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When will North Street light get fixed in Farmville?

When will the North Street light come back on? That’s a question several readers have asked about the ...

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Herald Election 2023 Q & A: State Senate District 9 Berry vs Ruff

Since 2017, Jennifer McClellan has served as the state senator for Virginia’s 9th district. During that time, the ...

Prince Edward schools bus drivers school threats Lee Banton

Education

Herald News Briefs: Schools plan advances, mansion still not sold

What’s the long-term plan for Prince Edward County schools? District officials are working on the final version. But ...

News

Ag trends announced

Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on October 6: In Virginia, state graded feeder ...

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Education

Next Steps: What’s the plan for Prince Edward Elementary?

On Thursday, Aug. 30, Prince Edward supervisors voted to move forward with the $43.3 million renovation of Prince ...

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Arvonia student finishes in Top 15 at Golden Acorn Invitational

Arvonia native Haden VonCanon was one of several Hampden-Sydney College cross country runners to place in the Top ...

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News

VDOT changes traffic pattern for Route 45 in Cumberland

For months, the intersection at Route 45, 616 and 684 has been a topic discussed between the Virginia ...

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News

District 56 race grows, as Miles launches write-in campaign

Less than a month before Election Day, there’s a new candidate entering the race for the District 56 ...

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Education

Prince Edward School Board may raise substitute teacher pay

FARMVILLE – Prince Edward School Board member Susan Kimbrough is concerned. She’s heard complaints from teachers, having to ...

Farmville Garden Club

Lifestyles

Garden Study Club meets

The Farmville Garden Study Club held their monthly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 28. The event took place at ...

News

Middle school students inducted into honor society

Prince Edward Middle School inducted 15 eighth grade students to the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) late last ...

Buffalo Soldiers giveaway

Lifestyles

Buffalo Soldiers hold giveaway

The Southside Virginia Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club conducted their shoppers giveaway on Sunday, Oct. 1, over at the ...

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News

Tigers roll past Ferrum, as season approaches midpoint

It started out competitive, but after one quarter, the Hampden-Sydney Tigers took control Saturday and didn’t look back. ...

Sandy River

Lifestyles

A Sandy River Tradition: The Haunted Trail returns to Rice

RICE – Last year, there were a few suggestions made. After the Halloween Trail was taken down at ...

Briery Creek

Opinion

Mike Wilson: A story to tell about Briery Creek

When the Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area, featuring hundreds of acres of flooded timber for bass fishing and ...

Cumberland Students of the Month

Education

Cumberland County honors students of the month

Each month during the regularly scheduled meeting, the Cumberland School Board recognizes the Students of the Month for ...

Lifestyles

White Bird in need of donations

BY JOHN KARRATTI The Farmville Herald The medical bills are piling up. While that could be said for ...

Tanner Wise

Education

Buckingham student Tanner Wise attends AFA Policy Institute

Buckingham resident Tanner Wise was selected by the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to attend ...

Herald Community Calendar

Lifestyles

Herald Community Calendar for week of Oct. 6, 2023

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

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Looking for Help: Feeding Farmville needs community partners

Feeding Farmville is once again aiming to serve people this year, but to do it, they need more ...

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News

Herald News Briefs: Battle of Farmville returns, forum date set

For a second straight season, Longwood baseball and Hampden-Sydney will tangle in a fall matchup for the Battle ...

5th District Congressional vote elections 10th District

News

Commissioner of Revenue candidates answer questions at forum

This year, we have two candidates running to be Commissioner of the Revenue in Prince Edward County. There’s ...

Constitution week

Lifestyles

Proclamation signed

Daughters of the American Revolution celebrate Constitution Week on the 236th anniversary of the Constitution of the United ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Lifestyles

Food distributed across the region

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently donated approximately 40,000 pounds of food and hygiene items ...

Redbud Garden Club

Lifestyles

Garden Club holds annual picnic

The Redbud Garden Club hosted its annual family picnic on Sept. 17 under the Pavillion at the Angola ...

Lifestyles

South Central Fair Idol competition set

The South Central Fair Association will host the fourth annual “South Central Fair Idol” contest during Fair Week ...

Lifestyles

Medicare enrollment begins next week

Medicare open enrollment is right around the corner and Piedmont Senior Resources will have plenty of resources to ...

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