Education
More money for bus drivers? Buckingham board considers raises
The frustrations started piling up last week in Albemarle County. Parents started scrambling to figure out how 900 ...
Education
Angela Comer will take over as Longwood’s new police chief
FARMVILLE – Angela Comer will serve as Longwood University’s next chief of police, the school announced Monday. Selected ...
News
Farmville gets funding help with regional airport repairs
State and federal funds will help renovate the Farmville Regional Airport. A $69,000 grant from the Virginia Department ...
News
Curdsville Community Center group gets a forestry lesson
Originally, the area now known as the Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest was farmland. And if you walk through that ...
News
Longwood Lancers fight, but fall 1-0 to Richmond on opening night
The Longwood Lancers outshot Richmond and controlled large swaths of the match on opening night. However, an early ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of August 18, 2023
The Herald community calendar is published each Thursday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that ...
Education
Board members have questions about Prince Edward’s crisis plan
FARMVILLE – The Prince Edward County School Board wants to take another look at the district’s crisis plan. ...
News
A PUD question: Farmville council asks law firm what’s allowed
FARMVILLE – Back in June, Farmville resident Robert R. Gordon wrote a column in The Farmville Herald. In ...
News
Safe and Sound: Beagles recover, one year after Envigo rescue
The Humane Society of the United States is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the rescue of 4,000 beagles ...
News
Monroe Church Road study faces delay
Everyone forgot one tiny thing. Back in July, Prince Edward County supervisors listened to residents who lived on ...
News
Prince Edward supervisors vote on permanent flag ordinance
FARMVILLE – Cindy Koether had a question. Like most of the Prince Edward County residents that filled up ...
News
Cumberland County looks at a new plan for Luther P. Jackson High
Cumberland County is looking at a new future for the old Luther P. Jackson High School building. As ...
News
Investigation continues into fatal Cumberland County crash
One week later, Virginia State Police say they’re still investigating a fatal traffic accident. The Cumberland County crash ...
News
Pembelton, Sellers split Saturday races, move up in points
History repeated itself for Landon Pembelton and six-time South Boston Speedway champion Peyton Sellers snapped a four-race winless ...
News
South Boston Speedway: Langley holds points lead as race looms
Carter Langley is in the best position he has enjoyed this season entering the twin 75-lap races this ...
News
Meriwood Farm Road rezoning goes back for a vote in Farmville
Originally, the plan for the Meriwood Farm Road rezoning was to take a vote during the July meeting ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of August 4, 2023
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...
Lifestyles
‘I wanted to see the world’: Farmville native tackles Navy life
T.J. Orth wanted to see the world. To do that, the Farmville native took a career path leading ...
News
Firefly project moves forward in Cumberland County
We’re making progress. That’s the news this week from Firefly Broadband, as the company continues to work on ...
Education
Prince Edward County schools are in need of volunteers
As we head into August and students prepare to return to classes, there’s one key need for Prince ...
Opinion
Adam Tyler: A Lament of the Clergy and Lay Leadership of Farmville Baptist Church
On July 28, 1963, a group of African-American worshippers arrived on the front steps of Farmville Baptist Church, ...
News
Dave Kwiatkowski reaches Farmville on his coast-to-coast run
FARMVILLE – From “Fran-to-Sand”, Virginia runner Dave Kwiatkowski made his way through Farmville last week, on his way ...
News
Cooling centers set up in Farmville, across region due to heat
The temperature keeps rising in Farmville and across the area. By 1 p.m. Thursday, we were already at ...
News
Construction is about to start on new Farmville Road business
A Dollar General is coming soon next to the old Fishin’ Pig site on Farmville Road. On Monday, ...
News
Prince Edward’s Wawa project takes another step forward
Work continues on the Wawa in Prince Edward County. You just can’t see it yet. That’s how both ...
News
Buckingham Firefighters Association swaps event date after storm
DILLWYN – The severe storms that came rolling through July 15 knocked down power lines, caused property damage ...
Sports
Sanford takes advantage of opportunity at South Boston Speedway
Caleb Sanford waited for a long time to have an opportunity to race at South Boston Speedway. That ...
SportsPlus
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