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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 ...

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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 ...

Prince Edward schools school board school accreditation changes

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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 ...

Big South Longwood nonconference schedule.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

Herald Community Calendar

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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 ...

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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, ...

Farmville police Amish buggy human remains crime report

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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 ...

Farmville affordable housing ARPA funds Buckingham

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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 ...

Prince Edward schools school board school accreditation changes

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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 ...

Green Ridge

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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 ...

Letter to the editor STEPS town hall meeting

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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 ...

Farmville police Amish buggy human remains crime report

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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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