Lifestyles

AARP warns about travel scams

It’s that time of year again – the holidays are long past, and summer is still a long ...

DARE program

Education

Students graduate DARE project

Prince Edward County Middle School recently recognized fifth-grade students who completed the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. ...

Buckingham Raiders

Lifestyles

Buckingham Raiders earn trophies at Qualifier meet

The Buckingham Raiders were in Lee County, North Carolina for their third and final Best of the Best ...

Lifestyles

Multiple Lancers earn Big South honors

Senior guard Janay Turner has been named an All-Big South Conference honorable mention selection, the league announced recently, ...

Red flag warning

News

Prince Edward, surrounding area under ‘red flag warning’ today

There’s good news and bad. On the one hand, Buckingham, Cumberland and Prince Edward counties are under a ...

Monroe Church Road Prince Edward Keysville roundabout

News

Work continues on Cartersville roundabout, with end date set

As work continues on the planned Cartersville roundabout, we have more of an idea about when the project ...

FACES food pantry

Lifestyle Main

FACES food pantry gets help from Centra grant

FACES Food Pantry recently received a $25,000 grant from Centra to support efforts to provide food to address ...

Longwood seniors

News

‘I know what we can do’: Longwood seniors ready for NCAA spot

Friday’s competition is about more than a game for the quartet of Longwood seniors. For some, it’s a ...

New Canton Kevin Hartless Prince Edward

News

Legal groups claim Prince Edward Co. broke the law with ICE vote

Four national legal groups have accused Prince Edward County supervisors of violating Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), ...

Prison Road West Third Street Worsham Road

News

Two roads shut down today in Prince Edward as VDOT starts work

Portions of two roads in Prince Edward County will be closed today, in order for the Virginia Department ...

Big South Men’s Basketball Tournament NCAA Tournament

College

NCAA Tournament set. Who will Longwood play in March Madness?

The NCAA Tournament bracket is set and Longwood is headed to Memphis. During Selection Sunday, the Lancers found ...

Longwood softball

College

Longwood softball claims rubber game against Gardner-Webb

Senior Korynna Anderson drove in all four runs and sophomore right-hander Maggie Chapin spun her second consecutive complete-game ...

NCAA D3 Championship

News

Tigers fall in NCAA D3 title game. Season celebration set for tonight

Free throws and fouls helped decide things at the end. Some questionable foul calls led to Trine shooting ...

Longwood softball

News

Chapin carries Longwood softball to split at Gardner-Webb

Sophomore right-hander Maggie Chapin held Gardner-Webb to two hits and five walks as the Longwood softball team rebounded ...

Herald Community Calendar

Lifestyles

Herald Community Calendar for the week of March 15, 2024

The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...

Selection Sunday

News

‘One More Time’: JPB opens for Selection Sunday watch party

They did the work, ran through the Big South Conference Tournament and earned a spot in March Madness. ...

Max Sangillo

News

Max Sangillo aims higher: Farmville teen prepares for new season

Last year was about new experiences. Farmville resident Christian Max Sangillo was competing for the first time in ...

Taylored for You

Lifestyles

Taylored for You holds ribbon cutting 

Earlier this year, a new assisted living facility opened its doors in Farmville. Tailored for You is located ...

Education

Longwood Center for the Visual Arts offers some ‘Art After Dark’

The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) will have a different type of art program coming up ...

Arbor Day

News

Town of Farmville sets up Arbor Day giveaway

The Town of Farmville will observe Arbor Day by giving away free seedlings on Saturday, March 23, at ...

Green Bay Road public safety director

Lifestyles

Does Prince Edward County need a public safety director?

Earlier this month, Deanna Lester resigned as executive director of the Prince Edward Volunteer Rescue Squad. As the ...

Hampden-Sydney

News

Hampden-Sydney makes national title game. Who will they play?

When we talked to Hampden-Sydney players during the regular season, they had a couple goals. The first was ...

Buckingham

Education

Buckingham school officials ask for money to refurbish greenhouse

The greenhouse at Buckingham County’s Career and Technical Center will be getting a much-needed facelift soon, thanks to ...

Prince Edward Elementary crisis plan elementary renovation

Education

Elementary renovation plans develop, as county waits on governor

We’re close to seeing the first drawings of what the renovated Prince Edward Elementary would look like. In ...

Hampden-Sydney players

News

Tigers ready for Tipoff: Hampden-Sydney players, coach honored

It’s now down to the Final Four. And to punch their ticket to the National Championship, Hampden-Sydney players ...

Jacinda Townsend

Lifestyles

Jacinda Townsend, nationally acclaimed novelist, coming to Moton

Jacinda Townsend, a nationally acclaimed and award-winning novelist, whose work explores themes ranging from the lives of young ...

Lifestyles

Soybean prices climb higher

Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on March 8: In Virginia, state graded feeder ...

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