Lifestyles

State birds and flowers have rich history

By Randi Clifford VCE South Central Master Gardener Did you ever wonder how the state bird designation got ...

Farmville the Magazine

Caryn Kayton: An appetite for business

When Longwood graduate Caryn Kayton opened up a small fabric store on Main Street in 1982, she never ...

News

Annual picnic held

On Monday, June 13, Buckingham-Dillwyn Garden Club members and guests gathered at Ellis Acres in Dillwyn for their ...

Lifestyles

Corpus Christi procession and priesthood anniversary

On Thursday, June 16, St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the priesthood of their resident ...

Farmville the Magazine

B&M Greenhouse: Beautifying Farmville

In a town renowned for its rural beauty lives a garden center which has provided the community with ...

Lifestyles

Generations of Grants serving the area

By Ireland Seagle Special to The Farmville Herald Have you ever experienced a cracked or broken windshield and ...

Lifestyles

A Bridge afar

By James Harris Special to The Farmville Herald Mickey Smith, Billy Simmons, Chris Harvell, and I met at ...

News

Nonprofit hosts basketball tournament fundraiser

A basketball tournament, Big 15 Classic, held Saturday, May 14, at Prince Edward Middle School brought out 12 ...

Lifestyles

Crowd pleasing event and fundraiser returns

The Rotary Club of Farmville hosted its annual Taste of Farmville event, Thursday, April 28, following a two-year ...

Lifestyles

Through the garden gate — Iconoclastic container plantings

Now that warm weather is definitely here to stay, it’s time to prepare new container plantings for the ...

News

PSC holds fundraising banquet

The Pregnancy Support Center (PSC) of Southside Virginia hosted its first in-person fundraising banquet since 2019 on Thursday, ...

Lifestyles

Auditions for The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940

The next production at Waterworks will be The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, by John Bishop, and will ...

Education

Winners of Young Writers Competition announced

In a partnership between Creative Writing and English Education at Longwood, and with support from the Cook-Cole College ...

Lifestyles

Theatre Review: Waterworks Players ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’

By Robin Smith Special to The Farmville Herald ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ by Oscar Wilde has been ...

Lifestyles

Carrying the cross walk

Salem Church, a small country church located in Dillwyn, has been carrying a wooden life size cross on ...

Black History Month

Lifestyles

Unity celebration held in honor of Woodson

On Saturday, April 2, a celebration was held in honor of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. The Buckingham County ...

Lifestyles

National Vietnam War Veterans Day program held

Piedmont Area Veterans Council (PAVC), American Legion Post 32, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 7059 and MOAA ...

Lifestyles

When plants bloom

I’m fascinated by plants that bloom at a specific time every day. That old garden favorite, the four ...

News

Cast announced for The Importance of Being Earnest

The Waterworks Players stage will be transformed to late Victorian England to observe dashing men-about-town John Worthing and ...

Lifestyles

Civil Rights sites bus tour

The Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) offered a trip by bus to Buckingham and Prince Edward ...

Lifestyles

Appreciate the rare beauty of blue flowers

A poll done by YouGov revealed that blue is the favorite color in almost all countries. Ancient Egyptians, ...

Lifestyles

LCVA winter gala a huge success

The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts welcomed more than 550 arts supporters to its ninth biennial winter ...

Lifestyles

VCBF to host American Girl event

She’s the talk of the town, and she’s only 18 inches tall. Her name is Corinne Tan, the ...

Lifestyles

Robotics team wins district robotics competition

The weekend of March 5 and 6 the Cumberland High School Aftershocks robotic team competed in two regional ...

Lifestyles

Fedoras, flappers and fun at Greenwood Library

Nestled amid the extensive Archives and Special Collections of Greenwood Library is a rare gem: a first edition ...

Lifestyle Main

It’s all in the eye catch: Poster artist Richard Pollard

If you’ve passed by a downtown window lately displaying the poster for Exit Laughing, The Waterworks Players’ forthcoming ...

Farmville the Magazine

Mill Street Sweets on Main: Where sweet dreams become reality

As one strolls down Main Street in Farmville on any given Saturday morning, they should take steps to ...

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