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I Am the Gate

I Am the Gate

Several years ago, I helped chaperon an all-night youth lock-in at my church. Most of the activities were in the fellowship hall, but when it came time…

Aprils Fools, Spring Cleaning and Dumb Country Boys

Aprils Fools, Spring Cleaning and Dumb Country Boys

Today is April first. I’m told it is also April Fools Day. This really concerns me. What kind of amateur is only a fool one day a…

Be a Good Neighbor – It’s the Law

Be a Good Neighbor – It’s the Law

As if the government wasn’t intrusive and overbearing enough, have you ever considered that there are LAWS that govern you in your own yard? All in the…

Who is your Village?

Who is your Village?

Have you heard the old African saying phrase it takes a village to raise a child? The saying was brought to the headlines when Hilary Clinton referred…

Donkey Basketball Game Raises Money for RHHS Students

Donkey Basketball Game Raises Money for RHHS Students

On Wednesday, March 26, the Central Middle School Gym was packed tight with spectators waiting to see a hilarious game of basketball between students, faculty and community…

MSC Linemen To Showcase Their Skills At Annual Rodeo

Nine Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative (MEC) line crew workers and one apprentice lineman will be competing at the 12th Annual Terex® Equipment Operator’s Rodeo on Friday, April 4,…

Students Place in Forensic Competition

Students Place in Forensic Competition

The Health Occupations Students of America State (HOSA) Leadership Conference was held March 7 – 9, 2014 in Roanoke, Virginia at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center. …

PECMS National Jr. Honor Society Members

PECMS National Jr. Honor Society Members

On March 20, Prince Edward County Middle School inducted twenty seventh and eighth grade students to their chapter of the National Junior Honor Society. Inductees had to…

New master’s degree approved for Longwood program for school librarians

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia has approved a Master of Education degree program in school librarianship at Longwood University, the first such program at a…

Crossroads Elects New Officers

Crossroads Elects New Officers

Crossroads Community Services recently elected their Board officers for 2014. Pictured left to right are: Judy Jones, Vice Chair,  Amelia County; Gail Braxton, Secretary, Buckingham County; Shirley…