Faith Redd, Author at Farmville

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Buckingham

Post pandemic, Buckingham’s Amish safety committee moves forward

BUCKINGHAM – In October 2021, a pickup truck hit an Amish buggy in Cumberland County, killing two parents and injuring their eight kids. In September ... Read more

by Faith Redd, Sunday, August 21, 2022 5:00 pm

Christopher Michael Rowan

Local

Prince Edward supervisors want Circuit Court to hear flagpole case

FARMVILLE – The Prince Edward Board of Supervisors are going back to court in the flagpole case. Attorney Andrew McRoberts filed an appeal on behalf ... Read more

by Faith Redd, Wednesday, August 17, 2022 11:09 pm

Local

Solar Farms in Virginia

The rise in the use of solar energy technology to generate electricity is a booming industry in Virginia with 52 active solar facilities that generate ... Read more

by Faith Redd, Friday, July 29, 2022 11:28 am

Local

New district 7 supervisor selected

Brett Von Cannon Watson will become the county’s district 7 supervisor, receiving approval on an overwhelming 5-1 vote, to fill a vacancy. Prince Edward Board ... Read more

by Faith Redd, Wednesday, July 20, 2022 8:30 am

Buckingham

Area schools battle employee turnover

Virginia public schools and those locally are fighting to fill vacant teaching positions and retain the ones already there. There were more than 2,500 vacant ... Read more

by Faith Redd, Wednesday, July 13, 2022 8:00 am

Prince Edward

Flagpole will remain standing

A public hearing was held in Prince Edward County on Tuesday, June 21, by the Board of Zoning Appeals to discuss the removal of a ... Read more

by Faith Redd, Thursday, July 7, 2022 5:59 pm

Cumberland

Hurricane Agnes 50 years later

On this day 50 years ago, one of the most devastating and historic hurricanes experienced in the United States caused catastrophic flooding to sweep through ... Read more

by Faith Redd, Tuesday, June 21, 2022 3:00 pm

Prince Edward

Confederate flag flying 35 feet over height limit may be removed pending public hearing

Residents of Prince Edward County have been fighting an ongoing battle for the removal of a large Confederate flag waving on the hill of a ... Read more

by Faith Redd, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 7:22 pm