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Farmville council makes a final decision on land bank proposal

The Town of Farmville now has a new way of dealing with derelict houses. By a unanimous decision, ...

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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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Would a land bank help Farmville clean up derelict properties?

How should the Town of Farmville handle derelict or abandoned properties? Town council members are considering a proposal ...

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Prince Edward County’s ICE contract: A look at the financial details

We now have a bit more detail as to what Prince Edward County’s ICE contract involving the Farmville ...

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No, ICE won’t release Farmville detainees if local contract ends

No, if ICA Farmville closes, ICE won’t release detainees at the facility. Multiple officials from Immigration and Customs ...

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Should Prince Edward make a deal? County explores ICE contract

Prince Edward County supervisors are considering going into business with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). During ...

Prince Edward schools school board school accreditation changes

Opinion

From the Editor’s Desk: Better schools don’t just benefit families

The man was more than a little irritated. After we published my story about the Prince Edward sales ...

Hampden-Sydney Basketball Josiah Hardy

Education

‘We have a target on our back’: Josiah Hardy, Tigers face challenge

It was a hard-fought game on Feb. 3, but the Hampden-Sydney Tigers fell just short. The team lost ...

Ryan Clements

Lifestyles

‘Let’s finish the story’: Ryan Clements says Tigers have work to do

Ryan Clements wants to finish the story. The fifth-year player has been at Hampden-Sydney College longer than most ...

Adam Brazil

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‘He’s our Swiss Army knife’: Adam Brazil leads the way for Tigers

It started back when he was four. Adam Brazil has a love of basketball that can be traced ...

Prince Edward radio plan Cumberland County radio system Buckingham County

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Static Problems: Cumberland County looks to update radio system

Prince Edward isn’t the only county looking to fix a radio problem. In neighboring Cumberland County, the issue ...

Cumberland Prince Edward Buckingham supervisors Air BnB Layne Street tap fees

Opinion

From The Editor’s Desk: If Prince Edward doesn’t grow, stores won’t come

Promises alone won’t attract companies. I know that’s not what some people want to hear, but if you ...

Prince Edward County Cumberland County sales tax property values

Opinion

From the Editor’s Desk: Forget Target, we’re just not there yet

There are some things people don’t want to hear. Nobody wants to be told they’re not good enough ...

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Partners support Prince Edward County’s radio plan

FARMVILLE – It’s not going to be cheap to get every department in Prince Edward County on the ...

Prince Edward radio plan Cumberland County radio system Buckingham County

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Struggles with Static: Prince Edward needs to replace radio system

FARMVILLE – Prince Edward County Sheriff Tony Epps hears the problem every night. It’s not something that can ...

COVID-19

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COVID-19 cases spike in Prince Edward County and across region

FARMVILLE – Prince Edward County is seeing a COVID-19 spike right now. The same goes for most of ...

Wreaths Across America

Lifestyles

Wreaths Across America ceremony will take place in Rice

RICE – Next weekend, folks in Farmville and the surrounding area will have a chance to join thousands ...

Lifestyles

How do you feel about COVID-19?

Do you feel the pandemic is over? How are you handling masks and booster shots this winter? The ...

Buckingham medical

COVID-19

CDC keeps eye on new COVID strain

Just as a slight decline in COIVD-19 cases has been seen in the past month, the Centers for ...

COVID-19

Bivalent boosters now offered at health departments

The Piedmont Health District is now offering the updated, FDA-approved COVID-19 bivalent boosters. The boosters offered include Pfizer-BioNTech ...

COVID-19

Piedmont Health District makes new COVID-19 vaccine available

FARMVILLE – The Piedmont Health District has a new tool in the fight against COVID-19. The Novavax vaccine ...

COVID-19

CDC reduces quarantine after exposure

After two and a half years of issuing guidelines for mask wearing and quarantine times in an effort ...

Buckingham medical

COVID-19

COVID-19 cases rise in Piedmont Health District

FARMVILLE – More than two years have passed since the COVID-19 outbreak, and while vaccines have eased the ...

COVID-19

CDC: Masks urged for area

It’s time to mask back up. Especially if you live, work or travel to Prince Edward and Buckingham ...

Buckingham medical

COVID-19

FDA green lights new COVID vaccine

With an uptick in COVID-19 cases recently reported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a Maryland-based biotechnology ...

COVID-19

COVID-19 cases and deaths in nursing homes rise

New data indicate rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths in America’s nursing homes rose substantially in June for ...

COVID-19

Children as young as 6 months eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

All Virginians from the age of six months and older are eligible now to get a free COVID-19 ...

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