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Lighting the way: Virginia team takes solar power to Ghana
The “Road to Africa,” a project initiated by Farmville physician Dr. Kwabena Donkor to build a medical clinic ... Read more
Author: Marge Swayne | The Farmville Herald
Church & Community
A winning career — Hall of Fame honors Haga
It was a night for new beginnings and old acquaintances. Judges, attorneys, educators, business professionals and elected officials ... Read more
Columns
Art is the heart of Farmville’s festival
The 2016 Heart of Virginia Festival set for this weekend is getting back to its roots in the ... Read more
Lifestyle Main
Past comes to life in Stanley Park
A popular saying advises, “You can’t go home again.” Gordon Johnson and Alecia Daves-Johnson, of Prospect, beg to ... Read more
Buckingham
HOVMG plant sale — a growing success
Plants purchased at the Heart of Virginia Master Gardeners (HOVMG) annual plant sale come with expert advice. With ... Read more
Church & Community
Hope and help rebuild Evergreen, ‘Torn-AID-o’ benefit set for May 7
“I didn’t know what to expect,” Bonnie Swanson said of her drive home from Appomattox County High School ... Read more
Columns
Goats — the best defense
When I came home from work and found a goat in the garage I knew it was trouble. ... Read more
Business
Lifestyle Furniture comes to Farmville
There’s a new lifestyle in town, Lifestyle Furniture & Mattress Gallery, and the owners of the new business ... Read more
Columns
A step toward healthy living
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Motivational speakers are fond of reminding us ... Read more
Church & Community
From ‘Hurt’ to hope — film aims to heal
Kolby Grimsley is a teenager on a mission. Distressed by two suicides and the threat of a school ... Read more
Church & Community
Murder and intrigue visit Hampden-Sydney — History provides lessons for today
It was a dark and stormy night in January of 1857 — the perfect setting for murder. Murder ... Read more
Buckingham
Coalition launches ‘Spring into Health’
The Piedmont Community Health Coalition will “Spring into Health” with an incentive-based program set for April 8-May 6. ... Read more
Church & Community
Reaching out is a Big Event, Longwood University students make connections
Ask Farmville resident Danny Marsh if Longwood’s Big Event improves community connections, and he will answer with an ... Read more
Farmville
Big smiles for the Big Event
Longwood University’s eighth annual Big Event, a campuswide community service project, was held on Saturday. The home of ... Read more
Buckingham
MOAA enlisting to aid veterans
The Piedmont Virginia Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is looking for a few good ... Read more
Church & Community
‘The Vagabond’ comes home, book reveals mystery of Stanley Park
Longwood University students housed in Lancer Park, formerly Stanley Park, live in the shadow of a Victorian mansion ... Read more
Farmville
Kiwanis launch park renovation
Fifty years ago Grove Street Park was the place to be in Farmville. Allison Crews would like to ... Read more
Church & Community
Making a case for fashion of the past — Farmville nonagenarian hopes to bring back hats
Jane Crute, age 90, has watched countless fashions come and go over the years. Crute, who wears the ... Read more
Buckingham
‘A Racy Affair’ to benefit senior citizens
What do the senior citizens of the Piedmont Health District and the Kentucky Derby have in common? Thanks ... Read more
Columns
‘25 Reasons’ — and more
Soon, readers of The Farmville Herald, as well as The Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch and The Charlotte Gazette, will ... Read more
Church & Community
Farmville UMC is ‘Looking Our Best,’ historic church completes $1.3 million renovation
Farmville United Methodist Church is an old church that has a new look. The stately centenarian of Farmville ... Read more
Business
McGuire named to Lead Virginia
Lead Virginia, as the name implies, is dedicated to developing leaders. Every year this statewide leadership program is ... Read more
Business
Practice builds on support, community rallies after tragic loss
For the past few months Dr. Mark French has been doing a lot of smiling. The Farmville veterinarian, ... Read more
Church & Community
Offering tornado relief to man’s best friends
Humans and animals alike experienced the trauma of the devastating tornado that hit Evergreen on February 24. Providing ... Read more
Columns
Surviving the storm
It was a May evening like any other in the small Midwestern town of Hickman Mills where I ... Read more
Local
Tornado kills one, injures seven at Evergreen
A powerful tornado tore through Evergreen, five miles from the Prince Edward County line, at 3:35 p.m. Wednesday, ... Read more
Church & Community
Take a tasteful tour of Virginia, Travel guide offers scenic views and local recipes
Part of the fun of traveling is sampling regional cuisine along the way. With the Great American Publishers ... Read more