Farmer’s Bank staff accepted the July Community Pride Award from the Buckingham Chamber of Commerce in honor of their recently remodeled lobby. Pictured, from left, are bank employees Mandy Meade, ...

QR codes have become a convenient part of everyone’s daily lives, from viewing restaurant menus to paying for parking meters. However, scammers are increasingly taking advantage of this technology to ...

One never knows when a disaster may strike. But Buckingham County is pulling together to train employees for any such emergency. Buckingham Department of Social Services, County Emergency Services, ...

This year, Southside Electric Cooperative partnered with Old Dominion Electric on its Manufactured Homes Program, designed to provide manufactured homeowners with free energy-efficiency upgrades. The ...

Prince Edward County Public Schools will hold special ceremonies honoring the legacies of longtime coaches James Baker and James Scott. School Board Chairman Cainan Townsend submitted proposals ...

The Virginia Herpetological Society is encouraging residents to report woodland box turtle sightings to help better understand and conserve the species across the state. Woodland box turtles are among ...

Buckingham County officials are urging residents to be cautious after identifying a new scam targeting permit applicants. At the board of supervisors’ July 13 meeting, Buckingham County Administrator ...

With pressure mounting statewide to preserve farmland while expanding clean energy infrastructure, Virginia farmers were essential in shaping the official definition of “agrivoltaics” — before others ...

Rashad faced his first real challenge at breakfast on the opening morning of group camping. He had risen early, gathered his mess kit and taken his place near the front of the line, hoping to secure ...

A few years ago, as I hunted around the gardening section at Lowe’s for new plants for our yard, I bumped into a Longwood colleague who suggested crepe myrtles. I didn’t know until I got home how ...

When Patrick Seul and his wife, Anne Cabell, purchased an aging home in the Town of Dillwyn nine years ago, they thought they were buying a unique historic house. They didn’t realize they were also ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting more than 2,273 acres in Virginia into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for 2026. Through CRP, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers ...