Author: Steve Stewart | The Farmville Herald

Opinion

Opinion — Unlikely Longwood has hoops world buzzing

With the Hokies and ’Hoos scrambling just to get on the bubble for next month’s NCAA Tournament, we ... Read more

Opinion

Opinion — Let’s talk about something other than politics

When you read these words, the 2021 election will be over and the outcomes known unless, heaven forbid, ... Read more

Opinion

Opinion — Gerrymandering won’t die an easy death

Turns out that hyperpartisan citizens are no better than hyperpartisan legislators when it comes to ending gerrymandering. Two-thirds ... Read more

Columns

Make a dollar go a long way

In a few days, having given and received generously with friends and loved ones, let us all consider ... Read more

Columns

Many reasons to be thankful

On Thursday, Americans will pause to count their blessings. My list could go on and on. • I’m ... Read more

Columns

Unburned by the national spotlight

National media attention, which can harm as much as it can help, treated Farmville kindly during the recent ... Read more

Education

Longwood president welcomes debate audience

Before the major networks went live with their broadcasts of the Vice Presidential Debate on Tuesday night, Longwood ... Read more

Local

Voice of America deems Farmville as Trump country

Add Voice of America to the national media outlets taking a deeper look at Farmville as the Vice ... Read more

Farmville

Debate prep culminates for town of Farmville

With the Vice Presidential Debate just hours away, Ilsa Loeser, whose firm Letterpress Communications handles marketing and public ... Read more

Longwood University

‘The Voice’ star entertains at pre-debate Jubilee

Javier Colon, who was the winner of the inaugural season of NBC’s “The Voice” in 2011, opened Jubilee ... Read more

Local

Libertarians still pushing for seat on debate stage

Supporters of Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson gathered Sunday outside the office of Longwood University President Taylor ... Read more

Columns

For Longwood, more than a debate

If you want a seat in Willett Hall for next month’s vice presidential debate, call Hillary Clinton. Or ... Read more

Columns

Magazine response wows us

One of our goals with the launch of Farmville the Magazine was to bring a smile to the ... Read more

Columns

Magazine on the way

Our newest publication will hit the streets next week, and we think you’re going to like it. Farmville ... Read more

Columns

Rise above the drama and serve the citizens

Farmville arguably is a better place because of the investments of real estate developer Russell Harper. He reminded ... Read more

Columns

Thumbs up; thumbs down

Revisiting a couple of recent column topics … Thumbs up to the Longwood University softball team for arguably ... Read more

BREAKING NEWS

Longwood rallies to win Big South softball tournament

Longwood University completed a sizzling two-day run through the losers’ bracket of the Big South Conference softball tournament, ... Read more

Columns

Banks should apologize

Lloyd Banks, the thin-skinned bully who leads Cumberland County’s Board of Supervisors, needs a refresher course on his ... Read more

Columns

A home team to root for

Exhibit A for Longwood University’s ability to compete in college athletics’ highest division is the Lancer softball team, ... Read more

Columns

History attracts tourists

A proposed civil rights walking trail, done correctly, can be an important piece of downtown Farmville’s revitalization. Organizers convened ... Read more

Columns

Wanted: resident lawmaker

If voters give state Sen. Tom Garrett, R-Buckingham, a promotion to Congress this fall, Farmville and Prince Edward ... Read more

Columns

School board mustn’t settle

Regardless of which search partner the Prince Edward School Board uses to find the county schools’ next superintendent, ... Read more

Columns

Showcase edition coming soon

Community newspaper publishing requires us to thoroughly chronicle the Heart of Virginia region, warts and all. On any ... Read more

Columns

Longwood’s grand slam

A not-so-farfetched assessment of technological advances foretells a bleak future for bricks-and-mortar college campuses. In an age when ... Read more

Farmville

Communications cache training is Friday and Saturday

FARMVILLE — The Virginia Communications Cache will conduct its quarterly training in Farmville and Prince Edward on Friday and ... Read more

Columns

Unmistakable progress

In early June, as Kristen Green celebrated the release of a memoir that trashed her hometown, the people ... Read more

Columns

A victim of the times

The Free News, a weekly newspaper for area residents who don’t subscribe to The Farmville Herald, went away ... Read more

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