Lifestyles
Miss Buckingham Pageant winners
The 2020 Miss Buckingham Pageant, sponsored by the Buckingham County Fire Department Auxiliary, at the Buckingham County High…
Lifestyles
Drive in sunrise service planned
The Cumberland County Landfill Alert Committee will not be hosting its regular monthly meeting Sunday, April 5, at…
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A unique learning experience
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s order to close all public schools for the spring to limit the spread of…
Lifestyles
Church and community events
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday…
Community Calendar
GO Region 3 executive committee plans meeting
The Southern Virginia GO Region 3 Executive Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 1, at 10 a.m. The…
Lifestyles
FFA is selling plants
Check with the organizations mentioned in this column before venturing out to an event. Most of this information…
Lifestyles
Hot dog giveaway was a success
Community over Crisis was formed less than a year ago to help people in the community during times…
Lifestyles
Are you prepared or trying to stock up?
At the time of this writing (March 20, 2020), groceries stores are running or have ran out of…
Lifestyles
Spring Fling Dance planned
The Cumberland County Landfill Alert Committee will not be hosting its regular monthly meeting Sunday, April 5 due…
Lifestyles
Be still and listen to God
The threat of COVID-19 looms over everyone causing enforced isolation for some and for others, the stress of…
Devotional
We are not alone
It’s the end of another long week, but I don’t know what to say to you. We have…
Lifestyles
FUMC welcomes new pastor
Farmville United Methodist Church is excited to announce that Rev. Susie Thomas has been appointed to serve at…
Lifestyles
Garden Club meeting held
The Nora Lancaster Garden Club (NLGC) met Feb. 18 at the Barbara Rose Johns Farmville-Prince Edward Community Library.…
Lifestyles
Grace and creativity
During the era of COVID-19 it can be difficult to acclimate to social distancing and self-isolation, especially when…
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
The world’s biggest man visits Farmville
By Dr. Ray A. Gaskins Professor Emeritus, Hampden-Sydney College He was bigger than Goliath, the Philistine leviathan of…
Lifestyles
Christ our first fruit
We can better understand the celebration of Easter from the Seven Feasts God gives Israel. The New Testament…
Sports
Main St. Lanes high bowling scores
HIGH SCORE MEN: Monday Night Football: Joe Rose — 279, B.J. Fletcher — 268, John Dedmond — 258;…
Education
Community garden service project
The Longwood University Multicultural Affairs and social work professors and students used the Virginia Cooperative Extension Family Nutrition…
Lifestyles
Sorority participates in Habitat for Humanity construction project
Members of the Kappa Rho Omega Chapter and Lambda Delta Chapter (Longwood University) of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,…
Lifestyles
Landfill meeting scheduled
The Cumberland County Landfill Alert Committee will be hosting its regular monthly meeting on Sunday April 5 at…
Lifestyles
What is it you want Jesus to do for you?
“And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” And the blind man…
Lifestyles
Students compete in creative writing contest
Central Virginia Christian School students recently competed in a creative writing contest. Winning first place in short story…
Lifestyles
Coronavirus and the Church
We’ve been exposed to a harsh new word over the past few weeks – the coronavirus or COVID-19.…
Lifestyles
AKA Sorority sponsors coat drive
Members of the Kappa Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. collected coats, jackets, and winter…
Lifestyles
The first COVID-19 weekend in Farmville
The first weekend in the age of the coronavirus featured notable changes to life in Farmville — some…
Lifestyles
Church and community events
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday…