Church & Community
Farmville UMC is ‘Looking Our Best,’ historic church completes $1.3 million renovation
Farmville United Methodist Church is an old church that has a new look. The stately centenarian of Farmville…
Business
Volunteers provide free tax service
Farmville Free Tax Service volunteers have offered free tax preparation and filing service to taxpayers with incomes under $50,000 for…
Business
Practice builds on support, community rallies after tragic loss
For the past few months Dr. Mark French has been doing a lot of smiling. The Farmville veterinarian,…
Church & Community
Register receives Outstanding Conservation Educator Award
Kathleen “Katie” Register accepted the Outstanding Conservation Educator award at the Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual…
Church & Community
Offering tornado relief to man’s best friends
Humans and animals alike experienced the trauma of the devastating tornado that hit Evergreen on February 24. Providing…
Church & Community
Take a tasteful tour of Virginia, Travel guide offers scenic views and local recipes
Part of the fun of traveling is sampling regional cuisine along the way. With the Great American Publishers…
Buckingham
Dowdy recalls hunting trips with Scalia
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died unexpectedly last week at the Cibolo Creek Ranch in Texas,…
Church & Community
Drama unfolds beneath theater — Archaeologists uncover evidence of Farmville’s past
When people think of an archaeological dig, they usually picture a desert or a farmer’s field or someplace…
Business
Offering a taste of art
Audrey Sullivan, owner of Red Door 104 art gallery and learning center, believes creating art is as simple…
Church & Community
Rotary’s Taste of Farmville — good taste for a good cause
The Farmville Rotary Club’s Taste of Farmville event is all about community. Set in late January and billed…
Church & Community
An umbrella defense — Super Bowl spotlights awareness
By Marge Swayne The Farmville Herald What do Farmville United Methodist Women (UMW) and Super Bowl 2016 have…
Food & Fitness
Making the SNAP-Ed decision: Program offers healthy choices
Pauline Stokes and the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service SNAP-Ed program are on a mission to help local families…
Church & Community
History preserved: Homemaking skills shared by Extension clubs
An era ended over lunch at the Riverside Cafe recently. The Just a Mere Club, one of Prince…
Church & Community
Contributing to ‘fabric of local life’
Organized in 1920 the year women received the right to vote, the Woman’s Club of Farmville (WFC) has…
Cumberland
Cumberland native taps artistic roots
The heart of the Harlem Renaissance is found in the influential work that came from the artistic explosion…
Lifestyle Main
Playground fund established
Child’s play is generally defined as a trivial matter; 16-year-old Sean Murray doesn’t see it that way. Disturbed…
Buckingham
A year in photos — 2015
The Farmville Herald’s talented reporters and editors snapped hundreds of photos in 2015, documenting baseball games, career highlights,…
Food & Fitness
Southern tradition: Black-eyed peas and cornbread ensure good luck
I have a New Year’s confession to make. For most of my life I did not eat black-eyed…
Church & Community
Live nativity shares true meaning of Christmas
The spirit of Christmas is alive and well at the Farmville Church of Christ. Presented every Christmas season,…
Education
Fuqua students do the math for St. Jude’s
For more than 10 years Fuqua School students from kindergarten through grade 5 have been doing the math…
Lifestyle Main
Pantomimes steal the show
When the holiday season draws near, children in the British Isles — and now Farmville — look forward…
Church & Community
Jaycees celebrate 75 years of service
By Sean C.W. Korsgaard Special to The Farmville Herald What began with a group of just 25 young…
Business
Farmville Chamber holds annual Christmas party
The Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce recently held its annual Christmas party at the community center at The…
Lifestyle Main
Lighting the way to Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Prospect now that John and Nancy Mottley have decorated…
Lifestyle Main
Groups feed the Farmville community
Over 600 hot Thanksgiving meals were distributed to Farmville on Nov. 25 by the Piedmont Community Supporters and…
Lifestyle Main
Commonwealth Chorale to feature young musicians
The Commonwealth Chorale will present Handel’s “Messiah” at the Virginia United Methodist Assembly Center in Blackstone on Sunday,…
Food & Fitness
Homegrown for the holidays; Cannery tasting event showcases local products
Homegrown Virginia is putting “homegrown” back on the table in a big way. Last week Homegrown Virginia, in…