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$3.2 million awarded to STEPS
Southside Training, Employment and Placement Services Inc. (STEPS) is set to receive a federal grant totaling $3.2 million for its Head Start programs, according to ...
Author: Emily Hollingsworth The Charlotte Gazette
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Bluegrass festival set
STEPS Inc. is hosting its first bluegrass festival. The festival is set to take place Saturday, Aug. 31, from noon-7 p.m. at the Southside Electric ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Saturday, August 17, 2019 9:02 am
Columns
Saying goodbye
When I first visited the Farmville area more than two years ago, it was to interview for a staff writer/photographer position for Farmville Newsmedia. I ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Friday, August 16, 2019 5:31 pm
News
Robertson new CRC planner
Using her background in emergency services and environmental science, Kara Robertson has been appointed as the new Community Development Planner for the Commonwealth Regional Council ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Friday, August 16, 2019 8:04 am
News
Authority meeting set for October
The Virginia Heartland Regional Industrial Facility Authority (VHRIFA) is set to have its next meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m. at the ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Friday, August 2, 2019 8:26 am
News
CRC projects see updates
Representatives from the Commonwealth Regional Council (CRC) provided updates on three projects in Charlotte County during its most recent meeting. The first project to receive ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Sunday, July 28, 2019 9:26 am
Local
Temps over 100 forecast for weekend
Dangerously high temperatures have been forecast for the Heart of Virginia that will bring the heat index up into the triple digits over the weekend. ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Friday, July 19, 2019 8:44 am
News
Sidewalk project updated
Commonwealth Regional Council (CRC) Executive Director Melody Foster recently spoke about updates to the Evergreen Sidewalk Project, located in Charlotte Court House and stretching approximately ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Wednesday, July 3, 2019 1:07 pm
News
Meeting held on alpha-gal
A meeting about alpha-gal, a widely-spreading syndrome in the Heart of Virginia, filled the lobby of Centra Southside Community Hospital Thursday. Centra’s Gastroenterologist Dr. Bikram ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Wednesday, July 3, 2019 11:13 am
Church & Community
CRC budget adopted
The Commonwealth Regional Council’s (CRC) Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget was adopted through a unanimous vote by members of the CRC during its meeting June ...
by Emily Hollingsworth, Wednesday, June 26, 2019 12:20 pm
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