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Future of uncompleted Habitat House is unclear
A Piedmont Habitat for Humanity project announced in 2017 to some fanfare still sits incomplete off of Elam Road. Large weeds and small saplings have ...
A Piedmont Habitat for Humanity project announced in 2017 to some fanfare still sits incomplete off of Elam Road. Large weeds and small saplings have ...
The Virginia Supreme Court recently approved extending the moratorium on evictions — preventing courts from issuing writs of eviction to tenants who have struggled to ...
In this edition of Imagine Farmville, The Herald looks into the numerous ways the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors and the Farmville Town Council, ...
By Emily Hollingsworth Special to The Farmville Herald In this edition of Imagine Farmville, The Herald looks at the current state of transportation in the ...
By Emily Hollingsworth Special to The Farmville Herald This edition of Imagine Farmville explores the numerous ways school systems in the area have adapted to ...
By Emily Hollingsworth Special to The Farmville Herald This edition of Imagine Farmville looks deeper into the housing challenges that surround the region, including in ...
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued Phase 1 of reopening the Commonwealth of Virginia Friday, May 15. Over that weekend, the Town of Farmville, particularly downtown, ...
This week the Imagine Farmville series looks into the possible future of economic development and the initiatives that Prince Edward County is currently taking to ...
At the start of a new decade, the Farmville area and the world are being hit with a pandemic, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, ...
Members of the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a parking ordinance for the county, which specifies rules, violations and enforcement pertaining to ...
The Cumberland County Board of Supervisors voted to approve two rezoning requests and an ordinance amendment during its meeting held Aug. 13. Board members voted ...
A first-degree murder case involving Janet Winslow, of Buckingham, was recently ruled nolle prosequi by the Buckingham County General District Court, according to records from ...
The library and community center projected for Buckingham County took a huge step forward during Monday’s board meeting. Members of the Buckingham County Board of ...
Three Girl Scouts spent the summer collecting school supplies. On Wednesday, after months of hard work, they were able to deliver the donations in person. ...
Buckingham supervisors voted to accept a grant from The Petco Foundation to help construct and renovate the county’s animal shelter. District One Supervisor Robert “Bob” ...
Southside Training, Employment and Placement Services Inc. (STEPS) is set to receive a federal grant totaling $3.2 million for its Head Start programs, according to ...
Members of law enforcement, residents, parents and students took part in a community forum held recently to discuss items related to law and individual rights. ...
The life and legacy of Elbert Redd Womack was honored by members of the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Womack, who served on ...
When I first visited Farmville more than two years ago, it was to interview, for a staff writer/photographer position for Farmville Newsmedia. I remember having ...
Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring was the keynote speaker for the 10th anniversary event of Prince Edward County TRIAD. During the celebration, held at ...
Using her background in emergency services and environmental science, Kara Robertson has been appointed as the new Community Development Planner for the Commonwealth Regional Council ...
Inmates in several different housing units at the Buckingham Correctional Center are being treated for scabies, according to officials with the Virginia Department of Health ...
Having a church that people in the early 1800s could attend without crossing the Appomattox River was one reason the Farmville Presbyterian Church was first ...
STEPS Inc. is hosting its first bluegrass festival. The festival is set to take place Saturday, Aug. 31, from noon-7 p.m. at the Southside Electric ...
The Buckingham Volunteer Rescue Squad (BVRS) has enough volunteer members to man assigned Sunday schedules, according to BVRS Representative Kerry Flippen in regards to recent ...
Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at an event for the Prince Edward TRIAD organization, which is set ...
Several zoning items are set to be under consideration by the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors during its August meeting. The meeting and public hearings ...
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The Atlanta Hawks (2-2) visit the Washington Wizards (1-2) in a matchup of Southeast Division rivals at Capital…
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