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A look back at 2021
A look back at 2021 Throughout the month of January each Friday edition of The Farmville Herald will ...
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Cause of house fire deemed suspicious
No one was home when a fire broke out in a dwelling around 8:25 p.m on Monday, Jan. ...
COVID-19
Gov. lifts school mask mandate
Shortly after taking office on Saturday, Jan. 16, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed nine executive orders, one beginning ...
Cumberland
Expanding broadband access discussed
The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors held its first monthly meeting on Jan. 11, starting the new ...
Local
Council discusses redistricting
On Jan. 12, the Farmville Town Council held its first monthly meeting of the year to discuss redistricting ...
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Longwood
USC Upstate withstands second half fight
After a week off, it was USC Upstate who had the best of Longwood in the final minutes ...
Education
President’s list announced
The following students were named to the Fall 2021 President’s List at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). Full-time ...
Local
Free Civil War Seminar set
Join the National Park Service and Longwood University at the annual free Civil War Seminar on Feb. 12, ...
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PSR to hold vaccine clinic
Piedmont Senior Resources (PSR) Area Agency on Aging is hosting a Virginia Department of Health vaccine clinic in ...
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Youngkin promotes unity, agenda at inauguration
BY TARAZHA JENKINS AND JOSEPHINE WALKER Capital News Service Republican Glenn Youngkin was sworn in Saturday as Virginia’s ...
FUQUA SCHOOL
Fuqua School Honor Roll
Fuqua School announces scholastic recognition for the lower/middle/upper school levels for the second quarter and first semester for ...
Local
Pearson guest speaker of DAR
Recently, Adjunct Assistant Professor of History and Archaeology at Hampden-Sydney College and Senior Archaeologist with Coastal Environments, Inc. ...
News
What a mess. A recycling success story
Thank you, thank you anglers! Though you were terribly frustrated with your tangled fishing line, you did the ...
College
Gronli, Kalchner named VaSID All-State
Markus Gronli and Jonas Kalchner played pivotal roles for a Longwood men’s soccer team that put together one ...
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What to know before burning storm debris
In the wake of recent storms that hit Virginia, officials with the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) are ...
Longwood
Lancers earn All-State Honors
Three Lancers are represented on the 2021 VaSID All-State University list after a record breaking fall season for ...
Longwood
Lacrosse schedule set
The Longwood women’s lacrosse program is set to return to the field in the spring, as head coach ...
Local
Woodson donates to American Legion
Nanny Woodson donated a vehicle to American Legion Post 134 in Buckingham. Accepting the donation is Commander Allen ...
Local
Road work planned
Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures is planned; however, work may be delayed/canceled due to weather or other issues. ...
Education
Spelling Bee winner heads to regionals
Prince Edward County Middle School student, Whill Stanley, is heading to the Spelling Bee Regionals. Students in Prince ...
COVID-19
Youngkin ends school mask mandates – Centra sees record COVID patients
Virus cases are continuing to soar upward in the Piedmont Health District as local hospitals see an all-time ...
Local
Funding for HIT Park received
Former Gov. Ralph Northam on Jan. 13 announced $7 million in Virginia Business Ready Site Program development grants ...
Longwood
Challenging schedule awaits Lancers softball
If iron sharpens iron, Longwood softball can expect to be razor sharp after facing a the challenging 2022 ...
Local
Area sees second winter storm
For the second time this year, snow, sleet and freezing rain left its mark across the Commonwealth on ...