Farmville Baptist

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Farmville Baptist celebrates the 4th

Members of Farmville Baptist Church shared in the Town’s Fireworks After Dark celebration by providing old fashioned hand ...

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Date set for season tickets to be released

Roaring, sold-out crowds, the best home court in the state, and plenty of heartstopping basketball action marked year ...

Education

Several Tigers named to SID list

Hampden-Sydney College graduate Will Pickren and junior Mason Cunningham have been named to the 2023 Virginia Sports Information ...

Shireton

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‘Shireton’ plagued by traffic concerns. Supervisors make decision

One of the consistent issues for the proposed “Shireton” events center in Buckingham County has been traffic. Neighbors ...

Prince Edward County Petersheim Buckingham County duplex project

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Buckingham supervisors give Petersheim duplex a hearing

Ivan Petersheim will get the discussion he’s been asking for. During their Monday, July 8 meeting, Buckingham County ...

Jordaine Penick Max Sangillo

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Jordaine Penick, Max Sangillo are 1,2 in HEAT Hornets division

The numbers don’t lie. When it comes to racers in the HEAT Hornets Division, Jordaine Penick and Max ...

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Counties monitor weather, consider burn bans

Rain showers over the last few days haven’t been enough to end the drought this region’s currently under. ...

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Road work around the region

Virginia Department of Transportation work crews will perform various activities throughout the district to include, but are not ...

Logan Cohn

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‘It hasn’t really sunk in yet’: Logan Cohn brings back national title

It started off as a hobby for Logan Cohn. The Hampden-Sydney College rising senior picked up weightlifting during ...

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PEFYA softball team clinches state title, heads to World Series

This moment had been a long time coming. The Prince Edward-Farmville Youth Athletics (PEFYA) All-Stars had been in ...

Farmville roundabout

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Farmville roundabout project set for meeting. Here’s where it stands

If you have thoughts about the planned Farmville roundabout, now’s the time to speak up. A public meeting ...

Big South Men’s Basketball Tournament Longwood men's basketball

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Longwood men’s basketball will headline Paradise Jam this fall

The Longwood men’s basketball team is headed to the Virgin Islands this fall. The Lancers will headline this ...

Bob Good 5th District Amanda Chase 5th District recount 10th District State Senate

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Amanda Chase plans to move into 10th District, run for seat

The seat hasn’t even officially gone up for grabs and yet we have our first candidate. On Tuesday, ...

Hampden-Sydney Tigers Hampden-Sydney basketball

Lifestyles

Hampden-Sydney College gets $1 million pledge for athletics

Hampden-Sydney’s athletics facilities could soon get an upgrade, thanks to the Kirk family. John “Bill” Kirk III and ...

News

Money, drugs found during Prince Edward traffic stop

Over the July 4th holiday period, one man was arrested and charged after a traffic stop in Prince ...

Trey Pyle

Lifestyles

Trey Pyle takes on new role with Prince Edward County

Prince Edward County has a new emergency management coordinator. Over the July 4 holiday, county staff made the ...

Longwood baseball PEFYA Majors Chad Oxendine Prince Edward

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Prince Edward teams play for state championships this week

Two teams from Prince Edward County will be competing tonight for state titles, as both the Baseball Majors ...

Buckingham County board flagpole appeal Megan Clark

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Cumberland History: The Garrett Brothers trial and what came after

The Cumberland County Historical Society and the Museum have been fielding some recent inquiries about the Garrett Brothers ...

Meherrin

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Meherrin Fire & Rescue mark 38th annual fireworks celebration

Saturday continued a longstanding tradition in Meherrin, with the 38th annual fireworks celebration taking place. Residents parked at ...

Conservation scholarships

Education

Conservation scholarships awarded

The Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District this past month awarded $1000 Lindy Hamlett Education Scholarships to four ...

Benchmark Benchmark Community Bank

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Benchmark Community Bank names new branch manager

Benchmark Community Bank announced a promotion over the weekend. Becka Green will now be branch manager for the ...

JROTC challenge

Education

Students take on JROTC challenge

While many high school students are still enjoying their summer break, students from Buckingham County High’s Raider program ...

Piedmont Regional Jail Kevin Hartless

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Final defendant in Kevin Hartless killing gets court date changed

Her father already had his day in court. Now Summer Cunningham will have to wait until August to ...

drought watch Central Virginia

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Drought watch continues for Prince Edward, surrounding counties

Even after Thursday’s round of several storms, Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties, along with the surrounding counties, ...

Buckingham Darlings

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‘They believe in themselves’: Buckingham Darlings set for tourney

They just keep improving. That’s how head coach Eric Wood describes his Buckingham Darlings team. After a strong ...

Business of the Month Award

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State Park staff honored by Chamber 

The Buckingham Chamber of Commerce presented their Business of the Month Award to the James River State Park ...

Fireworks After Dark

Lifestyles

Farmville’s Fireworks After Dark kicked off days of celebrations

The crowd gathered in the downtown area Wednesday night. Some sat in lawn chairs, while others were on ...

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