Education
Debate brings millions in marketing value
Along with reporters, cameras and excitement, the sole U.S. Vice Presidential Debate at Longwood University brought with it ...
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Millions spent on debate: State helped town with expenses associated with event
Q: How much money did Longwood and the town of Farmville spend on the debate? How much of ...
Education
An increased digital presence: Vice Presidential Debate sparks thousands of web searches
The sole U.S. Vice Presidential Debate not only brought thousands of people to the streets of Farmville and ...
Church & Community
Farmville serves those who served at the debate
While all eyes were focused on the vice presidential debate stage at Longwood University, a small army of ...
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Media Center was debate central
Debate Day greeted Farmville with cooler weather and sunny skies as reporters, correspondents, camera operators, technicians and others ...
Farmville
Watch parties draw partisan reaction
With just about every point Democratic vice presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine made during Tuesday’s debate, a ...
Farmville
An engaged community
Chris Magid sat at Charleys Waterfront Café on Tuesday evening, watching the U.S. Vice Presidential Debate on television ...
Business
Debate didn’t help sales on Main, Third — Uptown Coffee Café experienced most foot traffic
Tuesday’s Vice Presidential Debate drew in thousands of news reporters, but even with the extra foot traffic, several ...
Farmville
Longwood students get golden tickets: Raffle gives Lancers a front row to history at their school
There’s no debate — Longwood University students had a terrific experience becoming part of history this week. Among ...
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Healthcare workers watch debate: Group also takes ‘emotional’ tour of Moton Museum
Some visitors in town for Tuesday’s Vice Presidential Debate became better acquainted with Farmville and its character thanks ...
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VP debate brings days of fun
Longwood University hosted more than just a debate. It provided days of opportunities for academic enrichment and fun. ...
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‘Nothing of significance’
No arrests or serious incidents occurred during activities associated with the sole U.S. Vice Presidential Debate at Longwood ...
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‘A great cooperative effort’
Though it wasn’t on the meeting’s agenda, praise and celebration of success for the Vice Presidential Debate held ...
Farmville
Information Center: Behind the scenes
While students were celebrating, media groups were producing content and members of the community were watching Tuesday’s festivities unfold, ...
Farmville
Kaine rallies at STEPS Centre
Vice presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine rallied with Prince Edward County Democrats after his 90-minute debate with ...
Farmville
B-day with a side of debate
For so many in Farmville, Tuesday was defined by the lone U.S. Vice Presidential Debate of 2016 taking ...
Education
Spin Alley in full swing after debate
Hundreds of correspondents, camera operators and producers jammed into Spin Alley in Longwood University’s Media Center following the ...
Education
Hour into debate, Media Center quiet
The Vice Presidential Debate Media Center at Longwood University in Farmville is very quiet as thousands of correspondents ...
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Debate-watching at Charleys Waterfront Cafe
Charleys Waterfront Cafe has proven to be a popular place to watch the 2016 U.S. Vice Presidential Debate ...
Education
Longwood president welcomes debate audience
Before the major networks went live with their broadcasts of the Vice Presidential Debate on Tuesday night, Longwood ...
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Debate reaches global audience
Among the approximately 2,000 credentialed media in Farmville for the Vice Presidential Debate at Longwood University are correspondents ...
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Vice Presidential Debate Kaine vs. Pence live updates 2016
Gov. Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Kaine are entering the debate set at Longwood University and the Vice ...
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Garrett speaks at First Amendment Field
Several elected officials spoke to a group of young people at First Amendment Field behind Moton Museum around ...
Education
Jesse Jackson visits debate Spin Room
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, one-time Democratic presidential candidate and longtime civil rights activist, visited the Spin Room earlier ...
Local
Voice of America deems Farmville as Trump country
Add Voice of America to the national media outlets taking a deeper look at Farmville as the Vice ...
Farmville
Debate prep culminates for town of Farmville
With the Vice Presidential Debate just hours away, Ilsa Loeser, whose firm Letterpress Communications handles marketing and public ...