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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
News
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…
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…
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…
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…
News
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
News
‘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…