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šŸŒ± How Cumberland students helped win a new historic marker on Guinea Road

Cumberland, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Cumberland! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ā˜•ļøļø

In today's newsletter:

  • How Cumberland students helped win a new historic marker on Guinea Road
  • See which Cumberland Dukes earned top district and state basketball honors.
  • How a proposed gas plant could reshape life in Cumberland

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is something you always have, but also leave behind? šŸ¤” (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 89 and low of 57 degrees. šŸŒ¶ Hot!
  • Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 53.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 45 degrees.

šŸ“° News we're reading

1. Cumberland students: The connections between two schools named Robert R. Moton 75 years after the Barbara Johns student walkout (cardinalnews.org) ā€” Students and educators in Cumberland are helping secure a new state historic marker honoring the former Robert R. Moton (Rosenwald) School on Guinea Road, spotlighting the countyā€™s Black educational heritage. The story traces Motonā€™s teaching in Cumberland, local teachersā€™ achievements, and the connection to the 1951 Farmville student walkout led alongside Barbara Johns.
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2. Board recognizes basketball team (farmvilleherald.com) ā€” Cumberland High Schoolā€™s Dukes boys basketball team capped a standout 19-4 season by winning the James River District Tournament and earning recognition from the Cumberland School Board. Several players received all-district, all-region and even all-state honors, while Coach Tyrone Mosby was named James River District Coach of the Year.
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3. Cumberland County residents fired up over potential new gas plant (nbc12.com) ā€” Cumberland County residents are weighing in on Dominion Energyā€™s idea for a large natural gas power plant between Duncan Store Road and the James River, which could bring $500 million in tax revenue. Neighbors worry about noise, light, and loss of rural land, while Dominion says the plant would power 750,000 homes and is part of its broader energy strategy.
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4. Area votes against redistricting (farmvilleherald.com) ā€” Cumberland County voters rejected Virginiaā€™s mid-decade redistricting referendum, even as it narrowly passed statewide and will now reshape congressional maps. Local residents face major changes to the 5th District and possible shifts of northern Cumberland precincts into the 6th and 7th Districts, altering who represents them in Congress and each districtā€™s partisan lean.
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šŸ’¬ Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Earth Day Announcement!
    Since November, 84,000 pounds of food waste has been composted in the CVWMA purple cart program! That's 42 TONS kept out of landfills and put to goodā€¦ (Nextdoor )
  • Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Farmville. Apply here.
  • Centers posted a job opening for PT Customer Service Supervisor in Farmville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumberland here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Footprints. (Thank you LAURIE T. for sending it in!)
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