Lifestyles
Mother Nature’s Garden: Talking about some ‘unloved’ wildflowers
Every year people get super excited when the first Virginia bluebells appear. And when the pink lady’s slippers ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the Week of Friday, July 7, 2023
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: Dear Farmville, here’s what I saw Monday
The kids were laughing, the parents were relaxing and plenty of people, including myself, were in line to ...
Lifestyles
Sights From Farmville’s celebration and Fireworks After Dark
FARMVILLE – The big focus over the last week was on Fireworks After Dark, but if you asked ...
Lifestyles
Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
The first three things I associate with an Indiana Jones movie are the best stunt work in Hollywood, ...
Lifestyles
Appomattox Court House turns back the clock on baseball
In 1864, when you competed in a game of “base ball”, your prize was the ball itself. The ...
Lifestyles
Waterworks joins the 100 Mile Yard Sale today
It’s a day where you can find almost anything for sale, depending on how far you drive. Saturday, ...
Lifestyles
Cumberland History: What do we know about Lucyville?
When you think of Bear Creek Lake State Park, trees come to mind. Now, the area is a ...
Lifestyles
Qadir Abdus-Sabur: Counting our blessings
Sometimes we wake up and it seems that everything in our lives has gone wrong. We may be ...
Lifestyles
Brother Max: The Food of the Weary
“My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me.” In this passage taken from Chapter ...
Lifestyles
Buckingham residents warned about ALT tick
The Asian Longhorned tick (ALT), which was first discovered in the United States in 2017 has now been ...
Lifestyles
Fireworks After Dark and other celebrations return to the area
FARMVILLE – Several towns in the area have Independence Day celebrations planned over the next week. But there ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the Week of Friday, June 30, 2023
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...
Lifestyles
Jim’s Travels: Let’s talk about strange canoe fellows
Editor’s note: This is another chapter in Mr. Harris’s ongoing travelogue, detailing his journeys outside of Farmville. When ...
Lifestyles
Trents Mill News: Who doesn’t like BBQ?
Who doesn’t like a good BBQ dinner? And it’s even better when the money goes to a good ...
News
Restoration: Buckingham’s oldest Black church is being preserved
Buckingham County’s oldest Black church is going through some changes, as work continues to preserve it. Alexander Hill ...
News
Paying tribute: A year after death, Bobby Jones gives his final gifts
His family, friends and community knew him as someone who gave back. Bobby Jones dedicated his life to ...
Lifestyles
Mother Nature’s Garden: Let’s talk about serendipity & cream violet
There’s a certain amount of serendipity involved in taking people to see wildflowers. You just never know whether ...
News
Buckingham County artist wants to help people through painting
She just wanted to help. When Buckingham County artist Cris Arbo learned about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it ...
Lifestyles
Garden Club celebrates 90 years of flowers
By Elsie Towler Buckingham Garden Club The Buckingham Dillwyn Garden Club marked its 90th anniversary with a celebration ...
Lifestyles
Student art on display at LCVA
Displaying unique creations isn’t rare for the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA). In fact, it’s pretty ...
News
Juneteenth celebration planned at Farmville’s Moton Museum
FARMVILLE – The Robert Russa Moton Museum is hosting a Juneteenth celebration to give an opportunity for folks ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the Week of Friday, June 16, 2023
The Herald community calendar is published each week. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that ...
Lifestyles
Farmville Town Council plans to honor Rev. Samuel Williams Jr.
FARMVILLE – They prayed and sang hymns on the steps of Farmville Baptist Church. It was July 28, ...
Lifestyles
Looking back through time: Farmville Train Station turns 120
FARMVILLE – The public is invited to celebrate a special birthday to honor 120 years of a Farmville ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the Week of Friday, June 9, 2023
The Herald community calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that ...
Lifestyles
Herald News Briefs: Farmville church will celebrate Corpus Christi
FARMVILLE – On Sunday, June 11, St. Theresa Catholic Church plans to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi. ...
SportsPlus
How to Watch the NBA Today, January 9
There are eight contests on today’s NBA schedule, among them the Houston Rockets against the Memphis Grizzlies. Searching…
NBA Spread and Total Picks for Today, January 9
In a Thursday NBA schedule that includes a lot of exciting contests, the Golden State Warriors versus the…
Best Bets for NCAA Basketball Picks Against the Spread for Thursday, January 9
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How to Watch Top 25 College Basketball Games – Thursday, January 9
The Oregon Ducks and the Ohio State Buckeyes hit the court in one of three games on the…
Top 25 College Hoops Picks Against the Spread – Thursday, January 9
There are three games on the college basketball schedule on Thursday that feature a ranked team. That includes…