Education

Mold remains an issue at elementary school

It’s a new school year, but the same old problems cropped up even before the first day for ...

Education

Prince Edward School Board takes no action

The Prince Edward County School Board did not take a vote to affirm or reject the state’s guidelines ...

Education

Welcome back

Prince Edward County Public Schools held its first day of school Monday, Aug. 2. Young Eagles arrived sporting ...

News

21-year-old killed in crash

A 21-year-old Charlotte County resident was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday, Aug. 17, in Prince Edward County. ...

News

Jones earns Gold Award

Naomi Jones received her Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouts, Sunday, July 25. For her project, ...

News

4-year-old killed in crash

A 4-year-old was killed and an adult injured Sunday morning, July 25, in a single-vehicle crash in Lunenburg ...

News Main

A day in the life: county animal control

From rescuing neglected pets to wrangling loose farm animals, no two days in the life of a Prince ...

News

Fire department celebrates 50 years

The Darlington Heights community gathered to celebrate 50 years of the volunteer fire department protecting the community. The ...

COVID-19

Delta variant has arrived

The Piedmont Health District is experiencing a new surge in COVID-19 cases as the Delta variant arrives in ...

News

Darlington Heights celebrates anniversary

The Darlington Heights community gathered to celebrate 50 years of the volunteer fire department protecting the community. The ...

News

Keysville man arrested on larceny, drug charges

A 33-year-old man wanted on charges of grand larceny and drug possession was apprehended Thursday, July 22, in ...

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Farmville 911 service restored

As of 2:05 p.m. Thursday, July 22, the Farmville Emergency Communications Center 911 service has been restored. The ...

DEVELOPING NEWS

Temporary emergency numbers available

The public should be aware that the commonwealth is experiencing a statewide 911 outage. Below is a list ...

Lifestyles

DAR to place wreaths on veterans’ graves

The Judith Randolph-Longwood Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has adopted a new project to add ...

COVID-19

COVID cases on the rise again

There are still no confirmed cases of the Delta variant in the Piedmont Health District, but COVID-19 cases ...

Education

PECPS to have transgender students use private restrooms

Transgender students in Prince Edward County Public Schools will be required to use private restrooms until the school ...

News

Carrier named Centra CEO

Centra has named Amy F. Carrier to the role of president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective Tuesday, ...

Education

SVCC announces fall COVID plans

Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) will continue with a full schedule of classes for the fall semester beginning ...

News

Supervisors modify COVID scholarship incentive

The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors agreed to a couple changes in the way the county’s student ...

News

Supervisors open meetings to public

The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors took a wait-and-see approach to lifting the COVID-19 emergency authorization during ...

News

Prince Edward County Property Transfers – June 2021

Following are the property transfers recorded in the Prince Edward County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office for the month ...

News

911 call now comes with life-saving help

Telecommunicators at the Farmville Emergency Communications Center are now able to provide 911 callers with pre-arrival instructions such ...

News

Prince Edward named Work Ready Community

Prince Edward County has been designated as a Certified Work Ready Community (WRC). The nationally recognized designation by ...

News

Johnson changes careers to save lives

In addition to giving CPR and using a defibrillator to bring people back to life, the Prince Edward ...

News

Telecommunicator loves helping people

Leslie Cheatham is a person who has spent most of her life helping others, whether as a telecommunicator ...

Education

PECPS students participate in STEM program

Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS) recently offered a month-long 21st Century STEM Summer Program for fifth-grade students ...

News

Keeping our community healthy

Rhonda Pruitt is quick to say she doesn’t view herself as a superhero, but many would disagree. Although ...

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