Lifestyles
Mother Nature’s Garden: Who was Bouncing Bet
Who was Bouncing Bet and what was she doing? And how did black-eyed Susan get her name? The…
Lifestyles
Oliver Anthony fans, here’s what you should know about Farmville
So you’ve heard ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ and started searching around for information about Oliver Anthony. And…
Lifestyles
European Tour Notebook: Lancers explore between victories in Paris
We start with Tuesday, Aug. 8. There’s time set aside on the trip for educational activities, and others…
Lifestyles
‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ singer Oliver Anthony shares personal history
We know Oliver Anthony can write a country song. But what do we know about the man himself?…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of August 18, 2023
The Herald community calendar is published each Thursday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that…
Lifestyles
Barbara Rose Johns statue gets prelim approval, moves forward
FARMVILLE – We’re one step closer to seeing a statue of Barbara Rose Johns in the U.S. Capitol.…
Lifestyles
Curious about ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’? Here are the lyrics
Over the last few days, Prince Edward County resident Oliver Anthony went viral with his new song ‘Rich…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of August 11, 2023
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m.…
Lifestyles
Sandy Creek holds groundbreaking
Sandy Creek Baptist Church held groundbreaking services on Sunday, July 30, starting work on a new sanctuary. “God…
Lifestyles
Review: Latest Waterworks show invites people to the swamp
Have you been to a swamp lately? Well now you have a chance to visit a very mysterious…
News
Better Days offers help in tough times for Farmville, region
Better Days Farmville has supported families and individuals in crisis since January 2022, and they have no plans…
Lifestyles
Through the garden gate: Plants that thrive in hot summer weather
It’s hot and humid and my garden has a bad case of the blahs. Truth be told, so…
Lifestyles
Crossroads turns 50: Jubilee celebration coming this weekend
This weekend, come celebrate decades of service to the community with food, fun and games. The Crossroads Community Services…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of August 4, 2023
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m.…
Lifestyles
‘I wanted to see the world’: Farmville native tackles Navy life
T.J. Orth wanted to see the world. To do that, the Farmville native took a career path leading…
Lifestyles
Mike Wilson: Farmville, this is the hidden art of lulling mallards
My good friend the Boss Man and I often joke about lulling our opponents into complacency during match…
Church & Community
The Attack of the B-Movies: New series launches at High Street
It started with a “bad movie night” at Three Roads Brewing. Now Zack Kowalski will curate a series…
Lifestyles
Vacation Bible School held at Farmville UMC
“Jerusalem Marketplace” was the theme of this year’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Farmville Farmville United Methodist Church…
News
Dave Kwiatkowski reaches Farmville on his coast-to-coast run
FARMVILLE – From “Fran-to-Sand”, Virginia runner Dave Kwiatkowski made his way through Farmville last week, on his way…
Lifestyles
Elijah Logue climbs into director’s chair for latest Waterworks show
From his debut six years ago as Anthony Marsden in the Agatha Christie thriller “And Then There Were…
Lifestyles
Foundation launches new project to save Dunnington Mansion
The lights went up, the cameras panned over and for a couple days this month, the Dunnington Mansion…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of July 28, 2023
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m.…
Lifestyles
Cumberland County’s Lucyville gets state historical marker
Within a month, you’ll be able to pinpoint exactly where Lucyville used to be. The Virginia Department of…
Lifestyles
Townsend named executive director at Moton Museum
FARMVILLE – The Moton Museum is starting a new chapter, but with a familiar face. On Saturday, July…
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…