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The Word — I look to you Lord
For we are powerless against this great multitude who are coming against us; nor do we know what…
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Sowing Seeds — Popeye has helped create ‘spinach theology’
This is a repeat but it’s one of my favorites. What do you think? I grew up watching,…
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Devotional — Take time to measure life’s activities
This is what he showed me: the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line,…
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Community Calendar for the week of July 22
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday…
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Watch your language — The wrong word often slips in to a sentence
It’s July and while tomatoes are just starting to turn red and we’re waiting for a tasty harvest,…
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Trents Mill News — Gray featured guest at upcoming revival
Visiting the home of Barry and Linda Miles and Annie Mae Miles, of Cumberland, Sunday, July 17, was…
Lifestyles
The Farm in Farmville and Carnival
Longwood University Speech, Hearing and Learning Services (SHLS) recently held a summer camp for its younger clients. The…
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Traffic fatalities have increased due to riskier driving
If the work commute seems more perilous in recent years, it’s because dangerous driving habits established during the…
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FFA chapter garners awards at convention
The Cumberland FFA Chapter recently spent four days on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, for the 96th…
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Movie Review — Where The Crawdads Sing
BY LAUREN BRADSHAW Special to The Farmville Herald Based off of the bestselling book by Delia Owens, “Where…
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Commodity prices announced
Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on July 15: In Virginia, in comparison to…
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The Word — Not feeling it
A young lady suffering from the havoc and death of WWII wrote to a friend, “I’m still so…
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Recreation Department held summer camps
The Town of Farmville, along with Crossroads Prevention Services, conducted exciting Summer Day Camp sessions during June. The…
Lifestyles
Sowing Seeds — Prayer can provide an audacious miracle
I was at a clergy meeting talking to one of the pastors. I mentioned experiencing a tough day,…
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Wildlife Wednesday at Bear Creek Lake
Every Wednesday through August 24, Bear Creek Lake State Park in Cumberland County offers the opportunity to explore…
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Community Calendar for the week of July 15
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday…
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Mother Nature’s Garden — Magnolias bloom offering fragrant pleasure
It’s magnolia time! The sweetbay magnolias have finished blooming in the wet lowlands along the High Bridge Trail,…
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Devotional — In God We Trust
We find the words “In God We Trust” on our dollar bills; but do we really believe it…
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A cone with fireworks
Farmville Baptist Church (FBC) participated in the Town of Farmville’s Fourth of July Celebration on Saturday, July 2.…
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Trents Mill News — Cedar Baptist to host homecoming services
Payne Memorial Methodist Church located 1 Stoney Point Road in Cumberland hosts a pulled pork barbecue benefit lunch…
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Wise recognized at state FFA convention
During the 96th Virginia FFA Convention, held June 27-30 at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Tanner Wise of Buckingham…
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Farmers diversify and expand with value-added agriculture
Consumers increasingly demand locally produced agricultural products, and farmers are in a better position to fulfill that need…
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Social media scams continue to increase
One question everyone wants answered when it comes to scams and fraud is where is the greatest risk.…
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National VFW Honors for Fourth District Post
Fourth District Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Commander Gus Villalobos announced the Gold Star Memorial VFW Post 7819…
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95th Birthday celebrated
Elizabeth C. Davis turned 95 on July 8. She is the wife of the late Deacon Robert L.…
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Digital Virginia Cider Trail launched
On Wednesday, July 6, the American Cider Association, launched a digital Virginia Cider Trail to encourage Virginians and…
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Rising temperatures pose increased heat stress risk
With historically high temperatures, staying safe while working outdoors is increasingly vital, particularly among vulnerable groups, such as…