Friday Night Football

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Friday Night Football: Teams struggle with growing pains

A couple things were made pretty clear with this edition of Friday night football. Some of the high ...

Virginia governor

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Where’s the state budget? Virginia governor calls special session

RICHMOND – We’re now two months beyond when the new fiscal year started for schools and local governments ...

Hurricane Idalia

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What can we expect from Hurricane Idalia?

FARMVILLE – Hurricane Idalia is hitting the coast of Florida and heading north. What is coming our way? ...

meningococcal disease opioid

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Meningococcal disease outbreak hits Central Virginia region

FARMVILLE – Since June 2022, 27 cases of meningococcal disease have been found in Virginia. To put that ...

Five County Fair

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Five County Fair rolls out new Power Wheel Derby this fall

Each fall, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties come together in Farmville for the Five County ...

Buckingham Planning Commission cyanide ban

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Buckingham Planning Commission postpones mining work

The Buckingham Planning Commission won’t have a recommendation about metallic mining, at least not in the short-term. Back ...

Buckingham County Farmville Friday shooting Green Bay

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Virginia State Police investigate fatal Buckingham County crash

Virginia State Police say they’re investigating a Buckingham County crash that left one person dead. The incident happened ...

Francis Wood

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An impactful life: Francis Wood remembered by community

There were two things we constantly heard when asking people about Francis Wood. He loved his community and ...

Football

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Friday Night Football Notebook: It was a slow start to the season

FARMVILLE – This year’s high school football season kicked off Friday night and it was a rough start ...

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STEPS plans to reopen Madeline’s House

STEPS is working to repair and reopen a domestic violence shelter for the area. If needed support comes ...

Buckingham Knights High School Football Cumberland High

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FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Buckingham Knights aim at playoff run

The Buckingham Knights are traditionally considered one of the top contenders in both the James River District and ...

Cooling Centers heat index National Weather Service

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Heat index expected to reach triple digits in region Friday

The forecast for Friday calls for hot and humid conditions, not a great mix at the best of ...

Alexander Hill Baptist Church

Lifestyles

Historical Society fights to save Alexander Hill Baptist Church

Alexander Hill Baptist Church is the oldest Black church in Buckingham County and Historic Buckingham Inc., along with ...

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Beasley will run for another term

Kemper M. Beasley III announced this week that he is seeking re-election as Commonwealth’s Attorney for Buckingham County. ...

Kyanite Mining

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Buckingham Chamber recognizes Kyanite

Kyanite Mining Corp. President Guy Dixon, far left, and his staff accept the Community Pride Award for Kyanite, ...

Prince Edward School Board Buckingham Cumberland

Education

More money for bus drivers? Buckingham board considers raises

The frustrations started piling up last week in Albemarle County. Parents started scrambling to figure out how 900 ...

Buckingham County supervisors Knight Valley

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Buckingham supervisors reverse course, shelve Knight Valley plan

Back in June, Buckingham County supervisors moved forward on a plan for the former Knight Valley property in ...

Curdsville

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Curdsville Community Center group gets a forestry lesson

Originally, the area now known as the Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest was farmland. And if you walk through that ...

WIC Program

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WIC program returns to region

After a three-year pause, the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program returns to this region, with some changes.  ...

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Job numbers keep rising for Prince Edward County and region

The numbers keep going up and that’s a good thing in this case. From Buckingham to Cumberland to ...

Blue Star

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Garden Club attends Blue Star dedication 

Members of the Buckingham Dillwyn Garden Club recently attended the dedication of a Blue Star Memorial at Lewis ...

Buckingham Planning Commission cyanide ban

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What’s the next step in Buckingham’s mining fight?

What will the state do? Concerns over that question have left Buckingham County’s discussion of metallic mining in ...

Herald Community Calendar

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Herald Community Calendar for the week of August 18, 2023

The Herald community calendar is published each Thursday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that ...

New Canton

Lifestyles

A New Canton tradition returns: Friday Night Jam gives opportunity

After a slow start this year, a New Canton business is bringing one of its musical traditions back. ...

Walter Saxon

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Walter Saxon files for supervisor race in Buckingham County

Walter Saxon, Jr., a Dillwyn dentist since 1982, has announced his candidacy for the District 4 supervisor position ...

Severe storms

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Farmville region under “enhanced threat” of severe storms today

Be prepared for some rough weather later today. That was the warning issued this morning from the National ...

Farmville Detention Center Farmville town council ICE

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Farmville ICE Detention Center included in ACLU lawsuit

FARMVILLE – German Fuentes and a man identified as “Mr. Gonzalez” both won their immigration cases, given permission ...

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