Farmville
Town receives USDA grant
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development office in Virginia recently announced an agency investment in Fiscal Year 2017 to help improve rural infrastructure ...
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HEART OF VIRGINIA
Foundation to aid authorities
A recently established foundation received a pledge of $100,000 from three entrepreneurs in the Heart of Virginia to assist law enforcement officers in their times ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, December 19, 2017 11:44 am
Prince Edward
Gray receives recognition
Prospect District Supervisor Calvin L. Gray was presented with a plaque at Tuesday’s Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors meeting which recognized him for his ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, December 14, 2017 11:58 am
Pipeline
State approves conditional water permits
The Virginia State Water Control Board approved Tuesday an amended certification for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) that is conditional both on implementing several ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, December 14, 2017 10:28 am
Church & Community
Timma dishes out the paper
If 11-year-old Eli Timma were an animal, he would choose to be, “some type of eagle,” mainly because they can fly. Perhaps flying would assist ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, December 14, 2017 10:07 am
Prince Edward
Auxiliaries bring residents together
Crime reduction and fellowship have come to the Virso community through two auxiliaries: the Virso Community and Recreation Center and the Virso Neighborhood Watch. Leigh ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, December 14, 2017 9:58 am
Farmville
Public works renovation considered
A presentation regarding a master plan for the public works facility in Farmville was presented at the Dec. 6 Farmville Town Council work session, laying ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, December 14, 2017 9:55 am
Prince Edward
Giuriceo service set for Monday
A memorial service will be held Monday at 4 p.m. for Brianna F. Giuriceo, 18, who died Aug. 17 in a single-vehicle crash in Prince ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, December 14, 2017 9:49 am
HEART OF VIRGINIA
Residents endure power outages
Residents throughout the Heart of Virginia are recuperating from power outages over the weekend caused by Winter Storm Benji. On Sunday at 10:55 a.m., Southside ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 11:56 am
Prince Edward
Board members say goodbye
Exiting appointed Prince Edward County School Board members who did not run in the first-ever school board election in November said their goodbyes during the ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 11:54 am
Columns
Better solution needed
“Obviously these women, and perhaps there are male victims as well, want to be believed when they take such a chance.” The above quote is ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 11:30 am
Prince Edward
Powell sentenced
A Pamplin man was convicted Dec. 7 on an amended charge of sell wildlife or fish for more than $200 in a 90-day period. Christopher ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 11:13 am
Business
Legion post donates toys
The Jack Garland American Legion Post 32, Inc. in the Town of Farmville donated dozens of toys to the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots campaign, ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 8:58 am
Farmville
Thompson to resign
Farmville Ward B Councilwoman Sally Thompson announced her impending resignation from the Farmville Town Council on Wednesday and cited an upcoming move to North Carolina ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, December 7, 2017 11:25 am
Pipeline
ACP hearing set
The Virginia State Water Control Board and Virginia Department of Environmental Quality are meeting Monday and Tuesday at Trinity Family Life Center, 3601 Dill Road ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, December 7, 2017 10:55 am
Prince Edward
McQuaige-Hicks appointed
Prince Edward County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Barbara Johnson announced Nov. 9 that the county’s school board approved the recommendation to appoint Gwendolyn McQuaige-Hicks as ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, December 7, 2017 10:50 am
Church & Community
Community gathers for Christmas
The Virso Recreation and Community Center, located at 688 Virso Road in Meherrin, held an inaugural Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 2, which included ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, December 7, 2017 9:20 am
News
Record turnout at SPCA
The Southside SPCA held a “record-breaking” sixth annual Holiday Donation Drive on Saturday and Sunday, according to Southside SPCA Fundraising Coordinator Steve Smelcer. The event ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, December 5, 2017 12:46 pm
Cumberland
Sheriff’s Office to receive bikes
Hy-Tech Property Services Inc., a property management company out of Richmond, is donating 20 bicycles to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office to help in the ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, December 5, 2017 12:37 pm
Education
Schools prep for new standards
School leaders across the Heart of Virginia are working toward meeting new requirements following the Virginia Board of Education’s Nov. 16 approval of revisions to ...
by Morgan White, Friday, December 1, 2017 8:15 am
Farmville
Center to hold Christmas Bazaar
The Farmville Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is holding an inaugural Christmas Bazaar on Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and will feature a variety of vendors ...
by Morgan White, Friday, December 1, 2017 7:24 am
Prince Edward
Inaugural tree lighting set
The Virso Recreation and Community Center, located at 688 Virso Road in Meherrin, is holding an inaugural Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday from 4-6 ...
by Morgan White, Friday, December 1, 2017 7:22 am
Farmville
Huddle House reopens
Huddle House, located at 1800 S. Main St., reopened Wednesday, serving customers for the first time since 2015, when previous owners closed the business. “I ...
by Morgan White, Friday, December 1, 2017 6:17 am
HEART OF VIRGINIA
Parade to include more entries
The 67th annual Farmville Christmas Parade, organized by the Farmville Jaycees, will take place Sunday at 2 p.m. Brandon Clark, treasurer for the Jaycees, said ...
by Morgan White, Thursday, November 30, 2017 6:11 pm
Prince Edward
Volunteers feed elderly and those in need
St. John’s Lutheran Church headed, “Feeding Farmville,” on Thanksgiving — a community project that fed more than 600 people through meals that were delivered by ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, November 28, 2017 10:10 am
Local
Events to benefit SPCA
The Southside SPCA will be holding the Sixth Annual Holiday Donation Drive Dec. 2-3. According to Steve Smelcer, fundraising coordinator for the Southside SPCA, the ...
by Morgan White, Tuesday, November 28, 2017 10:05 am
Farmville
‘Sleepout’ set
A “Sleepout,” will be held on the Prince Edward County Courthouse lawn from 10 p.m. Dec. 2 until 5 a.m. Dec. 3 to help raise ...