SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                WASHINGTON, D.C.

                                   -----------

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 8, 2000


                           CFW Communications Company
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         Virginia                    0-16751                      54-1443350
(State of Incorporation)      (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer
                                                             Identification No.)
                                 P. O. Box 1990
                           Waynesboro, Virginia 22980
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (540) 946-3500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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Item 5.  Other Events.

         Attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release  dated  November 8,
2000 containing  financial  information for CFW  Communications  Company for the
quarter ended September 30, 2000.


Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(c)      Exhibits.

         The  following  exhibits  are filed  herewith  in  accordance  with the
provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

          99.1      Press release dated  November 8, 2000  containing  financial
                    information for CFW  Communications  Company for the quarter
                    ended September 30, 2000.


                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                      CFW Communications Company
                                      (Registrant)

                                      By:     /s/ Michael B. Moneymaker
                                          --------------------------------------
                                           Michael B. Moneymaker
                                           Senior Vice President and Chief
                                           Financial Officer, Treasurer and
                                           Secretary


Date:  November 8, 2000
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                WASHINGTON, D.C.

                                   -----------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 8, 2000

                           CFW Communications Company
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         Virginia                    0-16751                      54-1443350
(State of Incorporation)      (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer
                                                             Identification No.)
                                 P. O. Box 1990
                           Waynesboro, Virginia 22980
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (540) 946-3500
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Item 5.  Other Events.

         Attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release  dated  November 8,
2000 containing  financial  information for CFW  Communications  Company for the
quarter ended September 30, 2000.

Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(c)      Exhibits.

         The  following  exhibits  are filed  herewith  in  accordance  with the
provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

          99.1      Press release dated  November 8, 2000  containing  financial
                    information for CFW  Communications  Company for the quarter
                    ended September 30, 2000.

                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                      CFW Communications Company
                                      (Registrant)

                                      By:     /s/ Michael B. Moneymaker
                                          --------------------------------------
                                           Michael B. Moneymaker
                                           Senior Vice President and Chief
                                           Financial Officer, Treasurer and
                                           Secretary

Date:  November 8, 2000