Lifestyles
Corn, soybean prices spike in latest sales
Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on May 3: In Virginia, state graded feeder…
Lifestyles
Jail staff win awards at conference
Piedmont Regional Jail staff went to the Virginia Association of Regional Jails Spring Conference and came back with…
Education
Cumberland High team qualifies for state competition
Recently, the Cumberland High School Envirothon Team traveled to Ferrum College to compete in the Area V competition,…
Lifestyles
Moton Museum moves forward with renovation plans
The Robert Russa Moton Museum will be undergoing several renovations over the next few months. The 85-year-old building…
Lifestyles
AARP warns of digital delivery scams
If you’re like many Americans, the arrival of a package at your doorstep is a common occurrence. In…
Lifestyles
The Word: Pray, how often?
On the second floor of a house he built, sat a 93-year-old man, Marty Leuhrs. He was not…
Lifestyles
‘We drive our own race’: Penick, Sangillo rise in Hornets Division
A couple of young racing prodigies from Farmville and Meherrin continue to open eyes and impress this season…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of May 3, 2024
The Herald community calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that…
Lifestyles
Devotional: Purpose in suffering
I humbly want to address just a sliver of a difficult topic today. Pain and suffering. Many people…
Lifestyles
Mother Nature’s Garden: Praying to the plants
Every spring I make the rounds of local state parks so that I can photograph both ephemerals and…
Lifestyles
Happy to be here: Fun and games
Theresa A. Kestly, a psychologist and play therapist, wrote a book designed to help her fellow clinicians understand…
Lifestyles
Dr. Witherspoon: Time bomb
A gentleman was referred to a surgeon for treatment of a painful hernia. His past medical history included…
Lifestyles
Residents across region warned of toll scam
It starts with a simple text. The message says you’ve got an outstanding balance on your record, due…
Lifestyles
Garden Club provides flowers
Members of the Buckingham Dillwyn Garden Club recently provided vases of spring flowers to residents of Heritage Hall…
Lifestyles
Boomers head to Long Mountain
The Grateful Boomers spent part of April once again hiking in the mountains. This time, they chose a…
Lifestyles
Athletes honored with leadership awards
Longwood University recently handed out some of its prestigious awards to students, and Longwood athletics was well represented.…
Lifestyles
Movie Review: Civil War
Even with a title like CIVIL WAR, writer/director Alex Garland’s latest blockbuster isn’t as political as you may…
Education
Schools staff win awards
Four staff members of Cumberland County Public Schools received awards at the 18th Annual Awards Banquet sponsored by…
Lifestyles
FFA place at Livestock Show
Members of the Cumberland High Future Farmers of America (FFA) brought home several Top Five trophies from the…
Lifestyles
Celebrating 60 years of marriage
On Thursday, May 2, Archer and Nancy Southall celebrate 60 years of marriage. Archer and Nancy were married…
Lifestyles
DAR chapter adds a new member
The Judith Randolph-Longwood Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution recently added another member to their group. Sally…
Lifestyles
Moton holds annual Barbara Rose Johns celebration
The Robert Russa Moton Museum was abuzz with activity on Tuesday, April 23 as the facility hosted the…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Is it a garbage truck or a ‘mighty machine’?
Sorry, this is not about the Yugo or the Gremlin or the Corvair (my first car), but is…
Lifestyles
Daughters learn about Virginians in Revolutionary War
Jennings Custis, Headmaster of Fuqua Upper School, government teacher, and organizer of the Students for Model General Assembly,…
Lifestyles
Devotional: Change is never easy
I’m not so sure I could have imagined eight months ago where I am today. February marked a…
Lifestyles
Mother Nature’s Garden: Identifying and documenting plants
One of the joys of living in the country is roaming about looking for interesting plants and then…
Lifestyles
Johns’ impact still felt, decades late
BY BRIAN CARLTON AND SHARON JOHNSON The Farmville Herald Earlier this week, we marked a holiday unique to…