News

Trash cleanup planned

The Commonwealth Regional Council (CRC) is conducting a trash cleanup as part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation ...

Education

Cumberland schools to begin in-person schedule Oct. 19

Cumberland County Public Schools (CuCPS) will be transitioning to a hybrid in-person schedule beginning Oct. 19. According to ...

News

There’s no poll worker shortage here

BY WILL GONZALEZ AND TITUS MOHLER Capital News Service and The Farmville Herald Several localities in Virginia have ...

Sports

VHSL adopts ‘Championships + 1’ schedule

Public school student-athletes from all sports in the area will have the opportunity to play for a state ...

News

Habitat needs votes for $25K

Piedmont Habitat for Humanity has the opportunity to receive a $25,000 grant from State Farm. Beginning Wednesday, September ...

News

Redistricting change has key support

Virginia voters will be asked to approve a constitutional amendment on the fall ballot formalizing how the state ...

News

Highway work planned

Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures planned; however, work may be delayed/canceled due to weather or other issues. Items in italics contain ...

Education

A life of feeding children

The Cumberland community was saddened by the recent death of William “Bill” Brandt Jr., former school nutrition coordinator ...

News

Hashmi to speak at CCLA meeting

Citizens are invited to attend the Cumberland County Landfill Alert (CCLA) Community Town Hall Meeting Sunday, Sept. 13, ...

News

Bills advance that would expunge criminal records

By Joseph Whitney Smith Capital News Service Virginia House and Senate committees have advanced legislation that would remove ...

News

Some license renewals extended 60 days

Gov. Ralph Northam’s Fifth Executive Directive 7, effective Aug. 28, extends the validity of some credentials issued by ...

News

Buckle up and drive safely this Labor Day

With most Virginians refraining from traditional vacations this year, Virginia State Police is urging those who are using ...

News

Cumberland Christmas Mother applications available

With the holidays just around the corner, residents should note some important dates and deadlines associated with this ...

News

Townsend named Piedmont Regional Jail superintendent

Piedmont Regional Jail’s (PRJ) new superintendent is Jerry R. Townsend. Also the Leigh District supervisor and chairman of ...

Z - NO PAYWALL

Health District updates

The Piedmont Health District saw 64 new coronavirus cases last week, 17 of which, or more than 26%, ...

News

MARCUS bill proposed

By Andrew Ringle Capital News Service A bill that could reshape how law enforcement responds when someone is ...

Cumberland

1,000 books before kindergarten

Two community children recently reached big milestones when they became the first kids to complete the 1,000 Books ...

News

Report slams GFL Environmental

GFL (Green for Life) Environmental, a Canadian-based waste management company which recently became a parent company of the ...

News

Bill would require an RN in every school

State Senator Jennifer Kiggans (R-Virginia Beach) will be submitting a bill during this month’s Special Session that would ...

News

Film wins Regional Emmy

Virginia Humanities announced recently that the film Mapping Virginia’s Slave Dwellings has been awarded a National Capital Chesapeake ...

News

AMMD Pine Grove Project donates computer

The members of the AMMD Pine Grove Project delivered a new computer to Cumberland Middle School (CMS), which ...

News

Locally, young people are being infected by virus

Piedmont Health District Director Dr. H. Robert Nash has said 30% of the district’s positive coronavirus cases over ...

News

Cumberland food pantry to be renovated

Cumberland Community Cares (CCC) at Delma’s Food Pantry is receiving some much needed updates to its facility as ...

News

Farmers may lose access to funding

Already burdened by the unprecedented challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Virginia’s farmers now face the prospect ...

News

Bridge to Recovery receives $925K

An opportunity for financial assistance is available for Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward businesses that are trying to ...

News

Fire engulfs Perkins Lane residence in Cumberland

Firefighters operated on scene for two hours to contain a fire that ravaged a home in the 800 ...

Cumberland

News

Cumberland library uses downtime for an update

The Cumberland County Public Library used downtime during the pandemic to implement some exciting updates and changes, and ...

< Newer|Older >

SportsPlus