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Cumberland Notebook: Supervisors consider traffic problems
CUMBERLAND – Route 45 needs some work. So does the area of Route 616 and Route 684 that ...
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State holds history hearing at Moton
BY BRIAN CARLTON AND CONNOR THOMPSON The Farmville Herald There’s too much work involved and not enough time ...
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School Board recognizes Kukk
Quinn Kukk, a junior at Cumberland High School, was recognized by the Cumberland School Board at their March ...
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FFA competes at Southeast Rally
One Cumberland County High senior will compete for a title at the state convention for Future Farmers of ...
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Notebook for Thursday, 3/23: A change at Prince Edward schools
FARMVILLE – The first of the traffic experiments at Prince Edward schools has started. One of the biggest ...
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Prince Edward student wins state championship in the long jump
FARMVILLE – Makayla Nelson wants to make a career out of running track. Since starting in sixth grade, ...
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What should change about Prince Edward Elementary?
FARMVILLE – Parents of Prince Edward Elementary students want their children to feel safe in class. They want ...
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School Board honors Students of the Month
Each month, the Cumberland School Board recognizes the Students of the Month for each school. The following students ...
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SEC offers scholarships for graduating seniors
Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) wants to help graduating high school seniors with the costs of higher education. The ...
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Crowning Champs: Buckingham Scholastic Bowl Team wins state title
DILLWYN – For the first time in more than 47 years, the Virginia High School League’s Scholastic Bowl ...
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Prince Edward School Board pushes back on supervisors’ comments
FARMVILLE – Recent comments made by supervisors about Prince Edward County schools were simply unfair, school board members ...
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SVCC student receives Verghese Award
Rachel Hudson, a Blackstone resident, is the recipient of this year’s K. George Verghese Memorial Academic Merit Award. ...
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Raiders compete in Best of the Best Qualifier
The Buckingham JROTC Raider Teams competed in the 4th Brigade Best of the Best Raider Qualifier at Lee ...
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FFA members compete in hippology contest
On Friday, Feb. 10, the Block and Bridle Horse Hippology Contest was held on the campus of Virginia ...
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Cumberland County superintendent honored with regional award
CUMBERLAND – Cumberland County is the home of this year’s Region 8 Superintendent of the Year. On Tuesday, ...
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Making History: Cumberland High students compete for a state title
CUMBERLAND – Sophia Crespo and Abbie Winslow now have a permanent spot in the Virginia history books. The ...
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Herald Notebook for March 7: Prince Edward schools shift schedule
FARMVILLE – For the second time, Makayla Nelson is a state champion. The Prince Edward County High student won ...
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Southside Virginia Community College falls in national title game
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – For the second straight year, Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) made it to the ...
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Fuqua School plans to reinvent itself next fall
FARMVILLE – Fuqua School is looking forward to next school year and the plans they have in store. ...
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Cumberland Schools work to build love of reading
This week Cumberland County Elementary School, along with schools across the country, took extra time to share the ...
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Woodson receives national scholarship
It’s extremely hard to even be considered for a QuestBridge scholarship. Nominees first have to be in the ...
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Hampden-Sydney Tigers look back on rebuild, ahead to tournament
HAMPDEN SYDNEY – Harrison Taylor remembers what it was like the first time he came to campus. The ...
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Buckingham County High student juggles classes and a crown
DILLWYN – Jenna Oliver has a bit more on her plate than the normal teenager. The Buckingham County ...
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Supervisors question decisions in Prince Edward County schools
FARMVILLE – Why were Prince Edward County schools allowed to get in their current physical condition? Why is ...
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After a decade away, Hampden-Sydney College returns to the big dance
HAMPDEN SYDNEY – In the moments beforehand, everything was silent. Some players nervously looked at their phones, others ...
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School districts plan as Assembly adjourns without full budget
CUMBERLAND – We still don’t have a permanent answer for the $201 million school funding shortfall. Now it ...
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Fuqua students learn about making choices with D.A.R.E.
The lower school students at Fuqua School are daring to be different by learning how to make good ...