Farmville
New chief sworn in
The town of Farmville officially has a new police chief. Circuit Judge Donald C. Blessing, of the 10th ... Read more
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Columns
NAACP serves an inspiring banquet
During my 16 years as a journalist, I’ve attended a few NAACP functions. The one I’d never gotten ... Read more
Farmville
NAACP ‘Continues the Legacy’
The Prince Edward County Branch of the NAACP honored five people for their contributions to the community, the ... Read more
Columns
Wherever you are, there you go
I could have easily titled this week’s column “It’s all connected,” but I like switching things up on an ... Read more
Buckingham
Squad Care still ‘best deal’
For the 48th year, the Prince Edward Volunteer Rescue Squad (PEVRS) is once again conducting a drive for ... Read more
Buckingham
Heartland still mostly empty
Editor’s Note: For 16 years, the Virginia’s Heartland Regional Industrial Park has sat in Keysville in northern Charlotte ... Read more
Lifestyle Main
The signs of Farmville
You can tell a lot from the signs around a town — commercial signs, historical signs, unique signs ... Read more
Buckingham
Rules of the (political) road
Q: Can I put political signs along the roadway where I live? Does the state, county or town have ... Read more
Local
Milk truck overturns, spills
More than 700 gallons of milk was spilled after a tractor trailer hauling the liquid overturned on Poorhouse ... Read more
Columns
Sisters are powerful people
Republican, Democrat, we can no longer deny Donald Trump is a very poor example of “powerful.” That’s as ... Read more
Farmville
Crews respond to Centra fire
A roof fire above Centra Southside Community Hospital’s (CSCH) generator room brought out more than 30 firefight- ers ... Read more
Columns
Covering debate was chance of a lifetime
One of the first things I did when hired as managing editor in July was to look up ... Read more
Farmville
Media Center was debate central
Debate Day greeted Farmville with cooler weather and sunny skies as reporters, correspondents, camera operators, technicians and others ... Read more
Education
Spin Alley in full swing after debate
Hundreds of correspondents, camera operators and producers jammed into Spin Alley in Longwood University’s Media Center following the ... Read more
Education
Hour into debate, Media Center quiet
The Vice Presidential Debate Media Center at Longwood University in Farmville is very quiet as thousands of correspondents ... Read more
Education
Debate reaches global audience
Among the approximately 2,000 credentialed media in Farmville for the Vice Presidential Debate at Longwood University are correspondents ... Read more
Education
Jesse Jackson visits debate Spin Room
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, one-time Democratic presidential candidate and longtime civil rights activist, visited the Spin Room earlier ... Read more
Education
Media Center’s Spin Room already buzzing
More and more reporters, camera operators, producers, anchors and others connected with media outlets from across the country and ... Read more
Buckingham
Kids, adults enjoy Fall Fest at Historic Village
Fall was in the air, at least figuratively speaking, at Buckingham’s Historic Village at Lee Wayside on Saturday. ... Read more
Education
Network coverage underway
MSNBC is just one of several networks broadcasting live from Longwood University throughout Debate Day on Tuesday. The ... Read more
Education
Reporters, more setting up in Media Center
Debate Day greeted Farmville and Longwood University with cool weather and sunny skies as reporters, editor, camera operators and ... Read more
Education
The Debate: Reveley gives away Debate ticket
Longwood University President W. Taylor Reveley IV gave away his own ticket to the Vice Presidential Debate during ... Read more
Education
The Debate: Debate Hall, Media Center almost ready to go
Longwood University volunteers and staff are almost done transforming Willett Hall and the school’s Health & Fitness Center into ... Read more
Farmville
The Debate: Town celebrates All-American style
Hundreds of people gathered on the High Bridge Trail Park plaza today in downtown Farmville for the All-American ... Read more
Education
The Vice Presidential Debate: Why Farmville, Longwood chosen
Thousands of visitors are descending upon Farmville and Longwood University for the only U.S. Vice Presidential Debate of ... Read more
Education
The Debate: Where to go and what to do
Farmville is just a little more than 7 square miles in size, holding more than 8,000 citizens and ... Read more
Columns
This one’s for my fellow journalists
Welcome to Farmville. That’s pretty much what this edition of The Farmville Herald is all about, with a ... Read more