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Diversity in children’s literature

Cumberland County children will now have access to a wide variety of culturally diverse books for children thanks…

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CuCPS to continue in-person learning

Cumberland County Public School (CuCPS) students are scheduled to return to hybrid, in-person classes beginning Tuesday, Jan. 5.…

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Images of 2020

The Herald has compiled a gallery of some of the most notable images of 2020.

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$20 million more set aside for small businesses

Gov. Ralph Northam allocated an additional $20 million this week in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)…

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Truck catches fire in Cumberland

Crews responded Saturday, Dec. 19, to a reported vehicle fire in the 1500 block of Anderson Highway in…

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Alternate ways to donate to Special Olympics Area 12

COVID-19 has led to the cancellation of Bob Barnhill’s annual Special Olympics Area 12 fundraiser, February’s Polar Plunge,…

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Green Ridge begins scholarship fund

County and school officials gathered Thursday, Dec. 17, to accept a $60,000 check for a scholarship fund created…

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CARES deadline approaching

With 2020 coming to a close, there’s not much time left for Virginia localities to allocate the remainder…

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Christmas Mother a success

In spite of social distancing, freezing rain and muddy conditions, the Cumberland Christmas Mother Program distributed gifts, clothing,…

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Christmas comes for area’s seniors

The coronavirus pandemic did not stop Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging Inc. (PSR) from filling and…

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Moderna OK’d, cases grow locally

With the newly approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine making its way to Virginia this week, local health officials are…

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Road construction planned

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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Reynolds appointed to Board of Social Work

Longwood employee and Cumberland County resident Teresa Reynolds was recently appointed by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to the…

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Cumberland County property transfers

Following are the property transfers recorded in the Cumberland County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office for the month of…

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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,…

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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…