Lifestyles
Find Christ, but don’t lose yourself
Think about some of the codes or edicts you live by. Think about the standards you conform to…
Lifestyles
Happy birthday to McKinley Randolph
Buckingham Baptist Church located at 24234 North James Madison Highway in the Goldhill Area of New Canton will…
Lifestyles
Tips for swimming in a lake or river
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that more than 30 people lost their lives to drowning…
Lifestyles
Curing and storage guidelines for long-lasting crops
It takes a lot of time and effort to grow potatoes, sweet potatoes, garlic and onions in your…
Lifestyle Main
Giving Garden grows goodwill
A bountiful harvest is underway at the Giving Garden, a community garden recently developed by members of Heritage…
Lifestyles
Church and community calendar
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday…
Sowing Seeds
Our flag is still the same flag
This July 4 has been unusual in so many ways. COVID-19 is causing unbelievable hardship medically and economically.…
Business
PSR receives $8,500 grant
Piedmont Senior Resources (PSR) Area Agency on Aging has been notified by Meals on Wheels of America of…
Lifestyles
50th wedding anniversary celebrated
Dr. James H. Taylor, III married July 11, 1970 to former Olivdean Silver of Enfield North Carolina. They…
The Word
Put it all in the Lord’s hands
“And they said unto him, we have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 18. He said, Bring…
Lifestyles
Landfill awareness meeting is Sunday
The Cumberland County Landfill Awareness group will have a Community Town Hall Meeting July 12, at 3 p.m.…
Lifestyles
Gardens continually evolve
Gardens never really stay the same. Years ago, my grandmother, and many of her contemporaries in rural Virginia,…
Lifestyles
Riley reflects on highlights of a legendary run
The tectonic plates of Longwood University athletics and NCAA Division I softball in the region shifted June 26…
Lifestyles
Dried herbs add flavor to meals year round
As I try my best to patiently wait for my garden’s tomatoes to blush and pepper varieties to…
Social
Goards wed in Moseley
Regina and Steven Goard were married June 20 at Amber Grove in Moseley by Pastor Thomas Armstrong of…
Social
Southside DAR chapters host state regent
The Judith Randolph-Longwood and William Taylor Chapters of District III of the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution…
Lifestyles
Turning lemons into charity
From left, Tucker and Ellie Varner, of Farmville, used their parents’ yard sale on July 4 as an…
Lifestyles
Power line students climb to success
Ask a handful of high school seniors what they are planning to do after graduation, and at least…
Lifestyles
Have a safe and happy Fourth of July
Buckingham Baptist Church located at 24234 North James Madison Highway in the Goldhill Area of New Canton will…
Lifestyles
To keep receiving, we need to give
In Luke Chapter 7, verses 11-17 Jesus tells his disciples and us about prayer and forgiveness. There are…
Education
JMU announces dean’s list
James Madison University (JMU) is pleased to announce that the following students made the dean’s list for the…
Lifestyles
God is our bridge over troubled water
In the spring of 1969, Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King were gone – brutally killed. Racial tensions…
Lifestyles
Church and community events
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday…
Lifestyles
Preserving food with fermentation
My love of sauerkraut inspired me to try fermentation for the first time. Encouraged by a fellow farmer…
Education
Townsend named to President’s List
Mary Townsend, of Farmville, was named to the College of Charleston spring 2020 President’s List. Townsend is majoring…
Lifestyles
Dehydrating food is simple with the right tools
My husband and I like dehydrated food for different reasons. He’s an avid hiker, and sees dried food…
Lifestyles
Fathers deserve honor too
Father’s Day recognizes someone who is often overlooked. The first observance of Father’s Day is believed to have…