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Town hall prompts discussion
Approximately 20 community members took part in a town hall where participants asked questions and discussed health care with leadership at Centra Health on May ...
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Columns
Keeping people informed
This article has been corrected from its original version. An organization can only improve if its leaders take time to listen to the people they ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, June 4, 2019 10:55 am
Prince Edward
Panels, stories shape commemorations
Prince Edward County residents and officials affected by the struggle to attain education equality spoke about their experiences during several commemorations held in Prince Edward ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 30, 2019 3:57 pm
Cumberland
Cobbs Creek ordinance revisited
Officials in Cumberland will be one step closer to finalizing its watershed protection ordinance through a series of meetings scheduled for June and July. Planning ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 30, 2019 3:38 pm
Farmville
Community mourns victims of 460 tragedy
Area ministers and members of Jericho Baptist Church in Farmville gathered at the church Wednesday to remember those who died or who were injured following ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 30, 2019 3:34 pm
Farmville
Bids out for signal upgrades
Traffic signals in the Town of Farmville may receive numerous upgrades, which include the potential for new traffic cameras and battery backups that would keep ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 30, 2019 3:19 pm
WORTH A WORD
Always remember
One of the largest takeaways from the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, which deemed segregation in public schools to ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 30, 2019 2:49 pm
Local
Community coalition progresses
Progress has continued on the area Affordable Housing Coalition to determine necessary strategies to alleviate housing needs in Prince Edward County, according to Commonwealth Regional ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 28, 2019 10:39 am
Buckingham
Development project continues
One house involved with the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in the Town of Dillwyn has been given the go-ahead for demolition by the Virginia ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 28, 2019 10:38 am
Cumberland
Road plans presented
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Farmville Resident Engineer Scott Frederick recently presented an overview of the secondary six-year plan and VDOT activities taking place in ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 28, 2019 10:13 am
Farmville
Music on main
Two pianos along downtown Farmville are available free for the playing, thanks to the Longwood Center for Community Music. Longwood Center for Community Music Director ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Friday, May 24, 2019 12:42 pm
Cumberland
Roundabout update
Progress continues on the roundabout project at the intersection of Routes 45 and 690, Cartersville and Columbia roads, according to officials from the Virginia Department ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Friday, May 24, 2019 12:39 pm
WORTH A WORD
Step toward a solution
Virginia, and by extension the Southside Virginia region, took a large step to address transportation and mental illness. According to a news release from The ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Friday, May 24, 2019 12:33 pm
Buckingham
‘It’s open to us’
Buckingham County High School’s graduation speakers imparted each of the more than 120 graduating students with messages of gratitude, resilience and seeking good things as ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Friday, May 24, 2019 12:24 pm
Cumberland
Blanton & Pleasants honored
The Cumberland County Board of Supervisors presented a resolution to the owners of Blanton & Pleasants general store, located at 2308 Cartersville Road. Blanton & ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Friday, May 24, 2019 12:16 pm
Buckingham
Centra town hall set
Residents will have an opportunity to voice support or concerns about Centra Health centers during a town hall meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 29, from ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 23, 2019 11:58 am
Local
Milestones commemorated
Residents of Prince Edward and the Heart of Virginia will observe a series of milestones this weekend that have shaped the history of racial equity ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 23, 2019 11:09 am
TRI-COUNTY
D-Day commemoration set
The Piedmont Area Veterans Council (PAVC), Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7059 and American Legion Post 32 are set to hold an event to ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 1:48 pm
Buckingham
Library, center out for bid
Members of the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously May 13 to allow the new Buckingham library and community center projects to go out ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 1:47 pm
Cumberland
Six projects approved by board
This article has been modified from its original version to include the clarifications that ran in the Friday, May 31 edition of The Herald. The ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 1:45 pm
Buckingham
VDOT six-year plan reviewed
Farmville Resident Engineer Scott Frederick recently presented an overview of current road projects taking place, and items in the draft secondary six-year plan for Buckingham ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 11:42 am
Buckingham
Route draws concern
Buckingham Board of Supervisor members and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) representatives discussed the potential to install guardrails along a bridge at Route 602, in ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 16, 2019 10:20 am
Farmville
Airport receives grant of $3.5M
The Farmville Regional Airport recently received sizable funding in order to improve its access entrance and provide more space for public parking and for airplane ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 16, 2019 10:19 am
Buckingham
Options for infant immunization
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is advocating for infant and youth immunization and cited that options are available for parents who may not have ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 16, 2019 10:15 am
Buckingham
Squad agreement expected to remain
Emergency management officials in Buckingham and Albemarle counties said that the dissolution of the Scottsville Volunteer Rescue Squad isn’t expected to affect the mutual aid ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 16, 2019 10:15 am
Lifestyle Main
Taking a village to celebrate
With the sort of warm and cloudy weather that deepens the green colors of the surrounding foliage, hundreds of people gathered at The Historic Village ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Thursday, May 16, 2019 8:18 am
Columns
Bringing great ideas to life
Think of some of the most absurd and wonderful ideas you’ve had as a child. What sort of dreams did you have for the future? ...