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Buckingham

Dowdy recalls hunting trips with Scalia

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died unexpectedly last week at the Cibolo Creek Ranch in Texas, was described as one of the nation’s ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, February 23, 2016 4:20 pm

Buckingham

Bringing the homeless home — group offers shelter

A brisk wind whistles around Beulah African Methodist Episcopal Church on a 20-degree day as Pastor Matthew Shannon and Monroe Preston step outside. They don’t mind ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Thursday, February 18, 2016 1:20 pm

Church & Community

Finding February

February isn’t hard to find — it’s the second page on the calendar, after all. In terms of popularity, though, February is at the bottom ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Thursday, February 18, 2016 5:22 am

Columns

Support the arts

Farmville is a town that supports the arts as evidenced by two stories in the news this past week  —  The Southern Gothic: LCVA’s 2016 ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, February 16, 2016 4:00 pm

Business

Offering a taste of art

Audrey Sullivan, owner of Red Door 104 art gallery and learning center, believes creating art is as simple as making a cake. “It’s like a ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Thursday, February 11, 2016 3:16 pm

Church & Community

Rotary’s Taste of Farmville — good taste for a good cause

The Farmville Rotary Club’s Taste of Farmville event is all about community. Set in late January and billed as an after-work evening out, the fundraiser ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Thursday, February 4, 2016 5:03 pm

Church & Community

An umbrella defense — Super Bowl spotlights awareness

By Marge Swayne The Farmville Herald What do Farmville United Methodist Women (UMW) and Super Bowl 2016 have in common? The answer is traffic. While ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Thursday, February 4, 2016 4:28 pm

Buckingham

A Mardi Gras Taste of Farmville

Centra Southside Community Hospital (CSCH) brought a taste of Mardi Gras and jambalaya to the Farmville Rotary Club’s 12th annual Taste of Farmville Thursday at ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, February 2, 2016 12:37 pm

Business

Christmas Mother program established

Farmville’s Christmas Mother project is coming up roses. The Farmville Junior Woman’s Club (FJWC) spearheaded a Christmas distribution last month providing for 55 local families. ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Thursday, January 28, 2016 12:07 pm

Food & Fitness

Making the SNAP-Ed decision: Program offers healthy choices

Pauline Stokes and the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service SNAP-Ed program are on a mission to help local families “Eat Smart, Move More.” Stokes shares her ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Thursday, January 28, 2016 11:09 am

Columns

Winter games and ‘snow-bored’ goats

Snow finally arrived this week at Elam, and the winter games are on. While the next Winter Olympics aren’t scheduled to begin until 2018, the ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Thursday, January 28, 2016 10:53 am

Columns

Emergency personnel helped us weather the storm

Winter Storm Jonas paid a visit to Farmville over the weekend and left over 10 inches of snow in many localities. That’s a lot of ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, January 26, 2016 4:15 pm

Church & Community

History preserved: Homemaking skills shared by Extension clubs

An era ended over lunch at the Riverside Cafe recently. The Just a Mere Club, one of Prince Edward’s original home demonstration clubs organized in ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Thursday, January 21, 2016 4:25 pm

Church & Community

Contributing to ‘fabric of local life’

Organized in 1920 the year women received the right to vote, the Woman’s Club of Farmville (WFC) has come a long way.  Today, some 96 ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, January 19, 2016 2:13 pm

Education

Adding work gloves to King’s dream

I have a dream today … that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low. The rough places ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Thursday, January 14, 2016 1:33 pm

Lifestyle Main

Playground fund established

Child’s play is generally defined as a trivial matter; 16-year-old Sean Murray doesn’t see it that way. Disturbed by a dilapidated playground near his home, ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, January 12, 2016 11:50 am

Columns

Don’t just resolve — evolve

It’s the first week in January and time for making resolutions. For most of us, making a New Year’s resolution is like buying a lottery ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, January 5, 2016 2:32 pm

Food & Fitness

Southern tradition: Black-eyed peas and cornbread ensure good luck

I have a New Year’s confession to make. For most of my life I did not eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. No I ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Wednesday, December 30, 2015 1:04 pm

Church & Community

Live nativity shares true meaning of Christmas

The spirit of Christmas is alive and well at the Farmville Church of Christ. Presented every Christmas season, the church’s live nativity has become a ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Wednesday, December 23, 2015 11:40 am

Columns

Christmas Eve in a stable

‘Twas the night before Christmas at Stillmeadow Farm, And the goats were assembled in front of the barn, They knelt in the straw, their vigil ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Wednesday, December 23, 2015 11:23 am

Local

Operation Blue Christmas brings holiday cheer

When the Farmville Police Department says Operation Blue Christmas, don’t be alarmed. The police officers you see gathering at Walmart have Christmas in mind. Their ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, December 22, 2015 7:13 pm

Columns

There really is a Farmville

Recently a radio team from the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) visited Farmville to gather information for “a programme to be broadcast to 44 million listeners ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, December 22, 2015 7:01 pm

Lifestyle Main

Pantomimes steal the show

When the holiday season draws near, children in the British Isles — and now Farmville — look forward to Christmas pantomimes. Mary Jo Stockton, director ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Thursday, December 17, 2015 2:08 pm

Lifestyle Main

Lighting the way to Christmas

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Prospect now that John and Nancy Mottley have decorated for the holiday season. “I started doing ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Thursday, December 10, 2015 11:00 am

Local

Tractor-trailer driver charged with reckless driving

Randy D. Dorsey, 60, of Rome, Ga., driver of a tractor-trailer that overturned on Route 460 East Tuesday at approximately 7 a.m., was charged with ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Thursday, December 3, 2015 4:26 pm

Local

Tractor-trailer overturns on 460

A single-vehicle accident at approximately 7:15 a.m. Tuesday on Route 460 East between Tuggle and the Dowdy’s Corner exit to Farmville sent a tractor-trailer over ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 8:30 am

Business

Tree of Lights brings holiday spirit home

The Centra Southside Community Auxiliary believes health care begins at home. The auxiliary’s annual Tree of Lights event with tree lighting ceremony at the hospital ... Read more

by Marge Swayne, Friday, November 27, 2015 10:06 am

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