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Want to track storms? Weather Service needs local volunteers
Prince Edward County needs volunteers. Well, to be clear, the entire region finds itself needing extra help when it comes to the forecasting business, but in Farmville, the National Weather Service project is down to just a handful. Let’s explain what that means. As we have all experienced the feeling of enduring different weather from […] The post Want to track storms? Weather Service needs local volunteers appeared first on Farmville.
Regional water options under review
It’s going to be a minute before the regional water argument is settled. Both neighboring Prince Edward and Nottoway counties are waiting for a final decision by Virginia Finance Secretary Stephen Cummings. It all involves which group will get approval to provide water for the Nottoway Correctional Center, Piedmont Geriatric Hospital and the Town of […] The post Regional water options under review appeared first on Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch.
Townsend: 70 years later, its critical we continue to build bridges
May 17, 2024 is the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education landmark United States Supreme Court decision. In that case the justices ruled unanimously that “In the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” That decision changed the way public […] The post Townsend: 70 years later, its critical we continue to build bridges appeared first on Farmville.
Where does Kinex progress stand? A look at broadband deadline
When will the Kinex high-speed internet project be finished? That’s a question which has been asked of Herald staff more than once over the last few months. And Kinex Telecom President James Garrett has an answer. It’ll be finished with a two-year timespan. Garrett says his company’s efforts to provide the area broadband internet are […] The post Where does Kinex progress stand? A look at broadband deadline appeared first on Farmville.
Students ‘embody spirit of Barbara Johns’ through Change Awards
A leader in the Civil Rights Movement and Prince Edward County historical icon is still making an impact today. Students are following in the footsteps of Barbara Rose Johns, a civil rights activist whose actions as a teenager leading a student strike later influenced the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Brown v Board of Education case. […] The post Students ‘embody spirit of Barbara Johns’ through Change Awards appeared first on Farmville.
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