Local
PE Supervisors Talk County Issues
PRINCE EDWARD — County supervisors presented a detailed state of the county report Tuesday night. Each of eight members took turns reading the report that ...
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Education
No PE Vote On Elected School Board
PRINCE EDWARD — A Wednesday deadline passed to petition the circuit court to place a referendum on elected school board members on the November ballot. ...
by Rob Chapman, Thursday, July 16, 2015 1:16 pm
Farmville
Farmville Looks To Expand Boundaries
FARMVILLE — The town could soon be getting a little larger. A proposal for a boundary adjustment between Prince Edward and Farmville will soon be ...
by Rob Chapman, Thursday, July 16, 2015 1:12 pm
Farmville
FACES Considering Move
FARMVILLE — FACES, or Farmville Area Community Emergency Services, is considering a move from its Depot Street site and more than doubling its space inside ...
by Rob Chapman, Tuesday, July 14, 2015 11:26 am
Local
Saturday Break-Ins Reported
PRINCE EDWARD — It was a busy weekend for the Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office. In all, 39 complaints, including three break-ins, were received on ...
by Rob Chapman, Tuesday, July 14, 2015 11:17 am
Farmville
Police Accept Unwanted Guns
PRINCE EDWARD — Have you ever wondered where firearms turned over to law enforcement wind up? In many cases, they’re cut up, destroyed, prohibited from ...
by Rob Chapman, Thursday, July 9, 2015 3:21 pm
Education
Partnership Brings Optimism: Longwood University, Moton Museum Pact Hailed
FARMVILLE — Longwood University and Moton Museum announced a “Covenant in Perpetuity” this week. The two, as part of that agreement, “stand poised to work ...
by Rob Chapman, Thursday, July 9, 2015 3:18 pm
Education
Fifty Years Of Service
Prince Edward County Middle School Librarian Leola Entzminger retired from the county’s school system, having 50 years of service. School officials honored Entzminger and other ...
by Rob Chapman, Thursday, July 9, 2015 3:05 pm
Farmville
Celebrating Independence Day
Despite a persistent light rain, Fireworks After Dark’s Independence Day celebration went on as planned Friday evening. Festivities included music from the Class Act Band, ...
by Rob Chapman, Tuesday, July 7, 2015 1:12 pm
Education
Doyne-Burger-Davis Demolished
FARMVILLE — A bright yellow Komatsu bucket pulled and smashed cinderblocks to rubble Monday. The 1938 green and white building at 106 Venable St. that ...
by Rob Chapman, Tuesday, July 7, 2015 1:11 pm
Farmville
Farmville Looks To Bridge Trails
FARMVILLE — It could take some time, but walkers, joggers and cyclists will have another option to stretch their legs with the town’s “Buffalo Creek ...
by Rob Chapman, Tuesday, July 7, 2015 1:00 pm
Columns
Farmville Comes Together In Support Of Charleston
It would have been difficult to have shared such a special evening and not been moved. Black ministers. White ministers. Baptists. Methodists. Episcopalians … It ...
by Rob Chapman, Thursday, July 2, 2015 4:31 pm
Education
Longwood Separates Grad Weekend
FARMVILLE — Change is coming to Longwood’s graduation schedule. Longwood University President W. Taylor Reveley IV on Monday announced plans to move future graduation ceremonies ...
by Rob Chapman, Tuesday, June 30, 2015 2:18 pm
Celebrations
Fireworks Events Set For Holiday Weekend
’Tis the season for celebration. For those in a festive Independence Day mood, there will be two opportunities to take in fireworks and enjoy evenings ...
by Rob Chapman, Tuesday, June 30, 2015 2:17 pm
Buckingham
Court Ruling Debate Continues
Area residents’ opinions were divided on the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision Friday to legalize gay marriage in all states. The 5-4 ruling effectively made ...
by Rob Chapman, Tuesday, June 30, 2015 2:16 pm
Education
Fire Destroyed Shed At Golf Course
FARMVILLE — A Sunday afternoon fire destroyed a shed at Longwood University’s golf course, a university spokesman said. The fire occurred at the golf course ...
by Rob Chapman, Monday, June 29, 2015 2:00 pm
BREAKING NEWS
UPDATE: Farmville Police Seeking Suspect In Friday Armed Robbery
On June 26, at approximately 10:25 a.m. the Farmville Police Department responded to a report of an armed robbery at Advance America, located at 1818 ...
by Rob Chapman, Friday, June 26, 2015 11:42 am
Education
Elected PE School Board Petition Nears Deadline
PRINCE EDWARD — Voters may get to decide whether Prince Edward has an elected school board. “We’re cutting it close to the deadline,” conceded Kelly ...
by Rob Chapman, Thursday, June 25, 2015 12:03 pm
Education
PE Has Numerous Teaching Vacancies
PRINCE EDWARD — There will be more than a few new faces when children go back to school in August. Prince Edward, factoring retirements (seven) ...
by Rob Chapman, Thursday, June 25, 2015 11:56 am
Columns
Pamplin’s Own Miss Virginia Represented Community Well
She came within an eyelash of winning the Miss America crown, and some, especially here, would argue, quite well, that she was the clear winner ...
by Rob Chapman, Tuesday, June 23, 2015 12:45 pm
Church & Community
Farmville Churches Share In Grief
FARMVILLE — One by one, the names were read. Charleston, S.C., is six hours from Farmville, but there are ties that span time and distance ...
by Rob Chapman, Tuesday, June 23, 2015 12:03 pm
Business
IDA Helps To Clear Development’s Air
PRINCE EDWARD — It’s a complicated arrangement, but it’s one that could make the county some money and open up an area around The Manor ...
by Rob Chapman, Tuesday, June 23, 2015 11:18 am
Education
PE Names Middle School Principal
PRINCE EDWARD — Tamantha “Tammy” Hurt knows about hard work and dedication. Sixteen years ago, the Mecklenburg County native began as a secretary for instruction. ...
by Rob Chapman, Thursday, June 18, 2015 1:07 pm
Farmville
Reaching A Community By Lending A Hand
FARMVILLE — On a hot and muggy Monday morning, Farmville police officers were making their way along a section of South Virginia Street with employees ...
by Rob Chapman, Thursday, June 18, 2015 12:56 pm
Farmville
Town Talks Water Lines
FARMVILLE — The ruptured water line that drained water tanks in May has given Farmville’s Town Council pause for thought about the condition of other ...
by Rob Chapman, Tuesday, June 16, 2015 2:43 pm
Farmville
Caboose Move Gets Town Council’s OK
FARMVILLE — The train whistle no longer signals an alert when locomotives cross Farmville’s Main Street. In reality, it’s been nearly 10 years since the ...
by Rob Chapman, Tuesday, June 16, 2015 2:41 pm
Local
Preserving Memories, Huddleston Seals Career
PRINCE EDWARD — After 40 years in the kitchen, Lena Rose Huddleston, the manager of Prince Edward County’s cannery, has finally put a lid on ...