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Buckingham supervisors, school board at odds over budget

Buckingham County supervisors said they were confused. On four occasions over the past year, school district officials came ... Read more

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Joseph Cunningham case sent to trial by grand jury

Joseph Frank Cunningham will face a jury trial later this year. A grand jury in Amherst County returned ... Read more

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What does the new Buckingham County solar policy look like?

After months of discussion, the Buckingham Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt their solar policy. Now that ... Read more

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Buckingham Angel Tree program needs needs last minute help

With Christmas quickly approaching, the Buckingham Recreation Department is hoping to get the last bunch of angels claimed ... Read more

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Education

Top Ten and Aiming Higher: Buckingham High Raiders look ahead

What’s next after placing 10th in the nation? You train to prove your team is the ‘Best of ... Read more

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Buckingham supervisors approve latest solar project after hearing

Buckingham County has one newly approved solar project, as supervisors signed off on the plan during their Tuesday, ... Read more

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Deadline extended for Buckingham comprehensive plan survey

Hundreds of residents have already participated and turned in their surveys for the Buckingham comprehensive plan. Even though ... Read more

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Arvonia VFD expansion will improve response times, add EMS

The Arvonia Volunteer Fire Department just finished remodeling its facility this year. The plan for this remodel was ... Read more

School construction

Education

Herald News Briefs: School construction starts, costume contest set

Buckingham school construction starts Work is moving forward on a school construction project in Buckingham County. On Wednesday, ... Read more

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Public hearing set for newest Buckingham County solar project

After discussion at last month’s Buckingham County Planning Commission meeting, Blue Rock Solar LLC will have a few ... Read more

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Does Buckingham need an assisted living facility? Hearing set.

NEW CANTON – When it comes to assisted living facilities for loved ones, Buckingham County currently doesn’t have ... Read more

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Solar farms restricted by Buckingham County supervisors

DILLWYN – Buckingham County will be restricting the number of solar farms allowed, moving forward. During their Monday, ... Read more

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Buckingham County supervisors expand some tax benefits

DILLWYN – There’s good news for senior citizens in Buckingham County. More will now be able to benefit ... Read more

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Education

Buckingham County bus drivers get a raise. Here’s what’s changing

Bus drivers need respect. That’s what Chuck Graves reminded Buckingham County supervisors on Monday, as he encouraged them ... Read more

Buckingham Planning Commission cyanide ban

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Buckingham Planning Commission postpones mining work

The Buckingham Planning Commission won’t have a recommendation about metallic mining, at least not in the short-term. Back ... Read more

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Virginia State Police investigate fatal Buckingham County crash

Virginia State Police say they’re investigating a Buckingham County crash that left one person dead. The incident happened ... Read more

Curdsville

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Curdsville Community Center group gets a forestry lesson

Originally, the area now known as the Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest was farmland. And if you walk through that ... Read more

Buckingham Planning Commission cyanide ban

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What’s the next step in Buckingham’s mining fight?

What will the state do? Concerns over that question have left Buckingham County’s discussion of metallic mining in ... Read more

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Weather warning issued for Farmville, surrounding area today

Stay inside. That’s the National Weather Service’s advice for residents in Farmville and the surrounding area. Over the ... Read more

Centra Medical Group

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Centra Medical Group announces plans for Dillwyn clinic

A week after Troublesome Creek Medicine launched in Dillwyn, now another medical operation has announced plans to open ... Read more

Buckingham Firefighters Association

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Buckingham Firefighters Association swaps event date after storm

DILLWYN – The severe storms that came rolling through July 15 knocked down power lines, caused property damage ... Read more

Opinion

Maggie Snoddy: Let’s talk about the registrar’s office

On June 14, former Buckingham County interim registrar Luis Gutierrez, was given space in this paper to share ... Read more

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Lifestyles

New primary care practice fills a need for Buckingham County

DILLWYN – Buckingham County needs medical facilities. Out of Virginia’s 133 counties, Buckingham ranked 124th in health factors, ... Read more

Juneteenth

Lifestyles

Jones honored in Juneteenth celebration

Buckingham County paid tribute to a local coach on Saturday, June 17, during the local Juneteenth celebration. Michael ... Read more

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Buckingham County softball complex heads to final vote

The proposed GRIT Softball Academy is one step closer to reality. GRIT in this case stands for Greatness, ... Read more

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Buckingham supervisors consider future of Knight Valley property

DILLWYN – Almost a year after Buckingham County originally sold it, before later buying it back, there’s a ... Read more

Opinion

Luis Gutierrez: My time in the registrar’s office

Editor’s note: This column is in response to the one that ran in the June 2 edition, written ... Read more

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