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Church and community events
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday…
Lifestyles
Master Gardener training offered
The Charlotte County Extension Office will offer a 2021 computer-based, self-paced, Independent Master Gardener study beginning March 11…
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Paintings exhibited at Riverside Cafe
Central Virginia Arts continues to exhibit art at the Riverside Café in Farmville. The current exhibition opening is…
Lifestyles
Rupen elevates sauces to a new level
After looking at how Virginia Food Works operates last month, I’d like to highlight one of our wonderful…
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McMakin: The Lancers’ patient problem-solver
Kyla McMakin is the on-court leader of a major turnaround in the Longwood University women’s basketball program that…
News
Valentine’s Art-on-the-Go bags coming soon
This February, the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts is partnering with the Farmville Lions Club on a…
Lifestyles
Groundhog Day and the two great commandments
Just in case you thought the holidays were over, don’t forget that Groundhog Day will be here soon.…
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Church full of dead people
I dreamed God placed me in a church during Sunday worship. I walked up and down the aisle…
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Praise is a key part of worship
Psalm 146 starts: “Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!” Praise is an integral part of…
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Church and community events
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday…
Lifestyles
LCVA showcases new set of exhibitions
The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) is currently showcasing three new exhibitions that examine and respond…
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Happy birthday wishes to three people
Happy birthday wishes go out this week to the following people: Martha Miles of Richmond, Jane Crawley of…
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Building a House of Hope
Doug and Donna Spencer were charting a course for their life in retirement, and then God presented a…
Community Calendar
Virtual memorial for coronavirus victims planned
The Interfaith Collective and Farmville Cares will host a virtual memorial service for those who have died from…
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
We can choose to rebel or comply
This was written on Thursday, Jan. 7, on the heels of the uproar in Washington, D.C. the previous…
Lifestyles
COLUMN — Dona nobis pacem
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there…
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Sympathies extended and birthdays celebrated
Our sympathy is extended to the Shores family of Cartersville. James Linwood Shores Sr., age 75, left his…
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COLUMN — A time for mourning
Even though we are still living in pandemic days, we did just hold our traditional time of celebration…
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Dogs, bears, celebrities fill in for fans
The Longwood University basketball fans hanging out on game days at Willett Hall are a bit different this…
Lifestyles
Jesus is safe and effective to cure our sin
People around the world celebrated as we watched front line workers everywhere getting vaccinated. We celebrated because this…
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
Landfill Alert virtual meeting is Sunday
The Cumberland County Landfill Alert Committee will host its regular monthly meeting which will be virtual due to…
Lifestyles
Beauty is where we find it
Have you ever thought about the many ways we use a certain word? Take the word, “love,” for…
Lifestyles
Goodbye to 2020
Here is an anonymous posting on social media — “Observations for 2020” 1. The dumbest thing I ever…
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COLUMN — A walk in the woods
This time of the year, when the forest is a study in brown, beige and gray with a…
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Teens step into the TikTok spotlight
Imagine being a teenager and the star of a TV show that airs on any given night of…