Columns
Success on top of growth
Prince Edward County has announced the hiring of Kate Pickett Eggleston as economic developer, a role filled for the first time since former Economic Developer ...
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Church & Community
Artists on display
Central Virginia Arts members Phyllis McKinney, Mary Frances Peca and Janet G. Williams are displaying their works at Riverside Cafe, located at 522 N. Main ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, February 13, 2018 11:37 am
Prince Edward
Eggleston hired as developer
Kate Pickett Eggleston has accepted an offer from Prince Edward County to fill the economic developer position that has been open since former Economic Developer ...
by Morgan White, Friday, February 9, 2018 4:28 pm
Church & Community
Artists on display
Central Virginia Arts members Phyllis McKinney, Mary Frances Peca and Janet G. Williams are displaying their works at the Riverside Cafe, located at 801 N. ...
by Morgan White, Friday, February 9, 2018 11:01 am
HEART OF VIRGINIA
Jail receives ‘scathing audit’
Prince Edward County Buffalo District Supervisor C.R. “Bob” Timmons Jr. brought up the “scathing audit” of the Piedmont Regional Jail Authority (PRJVA) at the county ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, February 8, 2018 1:25 pm
Prince Edward
County begins budget talks
The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors began discussing the Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) budget following County Administrator Wade Bartlett giving a presentation on the ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, February 8, 2018 12:57 pm
Farmville
Miller appointed to council
The Farmville Town Council unanimously voted to appoint John Miller to the vacant Ward B council seat. Former Councilwoman Sally Thompson officially resigned Dec. 31 ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, February 8, 2018 12:54 pm
Prince Edward
County to hire economic developer
The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors voted 7-1 in favor of allowing County Administrator Wade Bartlett to hire an economic developer. Farmville 701 District ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, February 8, 2018 12:46 pm
Prince Edward
Prince Edward Arrest Report
JANUARY 29 • Drew Fieldings Allen, 31, of Dillwyn, charged with contempt of court. • Bre’Onna Shawntae Walker, 24, of Farmville, charged with contempt of ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, February 8, 2018 10:00 am
Church & Community
H-SC and the Roaring Twenties
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) held a Roaring Twenties themed Winter Ball on Saturday. According to H-SC spokeswoman Parker Nixon, approximately 440 people attended the Student Finance ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, February 8, 2018 9:22 am
Prince Edward
Blow convicted
A fourth person has been convicted in impeding the investigation of the May 11 murder of a Pamplin man, Donnell Green. According to Prince Edward ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 11:09 am
Farmville
Officers awarded
The Farmville Police Department held the annual Law Enforcement Awards Banquet on Jan. 25. According to a press release, Officer Jeff Davis was awarded a ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 11:03 am
Longwood
Civil War symposium held
The 19th Annual Civil War Symposium was held Saturday in Jarman Hall on the Longwood University campus. The symposium, which was co-sponsored between Longwood and ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 10:24 am
Buckingham
Woodson honored by Google
Carter G. Woodson, known as the father of Black History, was honored by Google with a Google Doodle on Thursday, the first day of Black ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 9:52 am
High Five!
Heartland Heat cheerleading squad
The Heartland Heat cheerleading squad members pictured include, from left, front row, Olive Zelley, Hope Robinson, Carly Hazlegrove, Abby Harris, Chloe Hearn, Martha Lucy Vincent, ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, February 6, 2018 9:05 am
Farmville
VDOT to provide intersection analysis
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will provide analysis on the High and Oak streets and Griffin Boulevard intersection within the next 45-60 days in ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, February 1, 2018 1:06 pm
Prince Edward
Slayton sentenced for infant assault
A Farmville man was sentenced to 10 years in jail with eight years and two months of the sentence suspended Monday by the Prince Edward ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, February 1, 2018 12:46 pm
Prince Edward
Lark enters guilty plea for murder
A 24-year-old Pamplin man entered a guilty plea Monday in Prince Edward Circuit Court for the May 2017 murder of a 35-year-old Pamplin man, Donnell ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, February 1, 2018 12:42 pm
Prince Edward
Dunn enters alford plea
A New York woman entered into an alford plea in Prince Edward Circuit Court on Monday on 15 separate charges, many pertaining to child sex. ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, February 1, 2018 12:31 pm
Prince Edward
School gets weather station grant
Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) was awarded a $99.99 Prince Edward Public Schools Endowment (PEPSE) grant for the purchase of a AcuRite Digital Weather ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, February 1, 2018 11:38 am
Farmville
Residents enjoy a Taste of Farmville
More than 600 people showed up to support the Farmville Rotary Club at the 14th annual Taste of Farmville event on Thursday which was held ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 1:07 pm
Columns
Authorize funding for health centers
Community health centers are an important facet of the U.S. According to a 2016 National Health Interview Survey by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 12:27 pm
Buckingham
Fund set for Parker
A fundraiser has been established to help supplement funds for an 82-year-old woman who was robbed and assaulted Jan. 5. Virginia Hoag, one of the organizers ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, January 30, 2018 10:49 am
Pipeline
Compressor case to be appealed
The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL) will appeal the case against the 53,783-horsepower Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) compressor station, which is sited for a ...
by Morgan White, Monday, January 29, 2018 6:04 pm
HEART OF VIRGINIA
‘A testament to him’
Central Virginia Health Services (CVHS) has had a difficult year. Following the loss of former Executive Director Roderick Manifold — who died in a car ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, January 25, 2018 4:12 pm
Cumberland
Dowdy arrested for involuntary manslaughter
A 23-year-old Cumberland man was arrested Thursday in connection to a Oct. 6 two-vehicle crash that led to the death of a 66-year-old Cumberland woman. ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, January 25, 2018 3:52 pm
Prince Edward
Eppes to retire
Prince Edward County Circuit Court Clerk Machelle J. Eppes is retiring April 1 and will be replaced by Chief Deputy Lynnette Coe, who is set ...