Lifestyles
Coat drive underway
Cold weather is on the way. By the end of this week, temperatures will drop into the 40s…
Lifestyles
Commodity price trends
Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on November 4: In Virginia, state graded feeder…
Lifestyles
TV Review — Lawrence goes back to her roots in ‘Causeway’
Let’s be real, I love a Jennifer Lawrence movie anyway I can get it. But I especially love…
Lifestyles
Farmers offered mental health support
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation is working to promote the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ newly launched…
Lifestyles
Town churches form youth collective
Farmville has a new ministry for middle and high school youth. But you won’t find it in one…
Lifestyles
Teams headed to Youth League Super Bowl
Several teams from Prince Edward County are bowl bound. It’s been a great year for the Prince Edward…
Lifestyles
VFW has a busy schedule
Dean Lord, Commander of Farmville VFW Post 7059 shows Fourth District Commander Gus Villalobos their schedule for the…
Lifestyles
Fuqua School Veteran’s Day service moved due to weather
Storms in the forecast are causing a change in plans for a local Veteran’s Day service. Fuqua School…
Lifestyles
Sowing Seeds — Take risks, make sacrifices
Chip Ingram wrote, “Good to Great in God’s Eyes: Ten Practices Great Christians Have In Common.” Two of…
Lifestyles
Devotional — Jonah’s whale
The story of Jonah, given in scripture, provides an interesting metaphor of struggles that we face. Jonah was…
Lifestyles
Through the garden gate — Garden envy
A few weeks ago, I escaped to Maine to explore some gardens and late-blooming native plants there. Obviously,…
Lifestyles
The Word — Alone with Jesus: He has a question to ask you
He saith to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? And Peter saith Lord…
Lifestyles
Happy to be here — Observing with both eyes
A friend recently asked me about buying an inexpensive, fun telescope suitable for taking a first step into…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar — week of November 4, 2022
The Herald community calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that…
Lifestyles
Tiny microgreens produce abundance of nutrients
Microgreens may be tiny, but they contain a large quantity of essential vitamins and minerals. Microgreens are broadly…
News
Families pour into downtown for the Farmville Costume Parade
FARMVILLE – Every year, the Farmville Costume Parade is a bit different. This time, families brought umbrellas and…
Education
Elick receives National FFA American Degree
Each year, the national FFA organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through…
Lifestyles
Trents Mill News — A time to celebrate birthdays and give thanks
We talked about it a bit last week, but we start off today’s edition with a reminder about…
Lifestyles
It’s been a sweet season for Virginia apples
Crisp fall weather means apple cider, pie and other products — and Virginia growers are supplying the market…
Education
Farmers want more milk options in Virginia schools
Milk is chock-full of necessary vitamins, and having more milk options available during school meals helps ensure students…
Lifestyles
The history of Dunnington Mansion: Longwood students tell an old story
You can trace the history of Dunnington Mansion all the way back to 1748, when Richard Woodson bought…
Lifestyles
Community Calendar for the week of Oct. 28
The Herald community calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that…
Lifestyles
Movie Review — Ticket to Paradise
BY LAUREN BRADSHAW Special to The Farmville Herald Do you even need to read a movie review about…
Lifestyles
The Word — God’s favorite tool
“There was despair and fear in the soul, misery of every kind in the body, desolation all around.…
Columns
Sowing Seeds — An old-fashioned fire engine red water pump
Zig Ziglar once told a story of an old-fashioned, fire-engine red, hand water pump. I have seldom used…
Lifestyles
Watch your language — Learning a lesson in language
was in the south of England a few weeks ago (part of a research trip to learn more…
Lifestyles
Chamber gives out Community Pride Award
The Buckingham Chamber of Commerce recently presented Central Virginia Exterminating and Crawl Space Solutions with the Community Pride…