News
Freedom libraries open in Buckingham County. Where are they?
The doors opened in the middle of last week. National nonprofit Freedom Reads officially found a place to…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of March 8, 2024
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m.…
Lifestyles
Students help Pine Grove Project as ‘ambassadors’
It started in 2021, when Kamira Holman and Alana Johnson won the Women’s History Month essay contest from…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for week of March 1, 2024
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m.…
Lifestyles
Commission approves Barbara Johns statue. What’s the next step?
Joan Johns Cobbs just wanted to say thanks. Speaking to the Commission for Historical Statues, she thanked the…
Opinion
Edward Strickler: ‘The sayings of the sepulchral sage’
Through daily walks in 2023, my husband and I picked up 17 cubic yards of litter in Farmville,…
Lifestyles
Review: Waterworks audiences see Hursey’s vision in ‘The Vagrant’
The Waterworks Players Community Theatre production of The Vagrant, a full-length play written by Longwood University’s Dr. Brett…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Some famous (and almost fatal) last words
The most dangerous last words in all the world have nothing to do with hunting. You likely won’t…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for week of Feb. 25, 2024
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m.…
Lifestyles
‘Little Shop’ opens spring theater season at Longwood
It starts with a plant, which seems like a good idea since we’re so close to Spring. But…
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: Let’s talk about the dreaded ‘A’ word
Ok, so the headline is a bit of a tease. I can think of plenty ‘a’ words that…
News
Director Tsigaridas, I presume?
By Craig Challender Special to The Farmville Herald For The Waterworks Players, 2023-24 is becoming a season of…
Lifestyles
Proposed federal bill would help Sailor’s Creek restoration
The federal government has a program called a restoration grant, which is meant to help restore battlefield sites…
Lifestyles
Buckingham FFA members advocate for agriculture
Seven Buckingham FFA chapter members recently found themselves in a “sea” of blue jackets at the Virginia Capitol…
Lifestyles
Through the Garden Gate: Controversy in the garden
My gardening friends in England and Scotland are bemoaning the rise of what they call eco-rectitude. They’re all…
Lifestyles
‘Let’s finish the story’: Ryan Clements says Tigers have work to do
Ryan Clements wants to finish the story. The fifth-year player has been at Hampden-Sydney College longer than most…
Lifestyles
Grateful Boomers head up to Bear Den Mountain
They indulged! Isn’t that what happens on New Year’s Eve? On New Year’s Eve, the Grateful Boomers set…
Lifestyles
Devotional: Home is where the heart is
The idea of home is a strong, persistent theme in human hearts. Home is where the heart is.…
Lifestyles
Author Talks & Concerts: Herald Calendar for week of Feb. 2, 2024
The Herald calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that Friday’s…
Lifestyles
Edward Strickler: Farmville deals with ‘the case of the telltale litter’
There is a lot of litter around Farmville. Maybe most people don’t ‘see’ it. But once my husband…
Lifestyles
Virginia wheat, corn prices climb in latest agricultural report
We saw several changes over the last few days, when it comes to Virginia wheat and corn prices.…
Opinion
Farmville Pride: Here’s why we need this in Central Virginia
Let’s talk about Farmville Pride. My life consists of eighteen years growing up and coming of age in…
Lifestyles
Devotional: James 3 proves that talk is cheap
You may have heard it said, “talk is cheap”. According to James 3, the tongue is very powerful…
Lifestyles
Farmville Area Chamber hands out Business Awards
The Moton Museum was packed late last week, as the Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual…
Lifestyles
Music, Stew & Meetings: Herald Calendar for week of Jan. 26, 2024
The Herald calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that Friday’s…
Opinion
From The Editor’s Desk: If Prince Edward doesn’t grow, stores won’t come
Promises alone won’t attract companies. I know that’s not what some people want to hear, but if you…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Time to tell the story of Big Bob & Hampden-Sydney
It was with considerable distress that I recently discovered in a Christmas card from an old friend that…