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Cumberland County’s Lucyville gets state historical marker
Within a month, you’ll be able to pinpoint exactly where Lucyville used to be. The Virginia Department of ... Read more
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Farmville Town Council plans to honor Rev. Samuel Williams Jr.
FARMVILLE – They prayed and sang hymns on the steps of Farmville Baptist Church. It was July 28, ... Read more
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History’s lesson: VFW offers Memorial Day tribute at Sailor’s Creek
After the battle of Sailor’s Creek, Union Cavalryman Joel Swett found a piece of paper lying near a ... Read more
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From The Archive: In 1837, they found gold in Holliday Creek
In 1837, you didn’t have to go to California to strike gold. All you’d have had to do ... Read more
Lifestyles
Hatton Ferry connects the past and present in Buckingham County
If you lived here in the early 1800s, there’s a good chance you took a poled ferry when ... Read more
Lifestyles
From The Archive: Longwood’s ghostly bell and baggage wagon
FARMVILLE – Our story begins more than 100 years ago, with a ghostly bell, a wagon and the ... Read more
Lifestyles
Small graves mark a big mystery at High Bridge Trail State Park
On a warm July day in 1906, an African-American man was struck by a train in Rice. The ... Read more
Lifestyles
Who was Shed Dungee? Cumberland native fought for interracial marriage
CUMBERLAND – He was the first Black man to represent Buckingham and Cumberland counties in the Virginia House ... Read more