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Extolling Call Me MISTER

We would like to take a moment to highlight and praise Longwood University’s Call Me MISTER (CMM) program, ...

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Youth ministry of Williamsburg comes to Prince Edward

Many mission trips take groups out of the state or even out of the country to serve others. ...

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Community pride

Editor: Summer and fall are certainly great times to take a look around our community at the many ...

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Mr. Spates — the man of all time

Editor: On Tuesday morning when I arrived at my part-time job, someone came up to me and asked ...

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The hidden truth about guns

Seems every few weeks there is a mass shooting that dominates the headlines. Although these shootings are mostly ...

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A good resource for environmental education

Are you an educator in Amelia, Nottoway or Prince Edward counties? Do you teach about water, soil and/or ...

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Alumni donates backpacks

Members of the Robert R. Moton/Prince Edward County Schools Alumni Association donated 50 backpacks to Prince Edward County ...

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Early gridiron excitement

A  new high school varsity football season always brings with it the possibility of excitement on the weekends ...

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New teachers at Prince Edward County Middle School

Prince Edward County Middle School announced its new teachers for the 2019-20 school year. Pictured are, from left, ...

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Ensure quality drinking water

Editor: The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced that it will give out $1.5 million in ...

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Honoring 400 years of African-American history

I had the honor of addressing our commonwealth as we marked 400 years of African-American history since the ...

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Buckingham Preschool receives donation

Buckingham Preschool was presented a donation of $1,977 from the Scottish Rites of Free Masonry, Valley of Lynchburg. ...

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Rebate checks are coming

The Commonwealth of Virginia ended the fiscal year with a $797.7 million revenue surplus, according to final figures ...

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Stand by my words

Editor: Mr. Shear took issue with my Aug. 14 assertion that no other country on this planet has ...

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Recognizing town manager

Editor: Recently, I was saddened to hear of the resignation of Town Manager Gerry Spates. Mr. Spates had ...

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Styles to give a talk and sign copies of his new book

The Robert Russa Moton Museum (Moton) recently announced that author, educator and philanthropist Dr. Twitty J. Styles Ph.D. ...

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Making dreams come true

Aug. 17 saw the official dedication and opening of Lions Park on the west end of Farmville. The ...

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Family farms

In life, we often are confronted with problems that were not foreseen. The family farm, all over the ...

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Dear parents

Dear parents who are getting ready to send your firstborn off to college this week, I feel for ...

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Morris completes SVCC PLW program

Seth Morris, of Farmville, completed the Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) Power Line Worker (PLW) Training Program on ...

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Reducing gun violence

The Virginia Crime Commission meets for two days this week to discuss the numerous bills presented during the ...

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Presenting Prince Edward County

Presentation is very important when promoting anything, and in today’s day and age, it is often particularly important ...

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August Looking Our Best named by Chamber

The Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce recently announced the August Looking Our Best award went to Caryn Kayton ...

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Disagree with Schmidt

Editor, Karl Schmidt’s letter of Aug. 14 was so outrageous I am moved to write. While the whole ...

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Gun violence

Editor, Ms. Burke believes the Second Amendment should be limited to hunters and hobbyists. She states that she, ...

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In support of Cooper-Jones

Editor, Pattie Cooper-Jones was the only Prince Edward County Board member who voted against establishing an EMS District ...

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Saying goodbye

When I first visited Farmville more than two years ago, it was to interview, for a staff writer/photographer ...

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