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Youth Center holds CYC Ltd. pageant

Community Youth Center, Ltd., crowned four winners on Saturday, June 15 during its beauty pageant.

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PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE

During the month of May the Girl Scout Council of Virginia promoted a peanut butter drive, where peanut butter collected would be donated to food banks and food kitchens. Girl Scou

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Thousands gather for Pork Fest

Several thousand people found the weather sunny and hot on Wednesday for the 40th annual Virginia Pork Festival. The 90-degree temperature didn't put a damper on festivities and ra

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Most County manned trash sites operational

All but three of Greensville County's manned dumspter sites are currently open. The County has chosen to open those sites later, probably September, due to the large amount of rain

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GCHS Class of 2013 takes the graduation stage

Nearly 200 seniors graduated from Greensville County High School Friday with the ceremonies in a packed school gymnasium.

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Torch Run

The annual Torch Run made its way through Emporia and Greensville County early Wednesday morning. The run is a 1,900 mile trek that carries “The Flame of Hope” through Virginia on

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Emporia Junior Woman’s Club celebrates 70 years

On May 19, the Emporia Junior Woman’s Club hosted a Past Presidents wine and cheese reception at Village View.

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Cannon Aid

During WWI, thousands of 150 mm cannons, like the one on the grounds of the Greensville County Courthouse, were used to try to repel Allied Forces in Europe.

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Slate Richard Bland’s first signee

LAWRENCEVILLE — Brunswick Academy’s Taylor Slate, of Emporia, was the first player to sign to play softball with the upstart program Richard Bland College, who begins play in the s

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We remember their service, their sacrifice…

It was standing room only at the shelter of Veterans Memorial Park as veterans, their family members and observant community members gathered for the local Memorial Day ceremony, w

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Youth Center holds CYC Ltd. pageant

Community Youth Center, Ltd., crowned four winners on Saturday, June 15 during its beauty pageant.

Contestants in the Little Miss CYC Ltd., were Afriah Risan Dugger-Bynum, age 5, daughter of Dwayne and Loretta Bynum; Arica Mason, age 6, daughter of Aric Mason and Eletha Gillus; and Kimora Ashanti Robinson, age 4, daughter of Latoya Robinson and Antoine Hubbard. Afriah Risan Dugger-Bynum, who was celebrating her sixth birthday, won Miss Photogenic and Little Miss CYC Ltd.

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