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Yogaville events center gets a final vote from supervisors

No one spoke in opposition to the proposal on Monday night. In fact, as supervisors held a public ...

Hampden-Sydney

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‘This is only the beginning’: Hampden-Sydney students challenged

Hampden-Sydney College’s soon-to-be graduates were challenged on Saturday. Don’t focus on yourself, but on what you’re producing. Don’t ...

Brown anniversary

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NAACP honors Brown v. Board anniversary with multi-day tribute

“When day is done, greet the dawn and not the setting sun.” That was the favorite quote of ...

Mary Branch Center

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New hope for Mary Branch Center? SVCC offers proposal

Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) may be getting a new facility soon. Or at least given use of ...

Winter Storm Blair Winter Storm Harlow electric bills

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Tammy Mulchi: Electric bills are high right now. Here’s why.

Lately, every time I turn around, someone is asking me why their electric bill is so high. Some ...

Grateful Boomers

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Grateful Boomers go off-road, celebrate Earth Day & end of April

The Grateful Boomers blew it out of the water for Earth Day 2025! On a perfect-weather day,  they ...

Severe storms Weather Service Buckingham rain

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Karen Bellenir: Into every life, some rain must fall

As the saying goes, into every life some rain must fall. Moderate rain is good. It makes flowers, ...

Flower Festival

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Garden Festival arrives: Calendar for the week of May 2, 2025

The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...

Green Ridge Cumberland

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From the Editor’s Desk: Is the product worth the price?

Sonya Branch-Wilson raised an interesting point during last Monday’s public hearing. The current president of the AMMD Pine ...

Letter to the Editor Buckingham supervisors Farmville town council Yogaville

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Letter to the Editor: Time to take a deep breath

It is time to take a deep breath. If you believe the other side, then we are in ...

Cumberland students Prince Edward

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Lee Banton: Cumberland County has debt, will travel

Editor’s note: This is the third and final column in the current series Dr. Lee Banton is writing ...

Waterworks Players

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Review: Latest from Waterworks Players is a ‘play of ideas’

It’s been described as philosophical. Red, the latest production from the Waterworks Players, showed on the opening weekend ...

Flower Festival Flower & Garden Festival.

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Spring Showcase: Flower and Garden Festival returns to Farmville

By the beginning of May, flowers are in full bloom around Farmville. In many gardens, you’re also starting ...

Prince Edward Brickyard Bulls 10th District Letter to the Editor Yogaville

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Letter to the Editor: The hard work of unity

Too often, we lament the lack of decency in our society while refusing to extend it to those ...

Art Walk calendar

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Art Walk, Market return: Calendar for the week of April 26, 2025

This week’s calendar spotlights events such as the annual Art Walk and the return of the Farmville Farmers ...

Farmville Police Prince Edward County Cumberland Sheriff's Office

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Lee Banton: The Cumberland Sheriff’s Office needs more funding

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns Dr. Banton is writing for The Herald, ...

stabbing Kingsville robbery Prince Edward drug investigation Buckingham County shooting

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Lee Banton: What do the numbers say in Cumberland?

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of columns by Dr. Banton, using his local, regional ...

goose

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Mike Wilson: A story of goose conservation and Brother Wayne

We looked everywhere. For a good 20 minutes and I truly mean a good 20 minutes, we looked ...

Small Towns Conference

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Farmville named VML’s Small Towns Conference host

Last year, town managers and politicians from all over Virginia made their way to Abingdon for the first ...

Art Walk

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Farmville Art Walk returns this week, setting up at High Bridge

Last year’s project was a successful experiment, setting up a Farmville Art Walk at the end of April. ...

High Bridge Station

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High Bridge Station opens its doors, welcomes travelers

The doors have opened, the lights are turned on and travelers from all over the region can officially ...

Easter

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Easter brings egg hunts, music: Calendar for week of April 18, 2025

The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...

Dos Passos Prize

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‘How Not to Drown’: Dos Passos Prize recipient tells her own story

This past Wednesday, April 9, novelist and editor Angie Cruz paid a visit to Farmville to receive the ...

Ruth Adams Garden Club

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Ruth Adams Garden Club looks back over their 45th year

The March meeting of the Ruth Adams Garden club was held at the Farmville Library on March 26.  ...

Buckingham County High

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Buckingham County High welding team competes for state title

On Saturday, April 5, the welding fabrication team of Martayvon Epps, Grayson Talbott and Ethan Walter from Buckingham ...

Easter Easter Bunny Herald Community Calendar

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Easter celebrations arrive: Calendar for the week of April 12, 2025

The Herald community calendar is published each Friday. Easter items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for ...

granddad

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Mike Wilson: Are there rules for being a granddad?

Is there a handbook of some kind? Some guidelines? Basically, what I’m asking is if there are rules ...

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