Farmville
Farmville man arrested on sex charges
A 22-year-old Farmville man was arrested in Nottoway County Friday, July 23, on sex charges by the Portsmouth Police Department’s Special Victims Unit. Tyler A. ...
Roger Watson, Author at Farmville
Columns
Column – Get the shot or drink alone
In order to protect their employees and keep their doors open, businesses across the country are beginning to take actions that keep the unvaccinated on ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, August 2, 2021 9:55 pm
Local
Ellett Embroidery moving downtown
Downtown Farmville will soon have another business to go into the vacant Red Front Trading Company space. Ellett’s Embroidery, currently located in 1437 South Main ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, August 2, 2021 9:45 pm
LIFE
Habitat celebrates 50th home
The person who makes some of the best cheeseburgers in Farmville is now the proud owner of a new home on Hylawn Avenue thanks to ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, July 30, 2021 6:00 am
Columns
Opinion – Republicans need to stop rooting against the state
One would think that Virginia winning its second consecutive honor as the top state in the nation for business from CNBC would be something we ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 9:42 pm
Local
North Street goes one way Friday
Traffic on a portion of North Street will be changed to one-way Friday, July 30. Beginning at the intersection of North and West Third Streets, ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 9:33 pm
Prince Edward
Fire department celebrates 50 years
The Darlington Heights community gathered to celebrate 50 years of the volunteer fire department protecting the community. The Darlington Heights Volunteer Fire Department started in ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 6:00 am
Local
Darlington Heights celebrates anniversary
The Darlington Heights community gathered to celebrate 50 years of the volunteer fire department protecting the community. The Darlington Heights Volunteer Fire Department started in ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, July 26, 2021 9:27 pm
FARMVILLE THE MAGAZINE
Editor’s Notebook — Town returns to life after pandemic
We’re alive again! After a season of darkness and inactivity, our calendars are filling up, and designer masks are being lost never to be found ...
by Roger Watson, Sunday, July 25, 2021 6:00 am
Local
Message to commission: Keep towns together
Longwood University in Farmville was the first stop of a listening tour for Virginia’s newly formed Redistricting Commission as the group began a series of ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, July 23, 2021 6:05 am
Farmville
Town pressured to end ICE contract
For the past three months, speakers asking the Town of Farmville to end its contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:31 am
FARMVILLE THE MAGAZINE
STEPS crew makes old things new again
All those Amazon boxes ordered during the pandemic and placed by the curb for recycling ended up in the hands of a six-man crew at ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 22, 2021 8:35 am
FARMVILLE THE MAGAZINE
Keeping Farmville clean and pristine
The first thing you notice about Damon Streat is his speed. The man whose job it is to keep the Town of Farmville litter-free moves ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, July 21, 2021 8:57 am
Columns
Opinion – Council should rethink plan for Confederate statue
In Charlottesville, statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were taken away on flatbed trucks this month. In Richmond, a dozen Confederate statues have ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, July 20, 2021 8:55 am
Local
Residents ask council for help with noise issue
Three Farmville residents appeared before Town Council last week asking for some help getting a decent night’s sleep. The three residents of the Randolph Street ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, July 20, 2021 8:49 am
Education
PECPS to have transgender students use private restrooms
Transgender students in Prince Edward County Public Schools will be required to use private restrooms until the school board approves a policy on the issue, ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, July 19, 2021 3:22 pm
LIFESTYLES
Post commander paints mural to honor vets
The plain beige wall on the side on VFW Post 7059 provided an opportunity for Dean Lord to combine his love for his country with ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, July 16, 2021 6:00 am
Farmville
Statue closer to new location
Farmville’s Confederate statue moved a step closer to finding a new home in the town’s Confederate Cemetery. Town Manager Dr. Scott Davis said two potential ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 15, 2021 9:54 am
Prince Edward
Supervisors modify COVID scholarship incentive
The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors agreed to a couple changes in the way the county’s student vaccination incentive program is carried out. After ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 15, 2021 9:52 am
Prince Edward
Supervisors open meetings to public
The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors took a wait-and-see approach to lifting the COVID-19 emergency authorization during its Tuesday, July 15, meeting. Concerned about ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 15, 2021 9:03 am
Farmville
Council votes to make North Street one way
After a 4-2 vote, Farmville’s Town Council approved a recommendation from the Infrastructure Committee to change North Street to a one-way street from West Third ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 15, 2021 7:54 am
Local
Confederate statue is on Town Council’s agenda
Farmville’s Confederate statue issue returns to Town Council’s agenda during the upcoming Wednesday, July 14 monthly meeting. In May, Town Council unanimously authorized Town Manager ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, July 13, 2021 7:56 am
COMMUNITY HEROES
Johnson changes careers to save lives
In addition to giving CPR and using a defibrillator to bring people back to life, the Prince Edward Volunteer Rescue Squad’s Volunteer of the Year ...
by Roger Watson, Saturday, July 10, 2021 6:00 am
COMMUNITY HEROES
Telecommunicator loves helping people
Leslie Cheatham is a person who has spent most of her life helping others, whether as a telecommunicator for the Town of Farmville, an EMT ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, July 9, 2021 6:00 am
COMMUNITY HEROES
H-SC health director helped students return safely
After nearly 20 years as a student health nurse at Hampden-Sydney College, Barbara Kiewiet de Jong’s last year before retirement was certainly her most difficult. ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, July 9, 2021 6:00 am
Farmville
Town ends state of emergency
After almost 16 months of operating under a declaration of a local emergency for COVID-19, the Farmville Town Council quickly and unanimously agreed to rescind ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 8, 2021 4:45 pm
Cumberland
Semi-pro team takes the court
Frustrated with his experience of being a player on semi-pro basketball teams, D’Juan Wilburn and his brother Robert decided to begin their own team for ...