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News Updates for Wednesday, Feb. 15: Burn ban goes into effect
CUMBERLAND – We start off with a reminder that as of today, there’s a burn ban in effect ...
Lifestyles
Who was Shed Dungee? Cumberland native fought for interracial marriage
CUMBERLAND – He was the first Black man to represent Buckingham and Cumberland counties in the Virginia House ...
Education
CTE team advances to state championship
On Saturday, Feb. 4, Buckingham Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center hosted the SkillsUSA Virginia District 2 Welding ...
News
St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary students take part in centuries-old tradition
Last Thursday, Feb. 2, was a milestone in the school year for the seminary students of St. Thomas ...
News
Did drug pricing bill pass? Ruff says it would damage ‘innovation’
RICHMOND – Depending on how the next week goes, Virginia could soon have a structure set up to ...
News
FLIPP opens in Dillwyn
The Buckingham Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the ribbon cutting and opening of FLIPP Inc. Located on Oak ...
News
Commonwealth Regional Council becomes economic district
FARMVILLE – A project two years in the making came to fruition this month. The Commonwealth Regional Council ...
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: There’s a lot of pointing & a lot of promising
The biggest problem isn’t about this year’s school budget. Yes, it’s annoying to deal with, right in the ...
News
Buckingham County supervisors buy back Knight Valley property
DILLWYN – Buckingham County once again owns the property intended to become the Knight Valley subdivision in Dillwyn. ...
News
Crossroads struggles with vacancies
Crossroads Community Services could use some help. In the wake of the pandemic, the group is struggling to ...
News
Buckingham Chamber honors award winners
The Buckingham Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated its successes and annual award winners at its recent banquet held ...
News
News Briefs for Friday, Feb. 3: Prepare for some arctic cold tonight
FARMVILLE – Be careful going outside over the next three nights. The National Weather Service warns that an ...
News
What triggered Thursday’s Verizon outages across the region?
For eight hours on Thursday, Verizon phones didn’t work in Prince Edward County. Verizon outages also happened to ...
Education
Buckingham Raiders compete in Operation Bluestreak
The Buckingham Raiders traveled to Harrisonburg High School in Harrisonburg on Saturday, Jan. 28 to compete in “Operation ...
News
New jury management system announced
The Buckingham Circuit Court has a new jury management system in place. The Constitution guarantees an accused the ...
Education
State error causes problem for Prince Edward, other school districts
FARMVILLE – On Jan. 1, Virginia eliminated its grocery tax. There was just one problem. That tax had ...
News
Avian flu drives local egg price hike
At the beginning of January, the cost of a dozen large Grade A eggs was $3.59. Just two ...
Education
SALSA Library Network launches with expanded courier service
Ushering in a new day of library collaboration and information access for citizens, the Southside Area Libraries Sharing ...
News
Registration opens for Business Pitch Competition
Many business owners and entrepreneurs have new ideas they’d love to see come to fruition. Now, they have ...
News
Buckingham planning commission weighs big questions
DILLWYN – How much control does a county board need over what happens on your property? If you ...
News
Buckingham County Property Transfers — August 2022
The following are the property transfers recorded in the Buckingham County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office for the month ...
News
Workshop offers help to farmers coping with stress
Coping with stressors on the farm is a learning process, and there’s not a one-size-fits-all approach. That was ...
Lifestyles
Buckingham task force holds clean-up celebration
The Buckingham County Anti-Litter Task Force recently held its Fall 2022 Clean Up Celebration at the Historic Lee ...
Education
Donation made to FFA programs
Assistant Manager of the Famer’s Cooperative of Farmville Sam Goin, left, visited the Buckingham FFA Chapter on Friday, ...
News
Mental health is an issue for family farms
“Who are you, and what have you done with my husband?’ Jane Doe suddenly didn’t recognize the man ...
News
Buckingham County man charged in connection with Amherst death
A Buckingham County man now faces voluntary manslaughter charges in connection with an incident that happened Thursday in ...
News
Herald News Briefs: Cumberland finishes third at regional
To start off, we turn the spotlight to the Cumberland High Scholastic Bowl Team. A scholastic bowl is ...
SportsPlus
NBA Spread and Total Picks for Today, November 25
The Brooklyn Nets and the Golden State Warriors square off for one of many exciting matchups on the…
College Basketball Picks Against the Spread: A-10 Games Today, November 25
There is a lot to be excited about on Monday in A-10 play, including the Dayton Flyers playing…
College Basketball Picks Against the Spread: Big South Games Today, November 25
There is a lot to be excited about on Monday in Big South play, including a Long Island…
How to Watch A-10 Women’s College Basketball Games – Monday, November 25
There are two games on the college basketball schedule on Monday that feature A-10 squads. That includes the…
Top 25 College Hoops Picks Against the Spread – Monday, November 25
The Monday college basketball schedule includes five games with a ranked team on the court. Among those contests…