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Dog Paddling With A Friend

Already displaying service dog potential, a 5-month-old German shepherd at Safe Haven Horse Rescue in Meherrin offers moral ... Read more

Columns

Guess Who-oo’s Coming To Dinner

Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie. ... Read more

Farmville

Lifelong Passion Nets Honors For Wood

By MARGE SWAYNE FARMVILLE — Music brought Francis Wood into radio, but it was hometown radio that kept ... Read more

Columns

Come For Dessert Recipes Contest Offers State Fair Prizes

What’s better than dessert? The answer is the Come for Dessert Contest sponsored by the Virginia Egg Council. ... Read more

Columns

America The Beautiful: A Wounded Warrior’s Refrain

When a nation is founded on freedom, there remains a price to be paid. Since America’s founding in ... Read more

Columns

Be Creative For The Fourth With Beef

It wouldn’t be the Fourth of July without a cookout! For most folks, a cookout means beef. These ... Read more

Church & Community

Community Rallies To Help Pregnancy Center Move

FARMVILLE — Since 1984 the Pregnancy Center of Southside Virginia has provided compassion and hope to local women, ... Read more

Education

Retiring Fuqua School President Sets Standard Of Excellence

FARMVILLE — Retiring Fuqua School President Ruth S. Murphy can describe the school she served for 21 years ... Read more

Columns

Take A Stand For Summer Produce

Now that summer is here local produce stands and markets are the place to shop! From main dishes ... Read more

Local

The Tracks Of Time: Living History On The Rails

On June 13-14 local railroad enthusiasts rode the rails back in time as Norfolk & Western’s Class J611 ... Read more

Columns

Squash It!

They’re back! In spite of dry weather, bugs and weeds, the zucchini plants in our garden have risen ... Read more

Dr. Donkor

Farmville

‘Road To Africa’ Leads To Global Understanding

FARMVILLE — Nine years ago Farmville physician Dr. Kwabena Donkor held his first “Road to Africa” event to ... Read more

Columns

June Is National Fruit And Vegetable Month

June is National Fruit and Vegetable Month — what better way to celebrate the first month of summer! ... Read more

Columns

Climate Change

“Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.” — Mark Twain. It seems that Mark Twain ... Read more

Columns

Say Peas, Please — It’s A Snap!

It always amazes me that peas know to come in just in time for new potatoes! There’s nothing ... Read more

Celebrations

Carter’s Flower Shop Celebrates 60 Years Of Flowers & Friendship

The floral industry has a slogan: “Say it with Flowers.” A successful florist would add — “Say It ... Read more

Lifestyles

A Testament To Faith & Duty: Local Veteran Remembers D-Day

Memorial Day honors and remembers those who died in service to their country. World War II veteran Hugh ... Read more

Columns

Celebrate Summer With Strawberries

There’s nothing that says “summer is here” like a sun-warmed strawberry. Strawberries are nature’s most versatile fruit — ... Read more

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