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Dance fitness class set

Weekly class sessions started for the Farmville Recreation Department’s dance fitness class… the Trae Experience. Get your workout ...

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Garden Club collects plastic film

Buckingham Dillwyn Garden Club members are collecting plastic film for recycling. This is part of a cooperative project ...

Visual Arts program

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After two year pause, Visual Arts program returns in Farmville

FARMVILLE — It’s been nearly two years since the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts held an Art ...

Living & Leisure

Movie Review — Bullet Train

BY LAUREN BRADSHAW Special to The Farmville Herald BULLET TRAIN, directed by David Leitch, is an entertaining enough ...

Lifestyles

Dry weather prior to harvest locks in watermelon’s iconic summer sweetness

The drier the days at harvest time, the sweeter the watermelon. Streaked with dark and light green stripes ...

Education

FFA competes at state convention

Six members of Buckingham County High School’s FFA earned their state degrees, while many of the students placed ...

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Historical Society meeting set

The Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at the Farmville Train ...

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Virginia State Fair features expanded lineup

CAROLINE COUNTY — This year’s State Fair of Virginia will host new acts and returning fan favorites, showcasing ...

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Movie Review: The Gray Man

“The Gray Man,” written and directed by the Russo Brothers, is one of Netflix’s largest scale, original films ...

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Community Calendar — The week of July 29, 2022

The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday ...

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Summer night starlight at Sailor’s Creek

Spend a beautiful evening with the Crewe Astronomy Club gazing at the stars and learning about the night ...

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Learning about the eastern prickly pear

BY MARK C. CARROLL Special to The Farmville Herald Like other desert cacti, the eastern prickly pear (Opuntia ...

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Recreation Department held summer camps

The Town of Farmville, along with Crossroads Prevention Services, conducted exciting Summer Day Camp sessions during June. The ...

Lifestyles

Wildlife Wednesday at Bear Creek Lake

Every Wednesday through August 24, Bear Creek Lake State Park in Cumberland County offers the opportunity to explore ...

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Wise recognized at state FFA convention

During the 96th Virginia FFA Convention, held June 27-30 at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Tanner Wise of Buckingham ...

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Summer adventures at High Street Theatre

Summer is a time for adventure at High Street Theatre. Seek pirate treasure while evading a crime family ...

Lifestyles

Historian addresses the Friends of the Appomattox

Brendan Burke shared some valuable insight on underwater archaeology and history concerning our local waterways Thursday, June 23. ...

Lifestyles

Movie Review — Elvis

BY LAUREN BRADSHAW Special to The Farmville Herald Elvis, directed by the wonderfully flashy Baz Luhrmann, is as ...

News

Annual picnic held

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

Lifestyles

Celebrate Juneteenth at Twin Lakes

Celebrate Juneteenth at Twin Lakes State Park on Saturday, June 18 with rangers and local hiking group Black ...

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New app helps farmers manage row crop pests

Using modern technology ensures farmers can produce more efficient, maximum crop yields, and now there’s a new tool ...

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Garden club meeting held

At the April meeting of the Cumberland Garden Club, Tina French, pictured, Food Safety Manager from Sunnyside Farms, ...

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A Bridge afar

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

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Book club meeting held

The members of the Third Thursday Book Club had a most enjoyable morning, Thursday, May 19, hearing Hedwig ...

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Farmers preparing for sweet berry season

Strawberries are center stage right now, but blackberries and blueberries will get their time to shine in a ...

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Regional conservation organization formed

A new regional conservation organization has formed to create nature preserves in Central and Southside Virginia. Tadpole Land ...

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Spring music festival set

PolyCeltic, an acoustic trio who focuses on a British Isles/American folk sound, will perform at the Farmville Presbyterian ...

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