Local
Expect a cooler weekend with some thunderstorms
It may be a weekend of trying to get the yard mowed or cookout in between downpours as thunderstorms are forecast throughout the weekend for ...
Roger Watson, Author at Farmville
News
Farmville ICA director defends detention facility’s response
The director of the Farmville Immigration Centers of America (ICA) Detention Center told the Farmville Town Council Wednesday, Aug. 12, the facility has not had ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, August 13, 2020 2:19 pm
Local
Parking meters return to service on Main St.
The days of parking free on Main Street in Farmville came to an abrupt end during the Wednesday, Aug. 12 town council meeting. The council ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, August 13, 2020 9:42 am
Local
Flash flood watch in effect again today
As far as today’s weather goes, the second verse is the same as the first. Farmville is back under a flash flood watch today, from ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, August 13, 2020 8:03 am
Local
Flash flood watch begins at 2 p.m. today
It’s definitely a day to keep an umbrella nearby and an eye to the sky as a flash flood watch has already been posted for ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, August 12, 2020 8:57 am
Local
Hot, humid Monday expected
The week of weather begins with a hot and muggy Monday. Highs are expected to reach to 91 with only a 50% chance of precipitation. ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, August 10, 2020 9:38 am
Local
Weekend weather – Hot with a chance of storms
The weekend will bring typical summer weather for the Farmville area with temperatures in the high 80s to low 90s and a chance of afternoon ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, August 7, 2020 10:28 am
Local
Thunderboomers expected this afternoon
Enjoy the sunshine this morning because a big set of heavy thunderboomers are expected to interrupt any outdoor activities planned for this afternoon. High temperatures ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, August 6, 2020 8:34 am
Local
Good day sunshine
Bright sunshine may be interrupted by a small chance for some pop-up summer thunderstorms this afternoon as the Farmville weather returns to the typical pattern ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 9:38 am
ROGER'S RAMBLINGS
Welcome back students by wearing a mask
For the first time since March, Farmville will return to its status as a two-college town with the reopening of Longwood University and Hampden-Sydney College ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 6:00 am
Longwood
Longwood students return to campus with new rules
Longwood University students will soon return to the Farmville campus to begin classes in what already promises to be a unique experience for everyone involved. ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, August 5, 2020 6:00 am
Local
Isaias brings just over an inch of rain
Umbrellas are needed this morning but pack the sunscreen for the afternoon as summer returns after the storm After the remnants of Isaias roll through ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 8:43 am
Local
Rain from Isaias to soak area beginning tonight
It’s a great day to pull those fancy designer rain boots and big umbrellas out of the closet as Tropical Storm Isaias begins to push ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, August 3, 2020 9:42 am
Columns
Column – Remote learning is the right decision
Area school officials are making the right decision by moving to online classes for the fall. As sad as it is to think there will ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, July 27, 2020 10:06 pm
Education
PECPS superintendent schedules address for Tuesday
Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS) Superintendent Dr. Barbara Johnson will hold a Tuesday, July 28, address for school system families at 1 p.m. on ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, July 24, 2020 12:33 pm
ROGER'S RAMBLINGS
COLUMN — There is no debate, seat belts save lives
I’m old, but sometimes the news still amazes me, especially these days. The latest news story to amaze me was a sad statistic from a ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, July 24, 2020 6:00 am
Columns
COLUMN – Public hearing is the right option for statue resolution
The Farmville Town Council, much maligned for its handling of the removal of the Confederate statue, got it right earlier this month when it decided ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 10:26 am
ROGER'S RAMBLINGS
COLUMN — Public meetings should actually include the public
It is time to put the public back into public meetings. The experiment of using conference calls, Facebook Live and whatever other concocted means local ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 9, 2020 11:32 am
EDITORIALS
EDITORIAL — Broadband has become a necessity
One effect of the pandemic has been to separate communities into the “haves” and the “have nots” in terms of broadband access. Families who used ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 2, 2020 2:05 pm
ROGER'S RAMBLINGS
Right decision but done terribly wrong
The Farmville Town Council’s decision to take down the Confederate soldier statue was exactly the right decision, but the way it was carried out should ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, June 24, 2020 6:00 am
Farmville
Confederate statue removed after Farmville Town Council approval
Farmville’s Confederate soldier statue was taken down from its pedestal on High Street Thursday evening, June 18. The Farmville Town Council voted unanimously at its ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, June 22, 2020 8:59 pm
Local
Pedestal of Confederate statue becomes makeshift memorial
The sun rose on a new day in Farmville the morning of Juneteenth to find the Confederate soldier absent from atop the monument at the ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, June 22, 2020 4:32 pm
Education
Imagine Farmville — Future of higher education
Since shutting down the campus and sending students home shortly after spring break in mid-March, Longwood University has had a campus in the middle of ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, June 19, 2020 6:00 am
Buckingham
Continuing claims fall for first time since March
Continuing unemployment claims fell for the first time in three weeks in Prince Edward County for the week ending June 6, but initial claims went ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, June 17, 2020 6:00 am
Local
Initial claims up, continuing claims fall as employment picture still unsettled
Continuing unemployment claims fell for the first time in three months in Prince Edward County for the week ending June 6, but initial claims increased ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, June 12, 2020 12:04 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Internet outage in parts of Farmville
Damage to a Kinex Telecom fiber data line has parts of Farmville without internet and VOiP phone service Thursday. The issue is not expected to ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, June 11, 2020 10:23 am
Buckingham
Continued claims continue to creep upward
Despite a national jobs report that showed 2.5 million jobs gained in May, the Central Virginia area seems to be left out of the quick ...