Lifestyles
Hotel Weyanoke and Farmville revisited
BY KATHERINE (PETERS) WEBSTER During the fall, my husband and I (two old people and a dog) decided…
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Recreation
A tale of two bears
Reece Pembelton, left, age 9, and Matthew Pembelton, age 15, killed these two large bears while hunting with…
Lifestyles
Red Bud Garden Club elects officers
The Redbud Garden Club held its June meeting in the backyard of Geraldine Sanderson’s home. Due to the…
Business
Business of the Month announced
Buckingham Family Medicine is the Buckingham Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Month. The chamber is thankful for…
Business
PSR receives $8,500 grant
Piedmont Senior Resources (PSR) Area Agency on Aging has been notified by Meals on Wheels of America of…
Lifestyles
50th wedding anniversary celebrated
Dr. James H. Taylor, III married July 11, 1970 to former Olivdean Silver of Enfield North Carolina. They…
Social
Goards wed in Moseley
Regina and Steven Goard were married June 20 at Amber Grove in Moseley by Pastor Thomas Armstrong of…
Social
Southside DAR chapters host state regent
The Judith Randolph-Longwood and William Taylor Chapters of District III of the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution…
Education
Murphy chosen for scholarship
The Judith Randolph-Longwood Chapter NSDAR is honored to announce the 2020 recipient of the Grace L. Jones Memorial…
Social
DAR writes cards, collects books
Every Christmas the members of the Judith Randolph-Longwood Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution traditionally write Christmas cards…
Business
Chamber names Paulek interim executive director
Anne Tyler Paulek has been named interim executive director of the Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce. Paulek assumes…
Education
Franssen named first-ever scientist in residence
Since the Science Museum of Virginia was founded in 1977, it has employed three staff scientists: a physicist,…
Social
Sorority celebrates 44 years of service
The Kappa Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. celebrated its 44th anniversary of service to…
Social
AKA Sorority goes red
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority participated in the American Heart Association’s (AHA) National Wear Red Day to raise awareness…
Lifestyles
AKA sorority and friends sew pillowcase dresses
Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and friends worked together on the Sorority’s Target 5— Global…
Lifestyles
Hot dog giveaway was a success
Community over Crisis was formed less than a year ago to help people in the community during times…
Lifestyles
FUMC welcomes new pastor
Farmville United Methodist Church is excited to announce that Rev. Susie Thomas has been appointed to serve at…
Social
Women in Construction Week
Walk by any construction site and there will be women working in a variety of roles, from laborers…
Education
Colored pencils and acrylics workshop
A colored pencils and acrylics workshop will be held at Central Virginia Arts April 11. The layering of…
News
CCLA to hold fundraiser
The Cumberland County Landfill Alert (CCLA) is preparing to hold a “shindig” fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 12. The fundraiser…
Education
Whitus presents key
Jenna Lathom, a freshman Communications Studies major from Alexandria, was the lucky finder of the “mayor” rock on…
Church & Community
Opera singers to perform lunchtime concert
Farmville — Singers from the Summer Garden Opera will perform during a free lunchtime concert Wednesday, June 14…
Buckingham
Bolden beats the odds, earns degree
Rickie Bolden has graduated from college — part of a life change he says he began 10 years ago.…
Education
Debate team places at competition
The Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) Debate Team competed at the Virginia High School League (VHSL) State…
Community Calendar
Summer camp experiences come alive at Longwood
Summer will be a time of fun and learning for area children enrolled in one of several summer…
Education
Ninth annual corrections banquet held at SVCC
Southside Virginia Community College recently held its ninth annual Corrections Awards Banquet at its Christanna Campus. The event…
Education
SVCC truck driver graduates recognized
The Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) Truck Driver Training Program recently celebrated a new class of successful students.…