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Letter to the Editor

Columns

Letter to the Editor: Neglected voices, the untold story of Israel Hill

In response to the article titled “What Should Happen on Israel Hill” it’s crucial to address what didn’t happen – the regard for the current residents’ voices ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Friday, July 12, 2024 12:12 am

OPINION

Farmville Pride: Pride Month was about more than flags or parades

As a 20-year-old bisexual woman figuring out college life, Pride Month held great significance for me. It’s more than just a rainbow flag or a ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Monday, July 8, 2024 12:30 pm

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Cumberland

Cumberland History: The Garrett Brothers trial and what came after

The Cumberland County Historical Society and the Museum have been fielding some recent inquiries about the Garrett Brothers trial that took place a century ago ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Monday, July 8, 2024 10:32 am

Jim Harris

Columns

When you say Jim Harris, the question becomes ‘which one’?

UVA football has signed a Jim Harris, outside linebacker, but it’s hard to forget his namesake. In 1961, there was a walk-on named Jim Harris, ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, July 7, 2024 12:16 am

TAMMY MULCHI

Tammy Mulchi: It was a wasted day in Richmond

Last week, we returned to Richmond to address two issues. Officially, the session was called to correct an error in the budget that was rushed ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Thursday, July 4, 2024 12:00 pm

TAMMY MULCHI

Tammy Mulchi: It’s a time for creativity

This past week I was invited to speak to the Virginia Rural Leadership Institute (VRLI) as they toured Southern Virginia. This year’s class has a ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Thursday, May 30, 2024 12:30 pm

Grateful Boomers

Local

Grateful Boomers explore St. Mary’s

By Katherine Brooks Special to The Farmville Herald What is a “Wilderness” anyway? In this application, it is “an area of undeveloped Federal land retaining ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Thursday, May 23, 2024 5:59 pm

Farmville

Guest Column

Brian Vincent: Make Farmville the model. Make decency viral.

“There are two things we can all support, two things that always draw bi-partisan congressional support – the military and outdoor recreation,” said Sen. Joe ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Monday, May 20, 2024 12:45 am

TAMMY MULCHI

Tammy Mulchi: We should work to grow our economy

Next week, we will return to the Capitol to consider a new budget. This was supposed to be worked out over the last several weeks. ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Thursday, May 9, 2024 8:39 am

OPINION

We need to clear up some confusion

As the Vice-President for Housing at STEPS, Inc., I work every day with Linda Ellis-Williams our program coordinator for domestic violence and sexual assault victim ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 12:05 pm

Prince Edward schools Buckingham absence numbers superintendent

FARMVILLE THE MAGAZINE

Anthony Anderson: As we see progress, we will continue the march

Like many students at Longwood University, I have immersed myself in the campus culture. I strive to live out the mission of citizen leadership by ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Monday, May 6, 2024 12:12 am

DEVOTIONAL

Devotional: Purpose in suffering

I humbly want to address just a sliver of a difficult topic today. Pain and suffering. Many people reject God because of the suffering in ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Friday, May 3, 2024 10:55 am

Dr. Witherspoon

Dr. Witherspoon: Time bomb

A gentleman was referred to a surgeon for treatment of a painful hernia. His past medical history included emphysema, heart disease, hepatitis C, and diabetes. ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Thursday, May 2, 2024 5:23 pm

Erin Waggoneer

Guest Column

Erin B. Waggoner: Allied Farmville: Finding a welcoming community

It is April 2018. I am living in Connecticut, finishing my doctorate, working for UCONN and the NCAA, and interviewing for jobs after graduation. I ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Thursday, May 2, 2024 6:41 am

Amy Nardini

Columns

Amy Nardini: We need to step up to help Madeline’s House

Sarah Mitchell had a question. She wanted to know what resources were available to victims of domestic violence in Prince Edward County. A sophomore at ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Friday, April 26, 2024 8:34 am

Grateful Boomers

Grateful Boomers

Boomers head to Three Ridges

BY KATHERINE BROOKS Special to The Farmville Herald Staying on their toes at all times, the Grateful Boomers exercised their minds and bodies on two ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, April 7, 2024 2:27 pm

DEVOTIONAL

Devotional: Walk worthy of Christ

If you had a choice, what would you want your last words on earth to be? Jesus actually got that opportunity twice! Before both His ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Friday, April 5, 2024 4:28 pm

OPINION

Dove Standley: Being seen on a ‘Day of Visibility’

March 31, the International Transgender Day of Visibility since 2009, uplifts the lives of Transgender people. As that was this past weekend, I’d like to ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, April 3, 2024 12:30 pm

Farmville Pide

Columns

Farmville Pride: Let’s consider trans voices in music

The International Transgender Day of Visibility is observed on March 31st, and this article intends to celebrate that by expressing gratitude for the increasing trans ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Friday, March 29, 2024 5:32 am

TAMMY MULCHI

Tammy Mulchi: Looking back and ahead

Getting back home after the General Assembly has been quite an adjustment. I am trying to catch up on my business duties, my non-profit, and ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, March 20, 2024 12:30 pm

TAMMY MULCHI

Tammy Mulchi: We came, we voted and left ‘Sine Die’

The 2024 General Assembly Session is a wrap! After sixty days of proposing, debating, and pushing through legislation, on Saturday, we went into “Sine Die,” ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, March 13, 2024 12:30 pm

OPINION

How do you manage a pond in spring? Here’s some help

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of monthly columns by Cooperative Extension agents in our area, offering help for different projects and ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, March 13, 2024 12:15 pm

DEVOTIONAL

Devotional: What are you looking at?

What are you looking at? I’d like you to think with me not so much about our physical eyes, but about what we look at ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Thursday, March 7, 2024 5:10 pm

Moton Museum Cainan Townsend

Guest Column

Moton Museum: There are awards and events to mention

We enter Women’s History Month on the back of a very busy Black History Month at Moton. From K-12 schools and the Girl Scouts of ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Thursday, March 7, 2024 5:01 pm

Edward Strickler trash

OPINION

Edward Strickler: ‘The sayings of the sepulchral sage’

Through daily walks in 2023, my husband and I picked up 17 cubic yards of litter in Farmville, enough to overfill 4 standard ‘4 cubic ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Thursday, February 29, 2024 12:00 pm

TAMMY MULCHI

Tammy Mulchi: Let’s talk about the budget

Wow! What a week. I had the opportunity to vote on the budget and work on bills passed by the House this past week.  This ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 12:26 pm

Waterworks

Farmville

Review: Waterworks audiences see Hursey’s vision in ‘The Vagrant’

The Waterworks Players Community Theatre production of The Vagrant, a full-length play written by Longwood University’s Dr. Brett Hursey, is marvelous from start to finish. ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 12:53 am

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