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High School Football: Looking at the schedule beyond Week One

Of the seven James River District high school football teams, just three were playoff-bound in 2023 with Amelia ...

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Football Preview: Buckingham Knights primed for repeat playoff run

Things didn’t quite end as planned last season for the Buckingham County Knights. A strong regular season put ...

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High School Football Week One: Teams suit up on the road

Week One of the 2024 high school football season sees some teams in our region go on the ...

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National Weather Service issues warning for Central, Southside VA

It is about to get very warm across the region over the next two days. The National Weather ...

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Buckingham solar project’s brush burning drifts into school complex

A number of Buckingham County residents called the sheriff’s office on Friday afternoon, after some unexpected smoke drifted ...

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What’s next? VA school accreditation changes near approval

In the last print edition, we took a look at Standards of Learning pass rates for all three ...

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State hands out ‘draft plan’ for cell phone-free education

We now have a better idea of what the state is looking for from school districts, when it ...

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Herald Community Calendar for the week of August 23, 2024

The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...

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American Legion members packed school supplies

Commander Allen Ross Jr. and Jesse Davis from the American Legion Post 134 in Dillwyn packed school supplies ...

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SOL pass rates released. Here’s how our school districts performed

At most of the school districts in this area, the numbers tell a story. On Tuesday, the Virginia ...

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New Teacher Academy sets the stage

The New Teacher Academy, held on Friday, Aug. 2, at Buckingham County Middle School, brought together new educators, ...

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Route 60 request brought up. Will flashing lights be installed?

What will it take for the intersection of Route 60 and Route 632 to get flashing lights? That ...

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Supervisors reach decision on Buckingham County duplex project

Buckingham Supervisor Dennis Davis had one question Monday night. Why, after the Buckingham County duplex project had been ...

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ARPA funds will help Buckingham EMS, sheriff’s office

Buckingham County has been cautious with its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Other counties and towns have ...

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Buckingham County comes up with patch for radio problem

Much like the counties around it, The radio system in Buckingham County needs to be replaced. Sometimes when ...

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‘Shireton’ property gets decision from Buckingham supervisors

They didn’t say no. But they didn’t say yes either. In the end, Buckingham County supervisors were silent ...

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Conservation District asks for commitment

If you drop by the Farmville-Prince Edward Library, you’ll see this year’s interactive Conservation Matters display. Now the ...

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Job numbers don’t tell full story for Prince Edward

If you look at the job numbers alone, Prince Edward’s employment situation isn’t great. According to state data ...

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Affordable housing coming? Tobacco Commission offers option

Employers in Prince Edward, and neighboring counties, along with others in Southside and Southwest Virginia, have raised one ...

Tropical storm cleanup

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Tropical storm cleanup continues as some roads remain closed

The water rose higher and came in quicker than people expected. Just after 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon, ...

Herald Community Calendar

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Updated: Herald Community Calendar for the week of August 9, 2024

Editor’s note: Currently, all of these events on the Herald Community Calendar are still scheduled to take place. ...

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Frank Ruff honored with lifetime achievement award

The Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions (VAPDC) has awarded former Senator Frank Ruff with a Lifetime Legislative ...

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‘It’s going to take a while’: Work continues on power outages

It’s going to take a while. That was the response from every power company The Herald has spoken ...

Tropical Storm Debby

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Tropical Storm Debby shifts position: Closings & updated forecast

As of 6:15 a.m. Thursday, the first rainfall courtesy of Tropical Storm Debby reached Farmville. Rain showers started ...

Tropical Storm Debby

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Tropical Storm Debby keeps moving. Here’s when it’ll hit Farmville.

When will it hit? That’s the big question surrounding Tropical Storm Debby, as we’re expected to get some ...

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Herald News Briefs: Buckingham native moves to baseball’s High-A

It took a bit longer than planned for Marc Davis to get rolling with his professional baseball career. ...

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Should schools be cell phone-free? It’s not that easy, officials warn

Once the cell phones were put up, students started learning again. That was the lesson handed out Monday, ...

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