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Area roadwork scheduled
Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures planned; however, work may be delayed/canceled due to weather or other issues. For up-to-date information, ...
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Tuesday crash claims Farmville woman
This article has been updated from its original version A Farmville woman died early Tuesday morning in a ...
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No holiday virus bump seen yet
This past week was considered by many to be “the one to watch” as health officials waited to ...
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Virginia redistricting committee takes shape
By Hunter Britt Capital News Service More than half a dozen legislators have been named to a bipartisan ...
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Cartersville teen dies in crash
The Cartersville community experienced a tragedy this week when a local teen was killed in a single-vehicle crash ...
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Students discuss new routines
It’s been over a month now since Cumberland County Public Schools (CuCPS) students returned to school for in-person ...
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Town Hall planned at Pine Grove
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the AMMD Pine Grove Project, the Sierra Club and the Cumberland County Landfill ...
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Parts of River Road closed due to flooding
Parts of River Road and Virginia Street remain closed Tuesday afternoon due to flooding. According to town officials, ...
Prince Edward
PSR needs donations for seniors
For the fifth consecutive year, Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging (PSR) is partnering with Meals on ...
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$500K awarded for broadband
Buckingham, Cumberland and Lunenburg are among five counties that were each awarded $85,000 in grant funding to fast-track ...
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Highway work scheduled
Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures planned; however, work may be delayed/canceled due to weather or other issues. Items in italics contain ...
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Christmas cheer amid a pandemic
Restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have ramped up, but groups in the area have still managed ...
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Traditional Thanksgiving off the table for many
By India Jones Capital News Service Many Americans are grappling with ways to make one of the nation’s ...
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Dukes to play winter sports
Cumberland County Public Schools (CuCPS), as of Wednesday, Nov. 18, were set to participate in winter sports at ...
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Locals react to plans to legalize marijuana
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday, Nov. 16, his plans to introduce and support legislation to legalize marijuana ...
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Holidays concern officials
As Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam tightens COVID-19 guidelines due to rising coronavirus cases and hospitalizations statewide, health officials ...
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Virginia announces new COVID-19 restrictions
As the United States sees record levels of coronavirus cases, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has issued new statewide ...
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VDOT is ready for snow
While snow has been far from the minds of most, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews have been ...
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Cumberland tax deadline extended
The Cumberland County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday night, Nov. 10, to extend the county’s due date ...
Buckingham
Police chief details street closures
Farmville Police Chief Andy Ellington provided the Farmville Town Council with an update on flooding in the town ...
Buckingham
Flood waters close two main bridges
Continued flooding in Farmville has caused the closure of two main bridges in the area. The Town of ...
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Crossroads to launch investigation
The Crossroads Community Services Board (CSB) voted to direct its executive committee to find an independent party to ...
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Virus cases on the rise in central Virginia
As COVID-19 cases increase in central Virginia, officials are growing excited over exceptional progress in the race to ...
Education
McCrea retains school board seat
Write-in candidate Leigh McCrea has retained her spot in the District Four School Board seat for Cumberland County. ...
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Counties focus on expanding broadband
The need for good, quality internet connections in homes and businesses is greater than ever given the COVID-19 ...
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Two-car rollover on River Road
The Randolph Volunteer Fire Department (RVFD) responded to a 5:55 p.m. call Monday, Nov. 2, for a two-vehicle ...
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Law prohibits tethering dogs outside
Often a tethered dog is a forgotten dog, and with cold weather approaching, owners are reminded that Virginia ...
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