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Students attend yearbook conference
The Fuqua School yearbook staff attended the annual Herff Jones conference on Sept. 25, which was held at…
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PECMS ACE team wins first meet
At its first meet, the Prince Edward County Middle School (PECMS) Academic Competition of Excellence (ACE) team won…
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Petite Miss Five County Fair
Briella Kay Doss, of Cumberland, won Petite Miss Five County Fair and most Photogenic. She is the daughter…
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Ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration
The Farmville Area Chamber was pleased to hold a ribbon cutting during the grand opening of AA Self…
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Fitzgerald ladies give to elementary school
The Women on Missions group of Fitzgerald Memorial Baptist Church presented school supplies, which were collected, to Ginnie…
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Walker earns National Jail Manager Certification
Lanay Walker, captain of Jail Administration at Piedmont Regional Jail (PRJ), recently received the national designation of Certified…
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New teachers presented to school board
Each month, staff members are recognized at the Cumberland County Public School Board meeting. The following staff —…
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Ribbon cutting for Label Shopper
The Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the new discount clothing store, Label Shopper,…
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Ribbon cutting at Fisher Auto Parts
The Buckingham Chamber of Commerce recently participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new location of Fisher…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Kingsley awarded scholarships
Cumberland County Public Schools Foundation, Inc. recently announced the 2019 scholarship awards. According to a news release, the…
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Elizabeth T. Moseley scholarship winners
The VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital’s Auxiliary recognized the Elizabeth T. Moseley Scholarship Fund Winners Jessica Johnson and…
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New Century Hospice is holding food drive for PSR
Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging (PSR) will be the recipient of Kindred At Home’s 15th Annual…
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FFA members attend leadership camp
Buckingham FFA members Dylan Price and April Sage attended FFA Leadership at Graves Mountain Lodge in Syria, Virginia.…
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Tuttle receives scholarship
Cumberland County Public Schools Foundation, Inc. recently announced the 2019 scholarship awards. A Cumberland Clothes Closet scholarship in…
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Davis receives honorary FFA state degree
Ivan “Chip” P. Davis, Jr. received his Honorary FFA State Degree on June 19 at the 93rd Virginia…
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Lutz selected for REU program
Henry Lutz, son of Dr. Consuelo Alvarez and Dr. Gray Lutz and a 2017 graduate of Prince Edward…
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Chamber community business update
The “How’s Business” installment of the Buckingham Chamber of Commerce’s Tuesday, July 16, meeting drew a large crowd…
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Quarterly TULIP recipient at CSCH
Joyce Anderson with Environmental Services has been selected as a TULIP (Touching Unique Lives in Practice) recipient at…
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Sorority participates in Longest Day activities
The Kappa Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. recently participated in “The Longest Day/Alzheimer’s Support…
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GED recipients at SVCC
Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) recently held a ceremony for students who completed their General Education Degree (GED)…