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School board signs MOUs with community organizations
The Greensville County School Board held its first meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year on Aug. 12, beginning the year with several service agreements between the district and various organizations. YMCA MOU.
Greensville County Public Schools are back in session
Greensville County Public Schools wrapped up their first day of school on Monday with a school board meeting to which two of three principals were tardy — kicking off the school year with the expected kinks in bus schedules and dismissal times. “We are the reason why Wyatt is...
Scholarship winner Blair Dickens pulls off double feat
Blair Dickens, of Skippers, Virginia, wasn’t present when Mary Duncan announced that the 2024 Greensville County High School graduate was the recipient of the 2024 $1,000 Moses Archie Clements Scholarship before The Crossing on Saturday. William & Mary-bound Dickens was busy with another commitment that ended successfully by winning the Miss Isle of Wight County Fair title.
Greensville County agrees to fund GCPS teacher raises
Teachers at Greensville County public schools are getting a much-deserved raise. The Greensville County Board of Supervisors voted to allocate $111,000 for GCPS to be used for a 3% raise for teachers, paraprofessionals and all school-level personnel and a 1.5% pay increase for all central office staff.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library launches in Emporia/Greensville
Kids in Emporia and Greensville County are being encouraged to embark on a reading journey — completely free. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a free book-gifting program that mails books to children every month from birth through age five. Parton started the program in 1995 in her own hometown in Tennessee as a tribute to her dad, who was unable to read. During the first month of the program, the library mailed out 1,700 books.
GCWSA recognizes water treatment plant operators for outstanding service
The Board of Supervisors commended the Greensville County Water and Sewer Authority on Monday for their dedication to helping their neighbors in Emporia when a warehouse fire contaminated the city’s water supply. A large industrial fire erupted at the Nutrien Ag Solutions warehouse in South Hill on July 6...
Crater Health District protects residents from emergencies and disasters through national “Project Public Health Ready” recognition program
(PETERSBURG, VA)- The Crater Health District (CHD localities Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Surry, Emporia, Hopewell, and Petersburg) has been recognized by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) for its ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. CHD demonstrated these capabilities by meeting the comprehensive preparedness benchmarks required by Project Public Health Ready (PPHR), a unique partnership between NACCHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CHD joins a cohort of more than 550 local health departments across the country that have been distinguished for excellence in preparedness through PPHR, either individually or as part of a region.
Wyche Counseling honors local legends, celebrates back to school
Summer is quickly coming to an end for Greensville County’s students and back-to-school events are in full swing. Wyche Counseling Services held their Back to School Pool Splash Bash at the Community Youth Center, Ltd. on Friday afternoon.
7 million pounds of deli meats made at Central Virginia Boar’s Head facility added to recall, tied to listeria outbreak
The popular deli meat company Boar's Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Central Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday.
Juvenile to be tried as adult in Greensville County Circuit Court
A juvenile in Emporia is set to be tried as an adult for conspiracy to commit murder, among other charges. The Emporia Police Department, Greensville County Sheriff’s Office and Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office served an outstanding warrant for probation violations for conspiracy to commit murder and attempt to commit malicious wounding at around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Office of the Greensville/Emporia Commonwealth’s Attorney. The juvenile also faces a charge of possession of a weapon by a violent felon after police searched his home.
Boar’s Head Provisions Co.’s recalls meat products due to possible listeria contamination
Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc., located in the town of Jarratt in Greensville County, has recalled all of its liverwurst and other deli meats due to possible contamination with listeria, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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