Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Is this what you want?
Nobody elected or asked Elon Musk to take a chainsaw to our democracy. But for the last two months, the billionaire has been wrecking federal ...
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Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: ‘We the People’ are still in charge
If you’re not an American who watches for a monthly Social Security check to land in your bank account, you will be one day. Today, ...
by Letters to the Editor, Tuesday, March 25, 2025 4:54 am
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: We just want to see work being done
What a mess. I hate saying that, but it’s true in about every way these days, when someone talks about Cumberland County. On the one ...
by Letters to the Editor, Saturday, March 22, 2025 1:36 am
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Dear McGuire, is there waste in government?
Representative McGuire had a telephone call in to hear concerns of constituents earlier this month. He kept emphasizing waste and corruption in the federal government. ...
by Letters to the Editor, Wednesday, March 12, 2025 6:10 am
Columns
Letter to the Editor: Cumberland is a do-nothing county
Cumberland County government has no real leadership; I myself am new to Cumberland, I don’t know the good old boys or the bad old boys, ...
by Letters to the Editor, Wednesday, March 12, 2025 6:05 am
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: ‘You chose poorly’
The scientists noted all the seismographic readings from the San Andreas fault in California. The readings indicated an impending earthquake of massive proportions. At the ...
by Letters to the Editor, Thursday, March 6, 2025 12:04 am
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: The next person has some big shoes to fill
To my understanding Mr. Rob Atkins will be retiring from his role with the Town of Farmville on Friday, Feb. 28. Rob was a true ...
by Letters to the Editor, Thursday, March 6, 2025 12:01 am
Farmville
Letter to the Editor: How will Farmville be remembered?
When I was a kid, wandering the banks of the Bush River, I remember developing an early consciousness of the depth of human history hidden ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, January 31, 2025 2:45 pm
Cumberland
Letter to the Editor: We need landfills to protect the environment
This is in response to Betty Myers’ letter that appeared in the Herald on Jan. 22. Ms. Myers questions the length of time for a ...
by Letters to the Editor, Thursday, January 30, 2025 12:31 am
Farmville
Letter to the Editor: Politicians, don’t forget why you’re there
I want to thank someone who does not live in my community and whose decision has no impact on me whatsoever. But at the same ...
by Letters to the Editor, Tuesday, January 28, 2025 6:54 am
Buckingham
Letter to the Editor: solar should be a local decision
I agree with Del. Tommy Wright that solar farm decisions should be left up to local governments. By taking away decision-making from local governments, the ...
by Letters to the Editor, Saturday, January 25, 2025 8:52 pm
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: These people are so out of touch
So now the state government wants to overstep its powers by dictating to each county what it can do. These people need to think before ...
by Letters to the Editor, Saturday, January 25, 2025 6:05 am
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Is any of this really necessary?
I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around what exactly the Democrats in Richmond are thinking. Having just been embarrassed on multiple levels in ...
by Letters to the Editor, Saturday, January 25, 2025 4:05 am
Buckingham
Letter to the Editor: Is a solar takeover really needed in Virginia?
I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around what exactly the Democrats in Richmond are thinking. Having just been embarrassed on multiple levels in ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, January 24, 2025 3:25 am
Business
Letter to the Editor: We need to stop the proposed landfill
It’s not a done deal as Cumberland County just received a second conditional use permit application for the proposed Green Ridge landfill. What this means ...
by Letters to the Editor, Wednesday, January 22, 2025 1:39 am
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: I appreciate what Amos did about fences
On Wednesday, January 15, I looked up from my copy of the Herald. It seemed the sun shone a little brighter, the song of the ...
by Letters to the Editor, Tuesday, January 21, 2025 12:22 am
Buckingham
Letter to the Editor: Data centers at the heart of solar push
HB 2068 by Tom Garrett, ensuring that county government would continue to have the land use decision right relating to solar and other projects, failed ...
by Letters to the Editor, Tuesday, January 21, 2025 12:02 am
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: When will Kinex be finished?
How much longer do some people in Cumberland County have to wait, before Kinex Telecom finally gets the lines laid down Jamestown (Rt. 657) and ...
by Letters to the Editor, Tuesday, January 21, 2025 12:02 am
Buckingham
Letter to The Editor: Why does the Assembly want control of solar?
According to The Herald, some of our senators are pushing ahead to try and take the decision regarding solar industrial installations away from local commissions ...
by Letters to the Editor, Wednesday, January 15, 2025 12:40 am
Letters to the Editor
Letter to The Editor: We need more foster families in Farmville
I’ll never forget our first foster care placement, a sibling set in need of an emergency placement. After a quick phone call, we gave our ...
by Letters to the Editor, Tuesday, January 14, 2025 11:07 pm
Letters to the Editor
Letter to The Editor: The solar bill makes me think of a landfill
I admit, I wasn’t even thinking about solar when reading your editorial. I was and still am thinking about a landfill. As the editorial spelled ...
by Letters to the Editor, Tuesday, January 14, 2025 10:56 pm
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: We need more people to foster children
I am writing on behalf of UMFS. I would love the opportunity to share with the community my experience as a foster care and adoptive ...
by Letters to the Editor, Thursday, January 9, 2025 5:13 am
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Why I’m voting for Jack Trammell
We have an upcoming special election on January 7th to fill the 10th District Virginia Senate seat formerly held by John McGuire (R). SD-10 contains ...
by Letters to the Editor, Thursday, January 2, 2025 12:16 am
Cumberland
Letter to the Editor: An open letter to Cumberland supervisors
It is my understanding that the Cumberland supervisors don’t allow folks from outside the county to speak during the public comment period at their meetings. ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, December 20, 2024 12:05 am
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: We need more in Cumberland
Cumberland, Virginia. It is a complex issue for me to grasp the inactivity of the county. I know we lack a major high density highway, ...
by Letters to the Editor, Thursday, December 19, 2024 5:12 am
Farmville
Letter to the Editor: This Confederate case could be a long one
The Confederate Battle Flag has a “newer” use that goes beyond its original use as a Civil War battle flag. During the 1948 Presidential Election, ...
by Letters to the Editor, Thursday, December 12, 2024 5:33 pm
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Some history of Venable Hall
I was pleased to read about the renovation of Venable Hall at Hampden-Sydney College. I hope your readers will enjoy learning more of the history ...
by Letters to the Editor, Friday, November 8, 2024 5:26 am
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