County Receives Third Consecutive VACo Achievement Award

Published on September 11, 2025

The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors is honored to receive the County’s third consecutive Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) Achievement Award!

This year’s award celebrates our groundbreaking partnership with Longwood University through its Civitae Symposium. Together, we engaged hundreds of amazing students to tackle real challenges facing Prince Edward County -- work that helped shape our new Comprehensive Plan, PEC 2045: Forward Together. 

Prince Edward County is proud of this collaboration and grateful to Longwood University  for helping us move our community forward!

Pictured:  Front row:  Longwood University President Taylor Reveley, Chief of Staff Justin Pope, County Administrator Doug Stanley, VACo Government Relations Associate James Hutzler, Board Chair Bill Jenkins, Provost and VP for Academic Affairs Larissa Smith, Professor Adam Paulek and Professor Heather Lettner-Rust.  Back row:  Supervisors David Emert, Jerry Townsend, Pattie Cooper-Jones, Odessa Pride, Ed.D., Vice Chair Harrison Jones, Supervisors Cannon Watson and Llew Gilliam.