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Farmville Splashpad

News

Farmville splashpad expansion gets delayed

The Town of Farmville’s splashpad will be missing bathrooms for just a bit longer. During the Wednesday, July…

Prince Edward County Elementary

Education

Work continues on Prince Edward County Elementary

The sheer walls are up, the roofing work is ongoing and Dominion transformers are expected to arrive later…

Hampden-Sydney

News

Hampden-Sydney, ODAC land major streaming deal

The Hampden-Sydney Tigers took a step up for this coming season. So did the rest of the Old…

Herald Community Calendar March

Buckingham

Free movies, music arrives: Calendar for the week of July 18, 2025

From free movies to film clubs, free music to vacation bible school, there’s a lot happening this weekend…

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News

Prince Edward County has to pay back state after missing deadline

Back in January 2020, the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) agreed to give Prince Edward County $650,000. This was…

Buckingham County Cumberland supervisors tax rate money

Columns

From the Editor’s Desk: We can’t give the money we don’t have

It’s time once again to reach back to my library shelves and pull out the story of the…

Green Ridge Worsham Convenience Center

News

Construction approved for Worsham Convenience Center project

The Worsham Convenience Center will soon be under construction. During their Tuesday, July 8 meeting, a majority of…

Clean Energy Fee electric bills power outage storm damage

News

When will the lights be back on? Storm damage causes outages

When will the lights come back on? That’s a question dozens of Buckingham and Prince Edward families are…

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What impact will federal changes have on regional solar projects?

After the “Big, Beautiful” federal budget bill passed earlier this month, multiple national news outlets started claiming it…

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Lifestyles

FACES Food Pantry launches a ‘Marketplace’. Here’s how it works

In many ways, the new project from FACES food pantry turns the operation into somewhat of a grocery…

Route 460 Old Kings Highway Route 15 accident Amish buggy accident train wreck

News

Multiple agencies respond to train wreck in Green Bay

Multiple agencies responded to an train wreck Thursday afternoon in Prince Edward County, but found a surprise. Everyone…

Farmville

News

Farmville repair work begins, with more storms possibly on the way

Farmville remains under a flood watch until 2 a.m. Friday, as town officials work to repair the damage…

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Farmville town council to go over details of short-term budget loan

Back in April, we detailed how some of the purchases in the new Farmville budget would come in…

Farmville affordable housing ARPA funds Buckingham tap fees

Business

Does Prince Edward need to allow different types of housing?

Editor’s note: This marks the third in a series of stories on Prince Edward’s comprehensive plan update, this…

Prince Edward schools Farmville Pride Edward Strickler

Lifestyles

Edward Strickler: Sometimes promises are all we have

The Farmville community celebrated an annual LGBTQ Pride Picnic recently.  Sixty or more attended – grandparents, parents and…

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News

What triggered Saturday’s fatal accident on Route 460?

One person was killed Saturday night in an accident that blocked parts of Route 460 in Prince Edward…

Prince Edward Longwood

Business

What do the students want? More on Prince Edward comp plan

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles on the Prince Edward comprehensive plan. To…

Letter to the Editor Buckingham County Green Ridge

Lifestyles

Letters to the Editor for Week of July 4

Apex wants a quick and cheap project Apex Clean Energy hosted a town hall last Wednesday.  Many residents…

Farmville Rotary

Lifestyles

Farmville Rotary chooses new president

At its June 26 meeting, the Farmville Rotary Club installed Anne Tyler Paulek as the Club’s 87th president. …

Fireworks After Dark

Lifestyles

A Weekend of Celebration: Fireworks, food planned across region

We started things off Thursday night with Fireworks After Dark in Farmville. Now we’ve got two more days…

Medicaid changes Family Pharmacy Cumberland Health Department

News

What happens next? Family Pharmacy prepares for merger

As Family Pharmacy prepares to close its Cumberland location later this month, company officials say they want to…

Jordaine Penick

News

Jordaine Penick takes the flag: Racer earns first South Boston win

Heading into this season, Jordaine Penick had several goals. The defending Hornets Division champion, she wanted to focus…

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Business

Setting Goals: Detailing the aim of Prince Edward comp plan

Editor’s note: This is the first of several pieces going through the reworked comprehensive plan for Prince Edward.…

murder suspect

News

Murder suspect arrested in Prince Edward County after manhunt

A murder suspect is in custody after a manhunt that started on Saturday night and ended on Sunday…

Medicaid changes Family Pharmacy Cumberland Health Department

News

The Problem with PBM: Pharmacies struggle with Medicaid rules

Kim Wright didn’t want to do it. The longtime pharmacy manager for Farmville Family Pharmacy and its sister…

Abigail Spanberger

News

Abigail Spanberger stops off at Moton during ‘Span Virginia’ tour

A total of 22.6% of Prince Edward residents are on Medicaid. That includes 36.7% of children in the…

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‘Flame of Hope’ Torch Run set for this Saturday

The Appomattox Sheriff’s Office and Prince Edward Sheriff’s Office will be teaming up once again for the Law…