Lifestyles
The Word: The great work of the master gardener
This time of year, I think a lot about my yard. It isn’t lush or thick, and there…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of April 26, 2024
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m.…
Lifestyles
Amy Nardini: We need to step up to help Madeline’s House
Sarah Mitchell had a question. She wanted to know what resources were available to victims of domestic violence…
Lifestyles
Garden Club learns about how to help Habitat
The Weyanoke Garden Club met on April 17 in the home of Bettye Williams. Sam Rabon, Interim Executive…
News
Farmville Police to hold drug take back on Saturday
On Saturday, April 27, the Farmville Police Department will again join with law enforcement agencies across the nation…
Lifestyles
Waterworks latest is a ‘story of enduring deceit’
BY WADE EDWARDS Special to The Farmville Herald A story of family secrets and severed relationships, Tennessee Williams’s…
Lifestyles
Ag Awareness Days come to Central Virginia
Over the past two weeks, the Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center hosted a number of students…
Education
Spelling Bee participants honored
Winners of the annual Spelling Bee contest held at Cumberland County Public Schools were recognized at the March…
Lifestyles
LCVA Gala draws a crowd and support
Attendees came from Richmond, from South Boston and all points in between. It also pulled in almost a…
Lifestyles
Cumberland native named to Rural Center board
Cumberland will have a voice at the Center for Rural Virginia this year, as Lindsey Watson has been…
Lifestyles
Commonwealth Chorale sets spring concert schedule
The Commonwealth Chorale will present its spring concert titled “Songs of Reconciliation and Peace” at 4 p.m. on…
Lifestyles
Pamplin community market looks to expand
Earlier this week, we talked about Pamplin’s 150th anniversary and the growth that’s taking place throughout the community.…
Church & Community
Volunteers pour in at Bear Creek Lake, High Bridge Trail
Over the last year, volunteers spent more than 3,900 hours working at Bear Creek Lake. At High Bridge…
Lifestyles
Devotional: ‘Afterlife’
I have officiated or attended many funerals over the course of my 58 years. Most people speak with…
Lifestyles
The Word: A faith experienced
On the last day of March, we celebrated Easter Sunday. For you and your family, that celebration might…
Lifestyles
Kyanite wraps up litter pickup
Kyanite Mining Corporation recently completed their annual litter pickup in Buckingham County. The company group picked up 469…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of April 19, 2024
The Herald community calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that…
Lifestyles
TV Review: Regime
My loves, you are in for such a treat with HBO’s newest satirical political miniseries THE REGIME, starring…
Lifestyles
Happy to be Here: In defense of cell phones
You’ve probably heard some grumbling about the awfulness of cell phones. We spend too much time on them.…
Lifestyles
UVA class explores Historic Buckingham
Joyce Gooden and Martha Louis of Historic Buckingham recently hosted a visit by a UVA class studying Black…
Lifestyles
April Employee of the Month recognized
At its Tuesday, April 9, meeting, the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors recognized the County’s April Employee…
Lifestyles
River cleanup removes pounds of trash
Members of the Friends of the Appomattox River (FAR) and volunteers removed over 200 pounds of trash out…
Lifestyles
Clothes Closet gives donation
Raymond Winn, Chief of the Randolph District Fire Department accepts a $5,000 check from Shirley Martin from the…
Lifestyles
Pamplin turns 150: Town celebrates past, looks to the future
Pamplin Mayor Sarah Blackwell gets excited when she starts talking about the town. “There is an electricity in…
Lifestyles
Moton Museum continues prayer breakfast program
Back on Tuesday, April 2, the Moton Museum held a community prayer breakfast, welcoming in people from all…
Lifestyles
‘I try to run faster’: Arvonia resident VonCanon sets records at HSC
Sometimes, a break can work wonders. It seemingly did for Hampden-Sydney freshman and Arvonia resident Haden VonCanon. After…
Education
Waterworks gets help from Hampden-Sydney Southern Lit students
The Waterworks Players Community Theatre’s production of “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof” by Tennessee Williams has come…