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Learn about land use
Though the issue brought with it heated discussion and raised emotions 10 years ago, it’s our hope that…
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Communication is key
A well-known fact of life is the key to success in any workplace, organization, leadership position or relationship is…
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Increased transparency
We commend supervisors in Prince Edward County for agreeing by consensus to make their submitted travel reimbursements part…
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Beacons of unity
We share the excitement of the community as we look forward to the unique renaissance that Longwood University’s…
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Make your opinions known
Since we offered our favor of constructing a single-lane roundabout at the troubled intersection of Oak Street, High…
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Pleased with the race
We’re pleased that five candidates have filed to appear on the ballot for the inaugural election of school…
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Commending the Ayers family business
The Heart of Virginia will lose a staple of the community when Ayers Building and Supply Co. Inc.…
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An American patriot
The finals words of Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) President Larry Stimpert in a Saturday evening press release regarding the…
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Reservoir could prove to be a benefit
We believe Cumberland County is taking the most appropriate measures to control potential growth and development around the…
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Let’s build a roundabout
We fully endorse and support the engineer-recommended concept of building a single-lane roundabout at the troubled intersection of…
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Remembering Baber
We mourn with the friends, family members and loved ones, including many in the Cumberland community, over the…
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Remembering the fallen
The blue skies and warm temperatures brought good barbecuing weather Monday, complimented by store sales, open pools and…
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Green unites the community
Janet Green’s dreams of a multidisciplinary outdoor classroom have finally come true. We share the excitement of Green…
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Here’s to the graduates
Over the past several weeks in across the Heart of Virginia, high schools have graduated hundreds of young…
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The Price of success
It sounds like Cumberland High School Forensics Coach Charles Haigh made the right move when he signed up…
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The wrong approach
We think supervisors in Buckingham County went about changing the hours of the county’s manned solid waste sites…
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Fighting cancer as one
The hard work, organization and dedication of the handful of people who organize, plan and promote the annual…
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An earned right
Farmville, get ready to be in the spotlight again. The 2017 Big South Softball Championship will make its…
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Answering the alarm
We applaud county supervisors in Buckingham for helping fill a critical need in approving an additional annual $50,000…
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Pray for Cumberland
Another tragedy has struck the Heart of Virginia — one that’s claimed two young people, much like the…
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Wine Festival benefits the community
This community should be proud of the hardworking people who seek to help others through the numerous benevolent…
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Green serves to inspire
Janet Green — who was recently named Prince Edward County’s Teacher of the Year, is much more than…
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Fund the volunteers
There are several reasons why we think the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors should fund the request for…
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‘It’s about time’
We commend the Farmville Town Council for stepping up and naming the Farmville-Prince Edward Community Library after civil…
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Silence broken
We’re glad that Republic Services finally decided to face the music and respond to one of our numerous…
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On videotaping meetings
The school board members who voted against the division videotaping their meetings and making recordings available to the…
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A taxing chore
Though members of boards of supervisors in Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties are not proposing any tax…