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Ryan Odom tops Hampden-Sydney’s 2025 Hall of Fame class

The University of Virginia’s men’s basketball coach will be inducted into another school’s Hall of Fame this fall.…

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‘Make sure your sacrifices matter’: Prince Edward graduates challenged

Aaliyah Monae Toney took it all in on Saturday. As she stood at the podium, the Prince Edward…

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MayFest, SpringFest return: Calendar for the week of May 17, 2025

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

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Rice resident earns multiple awards at statewide competition

Local author and Rice resident Chapman Hood Frazier won three first-place awards in this year’s 2024 Poetry Society…

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Prince Edward, Farmville complete StormReady program

Nobody can stop weather from happening, Eric Seymour pointed out Tuesday. He works as a warning coordination meteorologist…

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Prince Edward supervisors look to connect schools, Poplar Forest

Currently, school buses don’t pick up students from apartment complexes. And when it comes to the 138-unit Poplar…

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Prince Edward school board looks at new venues for meetings

Back in January, the Prince Edward school board discussed moving their monthly meetings elsewhere, partly to make it…

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One Meherrin solar project approved, another vote postponed

In the end, the projects were split up. One Meherrin solar project was voted on Tuesday night and…

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Construction moves into next phase at Prince Edward Elementary

Last month, Prince Edward School Board members were promised that they would start to see the renovated elementary…

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School districts deal with Virginia’s new cell phone law

Back on April 2, the Virginia Assembly approved SB738 and HB1961, bills designed to crack down further on…

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Farmville council considers revised airport leasing contracts

The Farmville Regional Airport is located at 130 Wedgewood Drive, just five miles northwest of town. During its…

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Herald News Briefs: LCVA honored, Cumberland set to stream

Cumberland set to broadcast graduation If you’re not able to attend Friday’s graduation ceremonies at Cumberland High, you…

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Leadership changes made for Prince Edward High, CTE Center

The administration at Prince Edward High will look a bit different next fall. Incoming Superintendent Dr. Chip Jones…

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Airport, street repair included in proposed Farmville town budget

What about the rest of the money? After detailing some of the expenses in the proposed Farmville town…

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‘This is only the beginning’: Hampden-Sydney students challenged

Hampden-Sydney College’s soon-to-be graduates were challenged on Saturday. Don’t focus on yourself, but on what you’re producing. Don’t…

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NAACP honors Brown v. Board anniversary with multi-day tribute

“When day is done, greet the dawn and not the setting sun.” That was the favorite quote of…

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What triggered the Buckingham earthquake on Tuesday?

The rattling and shaking started at 1:08 p.m. Tuesday and was strong enough that several geology students messaged…

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Save Local Pharmacies Act signed by governor. So what changes?

It went down to the wire, so to speak, with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin not announcing his decision…

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Early voting has started for the June primaries. Here’s where to go

Early voting for the June primaries started this past Friday, May 2 both here and around the Commonwealth.…

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Longwood women’s basketball signs two transfers

Longwood women’s basketball head coach Erika Lang-Montgomery announced the signing of two transfers with NCAA Division I playing…

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New hope for Mary Branch Center? SVCC offers proposal

Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) may be getting a new facility soon. Or at least given use of…

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REAL ID Debuts: Here’s what you need to know before May 7

The clock is ticking for residents of Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties, in a sense. If…

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Tammy Mulchi: Electric bills are high right now. Here’s why.

Lately, every time I turn around, someone is asking me why their electric bill is so high. Some…

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Grateful Boomers go off-road, celebrate Earth Day & end of April

The Grateful Boomers blew it out of the water for Earth Day 2025! On a perfect-weather day,  they…

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Garden Festival arrives: Calendar for the week of May 2, 2025

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

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From the Editor’s Desk: Is the product worth the price?

Sonya Branch-Wilson raised an interesting point during last Monday’s public hearing. The current president of the AMMD Pine…

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Fuqua School Concert Band competes at WorldStrides, wins award

A total of 17 schools from around the country sent their concert bands, choirs and orchestras to Boston…