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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…

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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…