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Christmas Events Come: Calendar for the week of Dec. 05, 2024

The Herald Christmas events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for ...

Blue Out Longwood men's basketball Paradise Jam Farmville

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Longwood men’s basketball holds on for home win

Longwood men’s basketball stayed unbeaten at home, but it didn’t come easy against Maryland Eastern Shore on Thursday ...

Route 460 Old Kings Highway Route 15 accident Amish buggy accident Cumberland Road

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State Police provide details in Cumberland Road accident

Two people are in the hospital today, after an accident that took place Wednesday afternoon in Cumberland County. ...

5th District Congressional vote elections 10th District

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10th District Republicans get new date, location set for vote

We finally have a location, along with a new date and time for Republicans in the 10th District ...

Buckingham County board flagpole appeal Confederate flag case

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Confederate flag case goes through another delay

There won’t be any decisions made this week in the Confederate flag case. In fact, residents will have ...

NCAA D3 Championship Hampden-Sydney basketball Randolph-Macon Adam Brazil

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Adam Brazil leads the way as Hampden-Sydney gets home win

Wednesday was an Adam Brazil kind of night. The fifth-year guard and team captain scored a game-high 31 ...

Shelton Store

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New life possible for historical Shelton Store in Buckingham

A Buckingham County family wants to restore and reopen a piece of the area’s history. During their Monday, ...

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Grand marshals, lineup set for Cumberland Christmas parade

The grand marshals have been set and the lineup announced for this weekend’s Cumberland Christmas Parade. This year, ...

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10th District Debate Q & A: Candidates focus on abortion

In the third piece from the 10th District debate, we go over each candidate’s answer when it comes ...

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10th District Debate Q & A: Personal legacies and budget holes

Six of the seven Republican candidates running to fill the empty 10th District State Senate seat met on ...

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Massive solar project headed for hearing in Prince Edward County

The first discussion will take place this month on what would be a massive solar project in Prince ...

New Canton Kevin Hartless Prince Edward Confederate flag bomb threat

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Confederate flag case returns to court, officials ask for replacement

Update: The case has been postponed again until late December. More than two years after the fight over ...

Farmville fence ordinance Farmville council

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Fence ordinance back with Farmville planning commission

Patrick Carwile wanted to point out some potential issues with Farmville’s proposed fence ordinance. Speaking to the planning ...

Farmville McDonalds

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No, the Farmville McDonalds wasn’t on fire. Here’s what happened

No, the Farmville McDonalds wasn’t engulfed in flames Sunday night, as some people believed. While members of the ...

Blue Out Longwood men's basketball Paradise Jam Farmville

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Lancers shut down Regent in return to Farmville

Longwood men’s basketball rolled past Regent University 108-55 on Sunday afternoon in the team’s return to Farmville. The ...

Christmas Parade

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Christmas Parades Arrive: Calendar for the week of Nov. 30, 2024

Throughout this month, there are festivals, a Christmas parade or two, tree lighting events and other activities going ...

hunting season

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Mike Wilson: A cautionary tale of hunting season and Cedar Island

As we head into hunting season, I reflect back on one of my unique experiences from years past ...

Farmville Christmas Parade calendar

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Farmville Christmas Parade returns Sunday. Here’s when & where.

There will be nearly 100 groups involved in this year’s Farmville Jaycees Christmas parade, featuring everyone from Longwood ...

Spencer Road shooting

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Suspect identified in Spencer Road shooting

Some more information has been released in the case of the Spencer Road shooting from this past Wednesday. ...

Sailor's Creek Star of Bethlehem

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Star of Bethlehem on display in unique event at Sailor’s Creek

Last year, people came from all over to see the presentation, both times. They poured into the museum ...

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State Police called in to help investigate Spencer Road shooting

Sheriff’s deputies still have plenty of questions as to what happened at a Spencer Road home on Wednesday ...

water outage

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What caused Tuesday’s water outage and road closure?

The good news is that the water’s flowing through the pipes again, the roads have reopened and the ...

NCAA D3 Championship Hampden-Sydney basketball Randolph-Macon Adam Brazil

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Herald Sports Briefs: Hampden-Sydney basketball rises in the polls

Hampden-Sydney basketball on the rise Hampden-Sydney College has moved up ten spots to No. 13 nationally in the ...

Hampden-Sydney football high school football Buckingham Knights

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Buckingham Knights set to face Strasburg in football quarterfinals

One point is all that separates the two teams getting ready to face off in Friday’s state quarterfinal ...

Blue Out Longwood men's basketball Paradise Jam Farmville

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Longwood drops third place game in Paradise Jam

Longwood men’s basketball went toe-to-toe with Big 12 foe Kansas State on Monday night. The Lancers (6-2) never ...

hazmat situation Arvonia VFD Cumberland County Woodland Church Road fire

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Woodland Church Road fire put out after burning 30 acres

When the first calls came in, Buckingham officials thought the fire was in nearby Nelson County, with smoke ...

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Multiple groups work together to ‘Feed the Community’ in Farmville

The numbers keep growing. For the past eight years, the Fresh Boyz Club has organized a free Thanksgiving ...

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