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Farmville Emergency Communications gets accredited as EMD center
Some good news came this week for the Farmville Emergency Communications operation. The group has become an accredited…
Lifestyles
Garden Club holds gift exchange
At the December meeting of The Cumberland Garden Club, the group met at member Nancy Coxon’s home for…
News
Could Cooperative replace Tyson Foods in this region?
When Tyson Foods shut down its Glen Allen plant last year, it left multiple growers looking for ways…
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Winning streak continues for Hampden-Sydney on the road
Senior team captain Adam Brazil scored a game-high 23 points, while classmate Davidson Hubbard added 18, to lead No.…
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Longwood men’s basketball loses heartbreaker to USC Upstate
Ahmir Langlais capped a late USC Upstate rally with a tip-in with one second to go, and USC…
News
Partners support Prince Edward County’s radio plan
FARMVILLE – It’s not going to be cheap to get every department in Prince Edward County on the…
Lifestyles
Building another CREED to follow
The week of Nov. 13-17 Piedmont Regional Jail hosted a 40-hour training program “The Creed Project” (Climate Resilient…
News
Mountain Pine Solar: Here’s what we know right now
There’s a big difference between a solar farm and a power plant. That’s what would-be neighbors of the…
Lifestyles
Prince Edward native honored with a Jefferson Award
Recently, a 1998 Prince Edward County High School graduate was honored with a Jefferson Award for her outstanding…
News
Buckingham County supervisors vote to correct years-long mistake
For years, the Buckingham County Recreation Department has used the property at 284 Industrial Park Road in Dillwyn.…
News
‘Stay home if possible’: VDOT warns drivers about road conditions
The road conditions in Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties are drivable, but just barely in places this…
Education
Herald Closings & Delays: What’s still open in the area Tuesday?
There’s a lot of closings & delays to talk about. All school districts in the area will be…
News
Maps GIS data available
It’s now a bit easier to access data about land parcels in Prince Edward County. The county’s geographic…
News
Why did the lights go out in Mount Rush on Sunday?
You can blame the weather for the lights going out in part of Buckingham County. That’s what officials…
Lifestyles
DAR chapter helps Red Hill with a donation
Mary Hunter Gallalee, left, treasurer of the Judith Randolph-Longwood (JR-L) Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution…
Lifestyles
‘Sharing the Story’: MLK Day event helps detail Farmville’s history
As a community, we are all different. Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed that difference would not matter. We…
News
Hampden-Sydney College swim team lose first meet of 2024
The Hampden-Sydney College swim team fell in their first meet of 2024, 207-54, to Roanoke College Saturday afternoon…
News
Four Longwood women score in double digits in home loss
Four Longwood women scored double figures, but a fourth-quarter comeback fell short Saturday. UNC Asheville claimed a 69-61…
News
Hampden-Sydney College runs over EMU in home blowout
The Tigers ran Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) out of the building. On Saturday, the No. 1 ranked Hampden-Sydney…
Lifestyles
Grateful Boomers head to Apple Orchard Mountain
The latest adventure for the Grateful Boomers out of Curdsville took them to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Coming…
News
Longwood players fall short in road test against UNC-Asheville
Less than 48 hours after playing at home on Thursday night, Longwood men’s basketball brought plenty of grit,…
Lifestyles
A WISE program helps local farm women
Farm women from Prince Edward, Cumberland, Charlotte, Lunenburg and 22 other counties converged in Central Virginia late last…
News
‘One day at a time’: Davidson Hubbard leaves it all out on the court
HAMPDEN SYDNEY – Everybody knows Davidson Hubbard is getting the ball and looking to score. That’s something teammates,…
News
Storms, possibility of flooding closes Buckingham’s Prison Road
It’s going to be a little harder than normal to get to both the Buckingham and Dillwyn correctional…
News
Lindy Hamlett Education Scholarship offered by district
Each year, through the Lindy Hamlett Education Scholarship Fund, the Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District offers three…
Lifestyles
Sorority chapter elects new officers to serve for 2024
“Soaring to Greater Heights of Service and Sisterhood” is the 2022-2026 Administration Program theme of the Alpha Kappa…
Opinion
Cainan Townsend: Moton Museum will be making history again
Happy New Year from the Moton Museum. As 2023 ended, we had much to be grateful for. Now…