney runners to set school records, as the Tigers competed…
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Cumberland Historical Society: Let’s answer some questions
The Cumberland County Historical Society and the Cumberland Museum are located in the Old Clerk’s Office in Cumberland…
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‘A true testament’: Walyn Napper reinvented himself at Longwood
“I just want to thank God for guiding me to Longwood,” guard Walyn Napper said after the season’s…
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District picks successor for Gills at Cumberland County Elementary
Now we know who the next principal at Cumberland County Elementary will be. And it’s someone very familiar…
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Hampden-Sydney football adds three to coaching staff
Three new faces will join first-year head coach Vince Luvara on the sidelines at Hampden-Sydney this fall. On…
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Moss lecture set for next week
This year’s C.G. Gordon Moss Lecture, organized by the Moton Museum, will feature the Organization of American Historians…
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School warns about driving drunk
On Friday, March 15, Buckingham County High School and the After-Prom Community Committee conducted a training exercise in…