Education
Prince Edward County Schools celebrate Spirit Week
Leading up to Prince Edward County High’s Homecoming, the district held Spirit Week activities at each school. Prince…
Church & Community
Farmville Community Calendar for the week of October 14, 2022
The Farmville community calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that…
Lifestyles
Community Band concert set
The Heart of Virginia Community Band is gearing up for their upcoming concert. Shown here, the band practices…
Lifestyles
Commodity trends announced
Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on October 7: In Virginia, state graded feeder…
Lifestyles
Banned books up for discussion
Here in Virginia and across the country, there’s been a question of who needs to read specific books.…
Lifestyles
LCVA to host bestselling author
The New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Corinna Luyken will appear at a reception in her honor at the…
Education
Homecoming court, activities set
Fuqua School kicked off its Homecoming week, entitled “Annihilate the Ambassadors”, on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The week of…
Lifestyles
Chamber Music Series concert set
The Longwood University Chamber Music Series will present a concert by the internationally-renowned Julie Fowlis Group, on Sunday,…
Lifestyles
Book Festival, Center for the Visual Arts organize haunted fundraiser
FARMVILLE – The Virginia Children’s Book Festival (VCBF) and Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) are offering…
Education
Virginia Children’s Book Festival returns to Farmville
FARMVILLE – As the new school year gets underway, students can prepare for the return of a beloved…
Farmville
‘We do this for love’: Waterworks Players portray life on stage
FARMVILLE – Food, water and shelter are the basic human needs for survival. However, a group in Farmville,…
Columns
Happy To Be Here: Let’s talk about freedom of speech
Last August, author Salman Rushdie was attacked and seriously injured while onstage for a panel discussion at the…
Sowing Seeds
Sowing Seeds: A story about church bazaars and ministry
Mell and I often traveled to church bazaars. We enjoyed the atmosphere as well as meeting people at…
Devotional
DEVOTIONAL: We’re a lot like the penguin
I just watched a video of a Gentoo penguin being chased by a pod of killer whales in…
Devotional
DEVOTIONAL: We all live with pain
4 “The roads to Zion mourn, for no one comes to the festivals; all her gates are desolate,…
Trent's Mill News
Trent’s Mill News: We offer up some living history and birthday wishes
It’s Friday, Oct. 7 and here’s the latest thoughts and events from Trent’s Mill. Did you know the…
News
Festival, Center for the Visual Arts partner on ‘Page Turners’
Growing up, did you ever want to create your own book? Did you come up with stories of…
Lifestyles
Spooky Slugfest returns to Farmville
The spookiest baseball game in Farmville officially returns to Buddy Bolding Stadium later this month. The latest edition…
Lifestyles
Mediation program works to resolve disputes between Virginia farmers and USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s agencies and programs often provide Virginia farmers a lifeline to keep their businesses…
Lifestyles
Agriculture Market Trends for Oct. 5
In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle mostly 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales uneven,…
Lifestyles
Devotional — The hand of God
There is an inspiring poem by Carolyn Joyce Carty entitled, “Footprints in the Sand”, which succinctly illuminates the…
Lifestyles
The Word — Overcoming the red flags of life
God is faithful: He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you…
Sowing Seeds
Sowing Seeds — The thermostat war
We had a thermostat problem and it was getting out of hand. Actually, we had a thermostat war!!…
Lifestyles
Trents Mill News — It’s a time for area birthdays and anniversaries
Happy birthday wishes go out this week to the following people: Patricia Woodfin of Dillwyn on Oct. 2;…
Church & Community
Hurricane Ian causes cancellations, rescheduled events around Farmville
As Hurricane Ian causes damage in Florida, forecasters predict the remnants of the storm will show up here…
Lifestyles
Walk for Life event held
The Pregnancy Support Center of Southside Virginia (PSC) held the second of its annual Walk for Life events…
Lifestyles
New Habitat for Humanity home celebrated
A few weeks ago, Katrice cut the ribbon on her brand new home for her and her three…