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Education

Buckingham County supervisors sign off on operating budget

It was by far the quickest meeting for the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors this year. But Monday ...

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News

From The Editor’s Desk: I have yet to meet the free money fairy

I have yet to meet the free money fairy. I’m told that much like Santa Claus, all it ...

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News

Rachel Balzer named as assistant coach for Longwood

Rachel Balzer has a new position with the Longwood women’s basketball team. The former Director of Basketball Operations ...

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News

Safety concerns continue for Amish, with state decision needed

Area counties are relying on increased signage and education to improve safety for Amish buggies traveling area roads. ...

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News

Max Sangillo nets his first Top Five finish after Tuesday decision

Max Sangillo is only in his second season racing in the Hornets Division at South Boston Speedway. And ...

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Lifestyles

LCVA Gala draws a crowd and support

Attendees came from Richmond, from South Boston and all points in between. It also pulled in almost a ...

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Lifestyles

Cumberland native named to Rural Center board

Cumberland will have a voice at the Center for Rural Virginia this year, as Lindsey Watson has been ...

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Education

Sales tax bill scrapped as Assembly lacks votes to overturn veto

The sales tax fight is slowing down in Prince Edward County, at least for this year. The General ...

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News

When will Madeline’s House reopen? STEPS officials offer answer

It’s something STEPS employees get asked on a fairly constant basis. When will Madeline’s House reopen? Right now, ...

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Lifestyles

Commonwealth Chorale sets spring concert schedule

The Commonwealth Chorale will present its spring concert titled “Songs of Reconciliation and Peace” at 4 p.m. on ...

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Lifestyles

Pamplin community market looks to expand

Earlier this week, we talked about Pamplin’s 150th anniversary and the growth that’s taking place throughout the community. ...

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Education

Buckingham supervisors, school board at odds over budget

Buckingham County supervisors said they were confused. On four occasions over the past year, school district officials came ...

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Church & Community

Volunteers pour in at Bear Creek Lake, High Bridge Trail

Over the last year, volunteers spent more than 3,900 hours working at Bear Creek Lake. At High Bridge ...

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News

Farmville police issue challenge to help one of their own

Farmville Police Chief Andy Ellington issued a challenge when he came before council on Wednesday, April 10. Helene ...

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Education

‘Are we in a good spot?” Prince Edward supervisors go over budget

Prince Edward County is being asked to pay more. If you just took that sentence alone, you could ...

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Lifestyles

Herald Community Calendar for the week of April 19, 2024

The Herald community calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that ...

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Education

Prince Edward school board learns details, gets renovation timeline

We now have a bit more of a timeline in place for the elementary renovation project. Members of ...

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News

Green Ridge landfill project moves forward in Cumberland

The Green Ridge landfill project is a couple steps closer to going active. That’s how officials involved with ...

Pamplin

Lifestyles

Pamplin turns 150: Town celebrates past, looks to the future

Pamplin Mayor Sarah Blackwell gets excited when she starts talking about the town.  “There is an electricity in ...

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News

Buckingham Republican Committee restored, as appeal continues

The Buckingham Republican Committee is back from the dead. Just a couple weeks after 5th District Republicans voted ...

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Lifestyles

Moton Museum continues prayer breakfast program

Back on Tuesday, April 2, the Moton Museum held a community prayer breakfast, welcoming in people from all ...

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News

Severe storms could roll through region on Monday, NWS warns

This could be a problem. That’s how officials from the National Weather Service (NWS) summed things up early ...

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Lifestyles

‘I try to run faster’: Arvonia resident VonCanon sets records at HSC

Sometimes, a break can work wonders. It seemingly did for Hampden-Sydney freshman and Arvonia resident Haden VonCanon.  After ...

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News

Prince Edward gets good news, enterprise zone request approved

It went down to the wire, but Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin put pen to paper Monday night, signing ...

Waterworks

Education

Waterworks gets help from Hampden-Sydney Southern Lit students

The Waterworks Players Community Theatre’s production of “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof” by Tennessee Williams has come ...

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Opinion

From the Editor’s Desk: There’s no quick fix button on this

Some problems don’t have an immediate fix. You can’t just press a button and hit reset. Instead, it ...

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Education

Chronic absence numbers drop for Prince Edward schools

The good news is the absence numbers keep dropping. The bad news is they’re still pretty high. Prince ...

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