Employee of the Month

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Board recognizes August Employee of the Month

Rodney Scott, Interim Cannery Manager, and a 24-year employee of Prince Edward County was selected as the County’s ...

Friday Night Football

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Friday Night Football: Teams struggle with growing pains

A couple things were made pretty clear with this edition of Friday night football. Some of the high ...

Hampden-Sydney Tigers Gentlemen's Classic ODAC

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Hampden-Sydney opens football season with Gentlemen’s Classic

Hampden-Sydney College opens the 2023 college football campaign at home against Wabash (IN) College in the Gentlemen’s Classic. ...

News

Conservation District accepts applications for cost-share 

The Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District (PSWCD) is now accepting applications for the agricultural best management practices ...

Prince Edward Elementary crisis plan elementary renovation

Education

Supervisors make choice for Prince Edward Elementary renovation

FARMVILLE – Over the last two years, the cost of renovating Prince Edward Elementary or building a new ...

Hampden-Sydney College Soccer Hampden-Sydney Tigers

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Longwood women’s soccer falls short against undefeated Liberty

Longwood women’s soccer honored its seniors on Thursday night, and then the Lancers went toe-to-toe with Liberty for ...

Virginia Children's Book Festival Library of Congress

Lifestyles

Virginia Children’s Book Festival opens registration for 2023 event

The favorite field trip of thousands of Southside Virginia children and teenagers is back for its 10-year anniversary ...

Trudy Berry

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Trudy Berry makes her decision, launches write-in campaign

It looks like there will be a race for the 9th State Senate District seat after all. Trudy ...

Virginia governor

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Where’s the state budget? Virginia governor calls special session

RICHMOND – We’re now two months beyond when the new fiscal year started for schools and local governments ...

Hurricane Idalia

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What can we expect from Hurricane Idalia?

FARMVILLE – Hurricane Idalia is hitting the coast of Florida and heading north. What is coming our way? ...

meningococcal disease opioid

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Meningococcal disease outbreak hits Central Virginia region

FARMVILLE – Since June 2022, 27 cases of meningococcal disease have been found in Virginia. To put that ...

Five County Fair

Lifestyles

Five County Fair rolls out new Power Wheel Derby this fall

Each fall, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties come together in Farmville for the Five County ...

Centra Southside

News

Centra Southside in Farmville gets some robotic help

Farmville’s hospital is getting some robotic help in September. Centra Southside announced last week they’ve purchased a DaVinci ...

Buckingham Schools FAFSA delays Prince Edward schools

Education

Prince Edward microschool now set to close in September

RICE – Only a few months after changing to a microschool, Full Circle Education Center is closing its ...

Cumberland County broadband broadband expansion

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Kinex broadband project enters second phase in Prince Edward

The Kinex broadband project has finished Phase I in this three-year effort bring high-speed internet to Cumberland, Lunenburg ...

Hampden-Sydney College Soccer Hampden-Sydney Tigers

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Longwood women’s soccer fights to scoreless draw on the road

Longwood women’s soccer is building quite the streak. Tuesday afternoon, the Lancers (1-1-2) kept their third straight clean ...

Oliver Anthony

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Oliver Anthony answers questions about ‘Rich Men’, overall politics

“This will be my last post about politics on social media,” Oliver Anthony wrote on Facebook over the ...

High School Football

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High School Football Notebook: Heat leads to injuries Friday

FARMVILLE – We talked Friday about the fact all of these high school football teams played their heart ...

Fuqua Falcons

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FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Fuqua Falcons make transition to 8-man

It’s a year of transition for the Fuqua Falcons on and off the football field. The team is ...

Christmas Mother

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‘It’s a worthwhile cause’: Prince Edward Christmas Mother chosen

Jacquelyn Reid has been named Prince Edward County’s Christmas Mother for 2023. Reid is the owner and president of ...

Francis Wood

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An impactful life: Francis Wood remembered by community

There were two things we constantly heard when asking people about Francis Wood. He loved his community and ...

Football

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Friday Night Football Notebook: It was a slow start to the season

FARMVILLE – This year’s high school football season kicked off Friday night and it was a rough start ...

Joan Perry Brock Center Longwood basketball

Education

‘This is a grand arena’: Longwood opens Joan Perry Brock Center

FARMVILLE – The ribbon cutting just got things started. Longwood students, staff, alumni and community members poured into ...

News

STEPS plans to reopen Madeline’s House

STEPS is working to repair and reopen a domestic violence shelter for the area. If needed support comes ...

Prince Edward Eagles

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FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Prince Edward Eagles bring driven mindset

The players learned a lesson from last season. When the Prince Edward Eagles walked off the field for ...

Hampden-Sydney

Education

‘Seek out the truth’: Hampden-Sydney students challenged

Education is the key to a functioning society, said John Charles Thomas. The retired judge, who previously served ...

Cooling Centers heat index National Weather Service

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Heat index expected to reach triple digits in region Friday

The forecast for Friday calls for hot and humid conditions, not a great mix at the best of ...

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