John McGuire Prince Edward Middle School

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John McGuire has three bills unanimously approved by Assembly

There are only a handful of members who can say one of their bills passed through the General ...

Longwood women

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Longwood women bow out in Big South Quarterfinals

It was a basketball season that started with the opening of a new home arena, and finished with ...

Herald Community Calendar

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Herald Community Calendar for the week of March 8, 2024

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

Pine Grove Project

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Students help Pine Grove Project as ‘ambassadors’

It started in 2021, when Kamira Holman and Alana Johnson won the Women’s History Month essay contest from ...

Southside Electric Cooperative electric cooperatives

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Electric cooperatives withdraw complaints over broadband bills

In February, electric cooperatives in Central and Southside Virginia brought out the pitchforks. From ads in the papers ...

Buckingham West Third Street Tropical Storm Debby Farmville

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Herald News Briefs: Worsham work continues, students honored

It’s gonna be a while before the Worsham Road bridge is reopened. We’ve had people ask how long ...

Monroe Church Road Mil Scott Road Route 15

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Don’t use GPS to travel around Keysville roundabout, VDOT warns

This weekend, hundreds of people will make their way to Hampden-Sydney College for the NCAA Division 3 Sweet ...

NCAA Division 3 Sweet 16

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Sweet 16 Sectional sells out in hours. More tix available Thursday?

It took less than 24 hours to do it. Just a few hours after tickets went on sale ...

Buckingham County 5th District

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Buckingham sheriff offers 5th District endorsement

We’re a few months away from the 5th District Congressional primary and local officials are starting to choose ...

Poultry Cooperative

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Now the Poultry Cooperative has launched, how does it operate?

Now that the Central Virginia Poultry Cooperative has been launched, how does it work? How do farmers join, ...

Adriana Shipp-Davis

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Making History: Adriana Shipp-Davis joins 1,000 point club

[AdrianaLongwood’s Adriana Shipp-Davis knows her college basketball career is winding down. But rather than be sad, the 5’10 ...

farmville town council Cumberland County Farmville budget

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Nearly zero writeoffs: Farmville collects all but a few dollars

The Farmville staff puts their tools to work to ensure that nearly 100% of real estate taxes are ...

NCAA Division 3 Sweet 16

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NCAA Division 3 Sweet 16 set. Where will Hampden-Sydney play?

As it turns out, the Hampden-Sydney Tigers won’t have far to go for their NCAA Division 3 Sweet ...

LCVA's Gala

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LCVA’s gala takes inspiration from 1960s’ jet set

The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts’ (LCVA) biennial gala, the best attended event of its kind in ...

Longwood players Longwood men's basketball

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The Blueprint: Longwood makes it three straight winning seasons

At the time, it might not have registered as a big moment. It’ll show up in Longwood men’s ...

Hampden-Sydney Tigers Hampden-Sydney basketball

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Hampden-Sydney advances to Sweet 16. Who do they play next?

The Tigers are headed to the Sweet 16. Hampden-Sydney earned their ticket with a 72-51 win Saturday over ...

Herald Community Calendar

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Herald Community Calendar for week of March 1, 2024

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

Big South Men’s Basketball Tournament Longwood men's basketball

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Big South Men’s Tournament Set: Where did Longwood land?

The seedings are set, the games are scheduled and now we know what the Big South Men’s Basketball ...

Longwood men

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Longwood men win on Napper’s last-second shot

On Senior Night in the JPB, during a ferocious battle with the league’s top team, Walyn Napper saved ...

Hampden-Sydney

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Hampden-Sydney advances, shutting down La Roche in Round 1

Hampden-Sydney took control early and didn’t let go Friday night, running over La Roche University 98-61 in the ...

Barbara Johns

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Commission approves Barbara Johns statue. What’s the next step?

Joan Johns Cobbs just wanted to say thanks. Speaking to the Commission for Historical Statues, she thanked the ...

Poultry Cooperative

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Poultry Cooperative launches, looks to fill void left by Tyson plant

When Tyson Foods closed its Glen Allen processing plant back in May of last year, it hurt 55 ...

Longwood players Longwood men's basketball

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Longwood battle with Gardner-Webb goes down to final minute

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Thursday night was a tale of two halves for Longwood men’s basketball at Gardner-Webb. ...

Block and Bridle Horse Hippology Contest

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Buckingham High team competes in Horse Hippology contest

On Friday, Feb. 9, the Block and Bridle Horse Hippology Contest was held on the campus of Virginia ...

Prince Edward County tax bills tax debt tax rate tax relief

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Prince Edward, Buckingham collect nearly all tax debt

Some area treasurers prove true Benjamin Franklin’s famous saying that taxes are one of two things in the ...

Prince Edward County Cumberland County affordable housing

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Sales tax bill passes the Assembly, with a twist. What changed?

It took several years, but Prince Edward County officials finally got their wish this week. On Monday, Feb. ...

primary on Tuesday

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Early voting wraps up, primary on Tuesday

If you want to cast a vote in one of Tuesday’s primaries, you still have a couple days ...

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