Buckingham
Heartland authority set to meet Thursday
The Virginia’s Heartland Regional Industrial Facility Authority will meet on Thursday at 3 p.m. for the first time since October. The meeting will be held ...
Halle Parker, Author at Farmville
Church & Community
‘Growing congregation’ drives expansion
Originally founded in 1894 along its namesake near where Longwood University’s library and newly constructed dorms now stand, Race Street Baptist Church has undergone many ...
by Halle Parker, Tuesday, August 2, 2016 1:20 pm
Church & Community
Students seek end to substance abuse
Alcohol is the most widely abused substance by high schoolers not only nationwide, but in Virginia, according to a 2016 National Institute on Drug Abuse ...
by Halle Parker, Thursday, July 28, 2016 2:02 pm
Farmville
Airport hosts drone testing
Unmanned aircraft systems — commonly known as drones — weighing up to 160 pounds with a 12-foot wingspan were tested at the Farmville Regional Airport ...
by Halle Parker, Thursday, July 21, 2016 1:22 pm
Buckingham
Senior services funded by Centra grant
A $20,000 grant from The Centra Foundation will allow the Burkeville-based Piedmont Senior Resources (PSR) to assist elderly patients with post-hospitalization, who have been discharged ...
by Halle Parker, Thursday, July 21, 2016 12:59 pm
Local
‘To prepare for the next step’: PE superintendent draws motivation from her mother
As a single mother raising her daughter in Washington, D.C., Dr. Barbara Johnson said her mother emphasized preparation through education, trying to provide her the ...
by Halle Parker, Tuesday, July 19, 2016 3:02 pm
Farmville
Vehicle fire damages building
HALLE PARKER | HERALD Firefighters battled a vehicle fire Monday evening behind The Farmville Herald offices between North and Main streets. The fire, reported at ...
by Halle Parker, Tuesday, July 19, 2016 5:07 am
Cumberland
‘That’s what I’m used to doing’
“I feel good, good, good. Every time I think about Jesus, I feel good, good, good.” Deacon Hayes Wiley Jr., of Cumberland, laughed as he ...
by Halle Parker, Thursday, July 7, 2016 3:02 pm
Farmville
Jail receives accreditation
The Farmville-based Piedmont Regional Jail (PRJ) was recently awarded an 100 percent accreditation rating by the Virginia Department of Corrections. The audit process for accreditation ...
by Halle Parker, Thursday, June 30, 2016 5:38 pm
Local
Samuel: ‘Be proactive’ against Zika
Many health organizations across the globe have expressed the potential risks of contracting the infamous Zika virus, concentrated mainly in high-risk areas, such as the ...
by Halle Parker, Thursday, June 30, 2016 5:34 pm
Buckingham
No charges in Perkins shooting
No charges will be filed against two Buckingham County sheriff’s deputies involved in the shooting death of 19-year-old high school senior Dyzhawn Perkins. “There’s been ...
by Halle Parker, Tuesday, June 28, 2016 6:47 pm
BREAKING NEWS
No charges in police shooting of Buckingham teen
No charges will be filed against two Buckingham County sheriff’s deputies involved in the shooting death of 19-year-old high school senior Dyzhawn Perkins. “There’s been ...
by Halle Parker, Monday, June 27, 2016 9:16 pm
Farmville
Project gets grant money: $145K for Hotel Weyanoke renovation
The Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission recently approved the Town of Farmville and Hotel Weyanoke’s grant for $145,000 from the Tobacco Region Opportunity Fund (TROF), according ...
by Halle Parker, Thursday, June 23, 2016 5:07 pm
Farmville
‘Serving any need’: Jones proposes Peaks Community Center
In 1999, Lula Smith, a physically handicapped elderly Prospect resident who lived alone, died in a house fire. While alive, her house was in squalid ...
by Halle Parker, Thursday, June 23, 2016 4:56 pm
DEVELOPING NEWS
Utilities restore power in wake of storms
Over 1,100 people across Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward lost power due to last night’s severe thunderstorms that swept Virginia, with winds reaching close to ...
by Halle Parker, Friday, June 17, 2016 1:27 pm
Cumberland
‘Reading opens doors’
The children gathered in Cumberland’s public library Monday evening didn’t need to risk frostbite to meet a professional Alaskan dog sledder and a furry member ...
by Halle Parker, Friday, June 17, 2016 10:59 am
Education
Talks continue on outdoor classroom
Behind Prince Edward County High School is an untouched forested area abound with natural beauty — a perfect place for hosting the school’s new outdoor ...
by Halle Parker, Tuesday, June 14, 2016 10:45 am
Cumberland
Honoring a legacy, new plaque commemorates the Cumberland 10
Fifty years ago, 10 students made civil rights history just by going to class in a new school. Ten young African-Americans were the first to ...