Local History
Small graves mark a big mystery at High Bridge Trail State Park
On a warm July day in 1906, an African-American man was struck by a train in Rice. The Farmville Herald wrote in their July 20, ...
Jennifer Holton, Author at Farmville
Farmville
Town employee raises included in proposed Farmville budget
FARMVILLE – In order to keep employees and be competitive with other areas, the Town of Farmville needs to provide raises in this upcoming year’s ...
by Jennifer Holton, Thursday, March 16, 2023 9:26 pm
Farmville
Farmville community gathers to say goodbye to Gearl Reid
FARMVILLE – The town will gather Monday to say goodbye to Gearl D Reid. A titan of the Farmville community for decades, she passed away ...
by Jennifer Holton, Friday, March 10, 2023 2:04 pm
Buckingham
Amish firefighters help protect the community in Buckingham
TOGA – It’s a crisp and clear day in Toga, and Benjamin Beiler just got word about a fire in Buckingham County. Beiler lives only ...
by Jennifer Holton, Thursday, March 2, 2023 6:30 pm
Buckingham
Census data is problematic for Buckingham, Cumberland counties
CUMBERLAND – The census data from the Weldon Cooper Center wasn’t good for Buckingham, Cumberland and most of the surrounding areas. More people are moving ...
by Jennifer Holton, Wednesday, February 22, 2023 1:45 am
Local Business
What is Project Clementine? Prince Edward construction set to start
Construction on a Prince Edward County project aimed at solving the lack of meat processing facilities in Southern Virginia is set to begin in a ...
by Jennifer Holton, Friday, February 17, 2023 12:51 am
Prince Edward
Something’s missing from Prince Edward County’s census data
FARMVILLE – Prince Edward County’s population data isn’t exactly accurate. That’s one of several problems the staff at the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center ...
by Jennifer Holton, Wednesday, February 15, 2023 3:33 am
Buckingham
Crossroads struggles with vacancies
Crossroads Community Services could use some help. In the wake of the pandemic, the group is struggling to fill open positions and in turn, having ...
by Jennifer Holton, Sunday, February 5, 2023 4:40 pm
LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY
Longwood’s ‘Call Me MISTER’ program sees results
FARMVILLE – Byron Morgan says he got involved with ‘Call Me MISTER’ by mistake. “The way I got involved, it was all an accident,” Morgan ...
by Jennifer Holton, Tuesday, January 24, 2023 5:45 am
Cumberland
Cumberland County is a food desert. How do you fix that problem?
CUMBERLAND – Millions of Americans live in food deserts. In Virginia, Cumberland County is Ground Zero. The underserved community has limited access to a grocery ...
by Jennifer Holton, Friday, January 20, 2023 1:50 am
Buckingham
While the state grocery tax ended this week, local versions remain.
Residents in Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties will be paying less for groceries and a couple other items the next time they take a ...
by Jennifer Holton, Thursday, January 5, 2023 2:50 am
State Law Changes
Minimum wage hike takes effect across Virginia. What changes?
FARMVILLE – Some residents in Farmville and the surrounding area woke up Sunday to a slight pay raise. Virginia has joined roughly two dozen states ...