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Volunteers needed

Editor: Virtually every week for the past 35 years, FACES Food Pantry has shown that the Farmville/Prince Edward ...

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King named DAISY Award honoree

Centra Southside Community Hospital Chief Nursing Officer Claudia Meinhard, left, presented Laurel King as a DAISY Award honoree. ...

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Lunch for volunteers

In honor of National Volunteer Week The Fishin’ Pig provided lunch last week for all of the Centra ...

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Festival offers new experiences

The Heart of Virginia Festival, set for Saturday, May 4, is a really fun way to kick off the ...

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Dementia diagnoses are not the end

Did you know that every 65 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s and one in three ...

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Supreme Court decision soon

For some, this column may not appear important to you. Others consider it very important. I want to ...

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Game changer

Dreams do come true! With the announcement of Longwood’s Joan Perry Brock (JPB) Center a dream of several ...

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Scruggs wins first ever Tulip Award

Chief Nursing Officer Claudia Meinhard, right, presents Wendy Scruggs, who works in the Centra Southside Community Hospital Birthing ...

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Downtown parking: An inevitable growing pain?

Having had the opportunity to witness, record and occasionally even announce the Town of Farmville’s steady growth over ...

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Misunderstanding at tax time

By the time you read this column, you will have settled up on your tax liability to the ...

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Chaplain ‘J’: A man of faith

The recent opportunity to sit down and talk with the Rev. Dr. James H. Taylor III or Chaplain ...

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FFA hosts college and career fair

Representatives from 26 colleges and companies gathered in the Buckingham County High School (BCHS) gymnasium April 5. With ...

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Amazon – The facts

These are the facts: Amazon agreed to hire 25,000 new employees in Virginia at a starting salary of ...

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Education can be transformative

Earlier generations considered high school completion the key to success. Many viewed postsecondary education an extravagance because folks ...

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Fruitful social work

Following events held in coordination with April being declared “Child Abuse Prevention Month” in Prince Edward County, we ...

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Be on lookout for events

Spring has arrived in the Heart of Virginia more quickly than many could have anticipated. With the warm ...

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More than a win

Editor: The University of Virginia’s historic and monumental win in the NCAA Basketball Championship has not only proved ...

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Tax day

Editor: As I write this letter, it’s April 15 or Tax Day. Do you know where your tax ...

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Eagles fly high at FCCLA competition

Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) students recently traveled to Virginia Beach for the Family, Career and Community ...

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FFA team competes in Southeast Area Rally

The Buckingham Middle School FFA Chapter competed in the Southeast Area Rally that was held on March 6 ...

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Landscaping with conservation in mind

Spring is the time that many people plant their landscapes for the coming year. This year consider landscaping ...

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Being safe on the road

I had my new car, a blue Mazda 3, less than a week when I got into a car ...

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Applauding life-sustaining work

We would like to take a moment to commend the work of the fire departments and Emergency Medical ...

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Protecting our children

Colorful pinwheel gardens are springing up in our area, the state and even the across the nation, and ...

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Roundabout does not benefit the populace

Editor: Whenever an issue like the proposed roundabout is brought before the Farmville Town Council, it must be ...

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Haley of Farmville donates to PEFYA

Haley of Farmville is partnering with Prince Edward Farmville Youth Association (PEFYA)to provide equipment and other items. “Playing ...

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Commending innovation

Counties in the region often face similar challenges. This can include everything from school funding, to reductions in ...

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