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Longwood given help to restore pieces of musical history
It’s called the Kaminsky collection, an estimated 6,000 scores that includes sheet music used in silent films during ...
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Farmville Police make arrests in two ‘shots fired’ cases
Farmville Police have made three arrests in two separate “shots fired” cases. The first involves an incident that ...
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Land bank proposal goes back for a hearing in Farmville
Does Farmville need a land bank? Is that the best way to clean up severely worn down and ...
Education
Joseph Cox named acting superintendent in Prince Edward
As the Prince Edward School Board starts the search for a new superintendent, they’ve hired someone to fill ...
Education
Prince Edward has one school fully accredited, state report says
Editor’s note: this is the first in a two-part breakdown of the Virginia school accreditation data, which was ...
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Big South conference schedule set for Longwood teams
It’s official. The complete regular-season basketball schedule is in after the Big South Conference office announced the league ...
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Buckingham resident learns sentence in Amherst murder case
We now know how much time Joseph Frank Cunningham will spend behind bars. The 45-year-old Buckingham resident was ...
Education
Longwood mourns the passing of Hoke Currie
Longwood athletics mourns the passing of former Sports Information Director and Longwood Athletics Hall of Fame member Hoke ...
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Rising flood waters shuts down roads around Farmville
The Wakefield station of the National Weather Service (NWS) is warning residents to stay away from the Appomattox ...
Education
Schools closed, roads flooded as heavy rains arrive in Buckingham
If you have to drive to work this morning, use caution and stay on the main roads. Emergency ...
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Farmville Police investigate report of shots fired on North Street
No one was injured. That’s the one thing Farmville Police want people to know. Minutes after it happened ...
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National Night Out event canceled this year in Farmville
You can blame Mother Nature for this one. The National Night Out event, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 1 ...
Education
Cumberland superintendent gives ‘State of the Schools’ address
Cumberland County Public Schools is trying something different. That was how Superintendent Chip Jones explained the district’s plans ...
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Air BnB project moves forward in Buckingham County
Another Air BnB project is moving forward in Buckingham County. During their Monday, Sept. 23 meeting, the county’s ...
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Cumberland County budget challenges detailed in town hall meet
It’s not easy developing a budget right now for Cumberland County or any rural community. County staff detailed ...
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Firefighters Association moves forward with Event Park project
The goal is to create a natural amphitheater, something all of Buckingham County can benefit from. And now, ...
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Herald Community Calendar for the week of Sept. 27, 2024
SEPTEMBER 28 SEMINAR — An Emergency Preparedness Seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Farmville ...
Education
Lee Banton: Prince Edward schools need to answer this question
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns Dr. Banton put together for the Herald, ...
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What does the state crime report say about Buckingham County?
Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series, as we look at the data from the ...
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New building supply store considered in Buckingham County
Daniel Fisher has operated Buckingham Building Supply out of Town’s Edge Hardware for the last few months. But ...
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Donald Hunter files to run for a sixth term in Farmville
Donald Hunter will run for a sixth term, representing Ward D on the Farmville Town Council. The current ...
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What does the crime report say about Farmville, Prince Edward?
Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series, as we look at the data from the ...
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Letter to the Editor: It’s a time of change for Prince Edward schools
I’m concerned that people think it’s all over and done now. I read last week that Barbara Johnson ...
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Green Ridge starts permit process for Cumberland landfill
Why can’t Cumberland supervisors just scrap the proposed Green Ridge landfill project? That was one of the questions ...
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Mike Wilson: I reported to Hampden-Sydney in the fall of ’81
I was deeply saddened when my favorite comedian Rodney Dangerfield (you will remember him as bug-eyed, sweaty, and ...
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Letter to the Editor: Embellishments we give become the lies we tell
I have never been the type of citizen to bite my tongue, nor give idle compliments or hold ...
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Herald News Briefs: Human remains found, sentencing postponed
Human remains found in Buckingham The Buckingham County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an odd situation on Woodson Road. ...
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