News
You might hear an explosion Friday in Buckingham County. Here’s why.
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY – Parts of Buckingham County may hear or feel an explosion Friday morning as the demolition ... Read more
Author: Raymond Wallace, Jr. | The Farmville Herald
Columns
Mere thoughts
The 1930’s radio announcer’s voice: “Well, sir, as we enter the small house half-way up in the next ... Read more
Columns
The final Christmas?
Christmas…celebrate it — as if it’s your final one. While this thought is hardly original, it unsparingly heightens ... Read more
Columns
‘Patrick’
Thoughts on “Patrick” direct me to tackle, maybe define, an elusive subject: human friendship. True friendship is valuable ... Read more
Columns
My lunch with Mary Beth
This Virginia Beach summer was more than white caps, refreshing ocean, restaurant visits and sand too hot to ... Read more
Columns
Remembering the Class of 1956
It was Wesley Wright Jr. who stopped me in Martin’s six months ago. He suggested exploring my experiences ... Read more
Columns
Richmond’s Willow Lawn — a cultural jolt
By the mid-1950s, it was all about buying stuff. Richmond’s tattered Confederate history was finally diminished. Consumed by ... Read more
Columns
A Hoffman Redux
Dropping in again on William Hoffman, author, is an inspirational struggle, probably soulful in nature. “Men in Trees ... Read more
Columns
With Ashe, Graceful Is The Word
The expression “a legacy of slavery” often surfaces when America’s racial problem and injustice arise in social conversations. ... Read more
Columns
A Partlow Note
I don’t know Amanda Sue Creasey. Writing her column, In My Shoe (RTD – 5/31/15), she alluded to ... Read more