Education
Sales tax bill scrapped as Assembly lacks votes to overturn veto
The sales tax fight is slowing down in Prince Edward County, at least for this year. The General ...
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When will Madeline’s House reopen? STEPS officials offer answer
It’s something STEPS employees get asked on a fairly constant basis. When will Madeline’s House reopen? Right now, ...
Lifestyles
Commonwealth Chorale sets spring concert schedule
The Commonwealth Chorale will present its spring concert titled “Songs of Reconciliation and Peace” at 4 p.m. on ...
Lifestyles
Pamplin community market looks to expand
Earlier this week, we talked about Pamplin’s 150th anniversary and the growth that’s taking place throughout the community. ...
Education
Buckingham supervisors, school board at odds over budget
Buckingham County supervisors said they were confused. On four occasions over the past year, school district officials came ...
Church & Community
Volunteers pour in at Bear Creek Lake, High Bridge Trail
Over the last year, volunteers spent more than 3,900 hours working at Bear Creek Lake. At High Bridge ...
Lifestyles
Kyanite wraps up litter pickup
Kyanite Mining Corporation recently completed their annual litter pickup in Buckingham County. The company group picked up 469 ...
News
Farmville police issue challenge to help one of their own
Farmville Police Chief Andy Ellington issued a challenge when he came before council on Wednesday, April 10. Helene ...
Education
‘Are we in a good spot?” Prince Edward supervisors go over budget
Prince Edward County is being asked to pay more. If you just took that sentence alone, you could ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of April 19, 2024
The Herald community calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that ...
Lifestyles
UVA class explores Historic Buckingham
Joyce Gooden and Martha Louis of Historic Buckingham recently hosted a visit by a UVA class studying Black ...
Lifestyles
April Employee of the Month recognized
At its Tuesday, April 9, meeting, the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors recognized the County’s April Employee ...
Lifestyles
River cleanup removes pounds of trash
Members of the Friends of the Appomattox River (FAR) and volunteers removed over 200 pounds of trash out ...
Education
Prince Edward school board learns details, gets renovation timeline
We now have a bit more of a timeline in place for the elementary renovation project. Members of ...
Lifestyles
Clothes Closet gives donation
Raymond Winn, Chief of the Randolph District Fire Department accepts a $5,000 check from Shirley Martin from the ...
News
Green Ridge landfill project moves forward in Cumberland
The Green Ridge landfill project is a couple steps closer to going active. That’s how officials involved with ...
News
Lancers women end season with loss
The Longwood women’s tennis team’s season came to a close with a 7-0 defeat to Charleston Southern at ...
Lifestyles
Pamplin turns 150: Town celebrates past, looks to the future
Pamplin Mayor Sarah Blackwell gets excited when she starts talking about the town. “There is an electricity in ...
News
Buckingham Republican Committee restored, as appeal continues
The Buckingham Republican Committee is back from the dead. Just a couple weeks after 5th District Republicans voted ...
Lifestyles
Moton Museum continues prayer breakfast program
Back on Tuesday, April 2, the Moton Museum held a community prayer breakfast, welcoming in people from all ...
News
Severe storms could roll through region on Monday, NWS warns
This could be a problem. That’s how officials from the National Weather Service (NWS) summed things up early ...
Lifestyles
‘I try to run faster’: Arvonia resident VonCanon sets records at HSC
Sometimes, a break can work wonders. It seemingly did for Hampden-Sydney freshman and Arvonia resident Haden VonCanon. After ...
News
Prince Edward gets good news, enterprise zone request approved
It went down to the wire, but Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin put pen to paper Monday night, signing ...
Education
Waterworks gets help from Hampden-Sydney Southern Lit students
The Waterworks Players Community Theatre’s production of “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof” by Tennessee Williams has come ...
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: There’s no quick fix button on this
Some problems don’t have an immediate fix. You can’t just press a button and hit reset. Instead, it ...
Education
Chronic absence numbers drop for Prince Edward schools
The good news is the absence numbers keep dropping. The bad news is they’re still pretty high. Prince ...
News
Arrest made, more charges pending after Friday shooting
One person is injured and another is in jail after a Friday shooting in Buckingham County. Sheriff’s deputies ...