Church & Community

Fee-free weekend, encampment at Appomattox NHP

This weekend is fee-free admission weekend at Appomattox National Historical Park and also features the annual encampment.  Throughout ...

Church & Community

Dinner concert set for April 23

A dinner concert featuring Kathy Whatley will be held on Saturday, April 23, 5-7 p.m. at the VFW ...

Education

LCVA artist’s talk and film focus on Bigfoot

What does a cult classic film about Bigfoot have to do with art? Photographer and Longwood University alumnus ...

Church & Community

LU Theatre to present ‘Musical of Musicals’

Longwood University Theatre’s production of The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) will be presented this week and again ...

Church & Community

Murder and intrigue visit Hampden-Sydney — History provides lessons for today

It was a dark and stormy night in January of 1857 — the perfect setting for murder. Murder ...

Church & Community

Thompson to speak on H-SC murder

The Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the historic Farmville Train Station, 510 W. Third ...

Church & Community

Bird survey, cleanup at High Bridge

In a partnership program with High Bridge Trail, the Margaret Watson Bird Club will have volunteers available for ...

Church & Community

‘Into the Woods’ is sure to entertain

By Sarai Blincoe Longwood University Once upon a time, a baker and his wife were having a very, ...

Farmville

Kiwanis launch park renovation

Fifty years ago Grove Street Park was the place to be in Farmville. Allison Crews would like to ...

Lifestyles

‘Reunion x Two’ in Waterworks show

By Craig Challender “Into the Woods,” the Waterworks Players’ next show opening on April 1, is not only ...

Columns

Review: Waterworks delivers

By Julia Palmer Hampden-Sydney College Waterworks Players have done it again. “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” is yet ...

Business

Offering a taste of art

Audrey Sullivan, owner of Red Door 104 art gallery and learning center, believes creating art is as simple ...

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

LCVA to hold annual Valentine’s Day Workshop

Longwood Center for the Visual Arts will hold its 14th annual Valentine’s Day Workshop, “Art to Your Heart’s ...

Church & Community

CVA plans opening reception

Central Virginia Arts will hold an opening reception for artists Anthony Hurt and Venus Powers on Friday, Feb.  5, from ...

Lifestyles

Freitags announce birth

Adam and Amanda Freitag, of Farmville, are happy to announce the arrival of their daughter, Charlotte Virginia, on ...

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 ...

Lifestyles

Local bereavement resources counter holiday grief

During the holidays, the Centra Hospice Bereavement Team offers a variety of services to help those grieving cope ...

Church & Community

The Farmville Coal & Iron Company

Last in a series Dr. Ray A. Gaskins Professor Emeritus, HSC From the beginning, the Farmville Coal & ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lifestyles

Dynamic Divaz welcome new members

The “Divaz” in Dynamic Divaz Social Club, a non-profit group, stands for “Dynamic Individuals Victoriously Achieving Zealously.” The mission of ...

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 ...

Buckingham

Buckingham Central High holds 55th reunion

Buckingham Central High School held its 55th class reunion on August 22. Pictured are, from left, front row, ...

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