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God can turn failure into great success
“Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour,…
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Happy birthdays and church updates noted
Buckingham Christian Fellowship Association due to COVID-19 restrictions has canceled its Christmas banquet. The group looks forward to…
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Fowlkes celebrate 70th anniversary
James W. “Billy-Pop” Fowlkes and Charlean Owen Fowlkes of Burkeville married on November 18, 1950 and celebrate 70…
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Art-on-the-Go bags available
The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts is partnering with Hotel Weyanoke on a new Winter Wonderland installment…
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Sushi, asparagus and faith
“That is why (salvation) depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be…
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‘Through a glass darkly’
I am blessed to live in a very interesting home. My husband, Britt, and I are renting the…
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Bald cypresses are an atypical conifer
The bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) was first described in 1640, and ever since then writers have been impressed…
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Nominations for fire service awards opened
The Virginia Department of Fire Programs (VDFP), a leader in enhancing public safety, in conjunction with the Virginia…
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Volunteers clean town’s waterways
More than a dozen tires, a broken wheelbarrow, a helium tank and 33 bags of trash were pulled…
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Do your plants make happy or sad sounds?
Farmers of the future may have another crop health monitoring tool at their disposal—listening to how plants move.…
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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…
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Litter could be reduced with bottle bill
Plastic bottles, glass bottles, and aluminum cans are approximately two and half times more frequently littered in Virginia…
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Searching for signs of intelligent life
When I get an opportunity to let people look at the night sky through my binoculars, their first…
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Project to extend the gardening season was a success
Late last winter, I accepted a challenge to infuse more native plants into my existing garden while also…
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The little church that could
While obsessed with a worldwide pandemic and Election Day worries, it’s helpful to remember that God is still…
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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
Grant provided to improve water quality
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a $1,693,000 grant to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality…
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Program designed to help vets become farmers
Virginia State University’s (VSU) Small Farm Outreach Program (SFOP) and the Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) are hosting “Boots…
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LCVA asks for hand-cut snowflakes for hotel tree
Area residents are asked to celebrate the holiday season by helping to start a new Farmville tradition –…
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God is what our country needs
I’m John Moxley and I approve this message. I am writing before the presidential election. Hopefully by the…
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We are to bring hope to a hurting world
Are you a believer in Jesus Christ? Is your faith in God strong enough to endure this season…
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Landfill committee to meet Sunday
The Cumberland County Landfill Alert Committee will host its regular monthly meeting Sunday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m.…
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Arvonia slate crafted into petrophone
A late geology professor and music enthusiast spent the last several years of his life creating an instrument…
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VCU combines arts and medicine to help heal
Last year, 12 patients in the Supportive Care Clinic at VCU Massey Cancer Center stepped inside a conference…
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Look out for deer this fall
It’s that time of year when drivers should prepare for the added dangers of sharing Virginia’s roadways with…
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Nutrient management training offered
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation will offer a two-part nutrient management training school in December. The…
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Prince Edward’s Cannery has a birthday
There’s an upcoming milestone for Prince Edward County, the 45th anniversary of the opening of its beloved and…