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Cause of house fire deemed suspicious
No one was home when a fire broke out in a dwelling around 8:25 p.m on Monday, Jan. ...
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COVID-19
Gov. lifts school mask mandate
Shortly after taking office on Saturday, Jan. 16, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed nine executive orders, one beginning ...
Cumberland
Expanding broadband access discussed
The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors held its first monthly meeting on Jan. 11, starting the new ...
Local
Free Civil War Seminar set
Join the National Park Service and Longwood University at the annual free Civil War Seminar on Feb. 12, ...
Local
PSR to hold vaccine clinic
Piedmont Senior Resources (PSR) Area Agency on Aging is hosting a Virginia Department of Health vaccine clinic in ...
Local
Youngkin promotes unity, agenda at inauguration
BY TARAZHA JENKINS AND JOSEPHINE WALKER Capital News Service Republican Glenn Youngkin was sworn in Saturday as Virginia’s ...
Local
Pearson guest speaker of DAR
Recently, Adjunct Assistant Professor of History and Archaeology at Hampden-Sydney College and Senior Archaeologist with Coastal Environments, Inc. ...
Local
What to know before burning storm debris
In the wake of recent storms that hit Virginia, officials with the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) are ...
Local
Woodson donates to American Legion
Nanny Woodson donated a vehicle to American Legion Post 134 in Buckingham. Accepting the donation is Commander Allen ...
Local
Road work planned
Highway work requiring road/lane/structure closures is planned; however, work may be delayed/canceled due to weather or other issues. ...
Local
Council discusses redistricting
On Jan. 12, the Farmville Town Council held its first monthly meeting of the year to discuss redistricting ...
COVID-19
Youngkin ends school mask mandates – Centra sees record COVID patients
Virus cases are continuing to soar upward in the Piedmont Health District as local hospitals see an all-time ...
Local
Funding for HIT Park received
Former Gov. Ralph Northam on Jan. 13 announced $7 million in Virginia Business Ready Site Program development grants ...
Local
Area sees second winter storm
For the second time this year, snow, sleet and freezing rain left its mark across the Commonwealth on ...
BREAKING NEWS
Weather related delays, closures
January 21 Prince Edward County Public Schools announced via its Facebook page that due to continued icy roads ...
Local
A look back at 2021 – part two
Throughout the month of January each Friday edition of The Farmville Herald will highlight the events of 2021. ...
Local
DMV seeks participants for new highway safety campaign
The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) seeks Virginians willing to share their stories for a new highway safety ...
Farmville
Register appointed to Litter and Recycling Board
Katie Register of Farmville was appointed to the Virginia Litter Control and Recycling Fund Advisory Board by Governor ...
Local
Overdose deaths surpass 100,000
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently released data that deaths from drug overdose have hit an all-time ...
Local
Red Cross: National blood crisis may put patients at risk
The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis – its worst blood shortage in more than ...
Local
Big Event set for March
The Big Event is a Longwood University student organization that gives thanks to the local Farmville community via ...
Cumberland
First meeting of the year held
Cumberland County Board of Supervisors started the new year by taking care of old and new business in ...
Local
SEC restores power
Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) completed restored electricity for its members impacted by last week’s snowstorm on the morning ...
Celebrations
A united front of gratitude and respect
The Judith Randolph-Longwood Chapter, Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution, paid tribute to deceased veterans lying in Trinity ...
Education
Fourth grade spelling bee held
Prince Edward County Elementary School held its annual fourth grade spelling bee on Dec. 10. Susan Cook, Albert ...
COVID-19
Northam issues 30 day state of emergency
In response to record numbers of hospitalizations Gov. Northam issued a limited 30-day emergency order issued to help ...
Local
First baby of 2022
Meet Lorelei Rae Owen, the first baby born at Centra Southside Community Hospital in 2022. Lorelei was born ...