News
Two Scottsville men die in crash
A crash early Monday, March 22, in Buckingham County has claimed the lives of two Scottsville residents. According…
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Lawsuit filed against zoning decision
Two Cumberland County residents have filed a lawsuit against the Board of Supervisors in response to its approval…
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Formal inquiry into SEC requested
The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday night, March 9, to adopt a resolution requesting…
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Longwood Admission standards adjusted
With COVID-19 having impacted nearly every facet of the average high school senior’s life, colleges are changing some…
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Buckingham County could host mass vaccine center
Buckingham is gearing up for its first big vaccine clinic to be held later this month, but the…
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Outside shooting range approved
The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 3 with one abstention Tuesday, March 9, to…
Lifestyles
University job provides different challenges
Jim Wiecking currently spends his workday helping Longwood University get grant money to do research projects as part…
News
Rabid dog found in Cumberland
The Cumberland County Health Department has a confirmed rabies case in a dog in the vicinity of Salem…
Lifestyles
Booker breaks patterns, racial lines with service
Master Chief Cryptologist Dr. John Booker, age 79, was born and raised in Cumberland County. As a young…
Lifestyles
‘I’m a lucky, lucky person’
James Wooten Jr., 76, walks with a limp and has fought diabetes after returning from two years of…
Lifestyles
Respect, discipline, comradery
Major Sergeant John Sedgwick, 78, of Buckingham, originally grew up in Annapolis, Maryland. Born in 1942, Sedgwick grew…
Lifestyles
Virgil Chick was just doing his duty
Virgil Chick doesn’t think of himself as a military hero. “I don’t have any hero stories for you,”…
Lifestyles
From cook to general, Fore does it all
Being a brigadier general in the National Guard would be enough of an accomplishment for most, but for…
Lifestyles
‘This is what I want to do’
Sergeant Josh Jones, age 37, of Buckingham, was originally taken on a tour of Fork Union Military Academy…
Education
Roof repair, new schools discussed for PECPS
A joint meeting of the finance committees for the Prince Edward County School Board and the Board of…
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80-year-old man killed in crash
A single-vehicle crash in Cumberland County has claimed the life of an 80-year-old man. According to Virginia State…
Lifestyles
Hamlin weathered adversity to build a life
Robert “Bob” Hamlin faced significant adversity early in his life — times when options were closed off to…
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Green Ridge donates funds for new parks
Green Ridge Recycling and Disposal Facility has announced it will be donating $250,000 to Cumberland County to be…
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Doug Stanley looking to put county’s ‘house in order’
Prince Edward County Administrator Doug Stanley recently presented the Board of Supervisors with a list of things that…
COVID-19
Single-dose vaccine approved
Statewide coronavirus numbers continue to inch downward amidst the news surrounding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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Vaccination clinic to be held in Prince Edward Friday
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Piedmont Health District, in cooperation with Prince Edward County, will conduct a…
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Officials react to long power outage
The historic ice storm that hit Southside Virginia on Feb. 13 left much of the area reeling and…
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Restrictions eased as COVID cases fall
As COVID-19 cases continue to abate, Gov. Ralph Northam announced a loosening of restrictions on outdoor events during…
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Gold mining bill passes Senate
A bill calling for the study of commercial gold mining and the impacts of mining operations on watersheds…
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Local cases plunge; U.S. death toll tops 500K
The country reached a devastating record at the beginning of this week when U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 500,000,…
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Frustration grows; power outages linger
After nine days of no electricity and spoiled food, fuel and patience are running thin. Allison Hunter, a…
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Hot meals available this weekend for PE, Farmville residents
Residents of Prince Edward County and the Town of Farmville will want to take note of hot meals…