Opinion
From The Editor’s Desk: If Prince Edward doesn’t grow, stores won’t come
Promises alone won’t attract companies. I know that’s not what some people want to hear, but if you ...
Lifestyles
Grant will help Centra expand career camps
As we’ve reported before, there’s been a challenge in recent years to recruit healthcare workers to Farmville and ...
Education
Cumberland County School Board honors students
Each month during their regular meeting, the Cumberland County School Board recognizes the Students of the Month for ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Time to tell the story of Big Bob & Hampden-Sydney
It was with considerable distress that I recently discovered in a Christmas card from an old friend that ...
Lifestyles
Mother Nature’s Column: Stillness and quiet
For my family, the period from Halloween until the end of the year can be a wild, crazy, ...
Lifestyles
Richmond Symphony Orchestra coming to Farmville in February
The Richmond Symphony Orchestra will return to the Jarman Auditorium stage at Longwood University next month for a ...
Lifestyles
Who’s ready to sing? Commonwealth Chorale rehearsals coming
Rehearsals for the Commonwealth Chorale spring concert season will begin Tuesday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m., at Farmville Presbyterian ...
Lifestyles
The Word: “From one degree of glory to another”
“And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for week of Jan. 19, 2024
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...
News
Mariachi Internacional will visit Farmville, perform at Longwood
The Longwood University (LU) Chamber Music Series will present a free concert by Mariachi Internacional de Pittsburgh on ...
Lifestyles
Devotional: For God alone, my soul waits in silence
“For God alone, my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.” Psalm 62.5 Perhaps you ...
Lifestyles
Former resident receives public service award
Recently, a 1998 Prince Edward County High School graduate was honored for her outstanding service to the community ...
Lifestyles
Garden Club holds gift exchange
At the December meeting of The Cumberland Garden Club, the group met at member Nancy Coxon’s home for ...
Lifestyles
Know who you’re buying from, AARP warns
One key to shopping online is reading the fine print, including who you’re actually buying from. While we ...
Lifestyles
Building another CREED to follow
The week of Nov. 13-17 Piedmont Regional Jail hosted a 40-hour training program “The Creed Project” (Climate Resilient ...
Lifestyles
Prince Edward native honored with a Jefferson Award
Recently, a 1998 Prince Edward County High School graduate was honored with a Jefferson Award for her outstanding ...
Education
Herald Closings & Delays: What’s still open in the area Tuesday?
There’s a lot of closings & delays to talk about. All school districts in the area will be ...
Lifestyles
DAR chapter helps Red Hill with a donation
Mary Hunter Gallalee, left, treasurer of the Judith Randolph-Longwood (JR-L) Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution ...
Lifestyles
Devotional: Taking to heart the admonitions of Paul
This is my first contribution to the Devotional column. Honestly, it is with a little bit of “fear ...
Lifestyles
‘Sharing the Story’: MLK Day event helps detail Farmville’s history
As a community, we are all different. Martin Luther King Jr. dreamed that difference would not matter. We ...
Lifestyles
Grateful Boomers head to Apple Orchard Mountain
The latest adventure for the Grateful Boomers out of Curdsville took them to the Blue Ridge Parkway. Coming ...
Lifestyles
A WISE program helps local farm women
Farm women from Prince Edward, Cumberland, Charlotte, Lunenburg and 22 other counties converged in Central Virginia late last ...
Lifestyles
The Word: ACTS
Early in 1811 a young Frenchman, Jean Vianney, left his convalescent hospital bed to report to the recruiting ...
Lifestyles
TV Review: Doctor Death Season 2
I am a big true crime podcast fan and one of the most consistently interesting series has been ...
Lifestyles
Sorority chapter elects new officers to serve for 2024
“Soaring to Greater Heights of Service and Sisterhood” is the 2022-2026 Administration Program theme of the Alpha Kappa ...
Opinion
Cainan Townsend: Moton Museum will be making history again
Happy New Year from the Moton Museum. As 2023 ended, we had much to be grateful for. Now ...
Lifestyles
Saxon honored with Business Award
The Buckingham Chamber of Commerce recently bestowed the Business of the Month Award to Saxon Dentistry, located on ...
SportsPlus
January 17 NHL TV Schedule: TV Channel, Start Times & Live Streaming Options
There is no shortage of excitement on Friday’s NHL schedule, including a Vegas Golden Knights playing the Carolina…
How to Watch Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Games – Friday, January 17
One game on the Friday college basketball schedule features a ranked team, the matchup between the Utah Utes…
College Basketball Picks Against the Spread: A-10 Games Today, January 17
Friday’s college basketball lineup in the A-10 features several top-tier games, including the matchup between the VCU Rams…
Best Bets, Odds for Commanders vs. Lions – Divisional Round
The Detroit Lions (15-2) host the Washington Commanders (12-5) at Ford Field in the NFC Divisional Round of…
How to Watch the NBA Today, January 17
Today’s NBA card features top teams in action. Among the nine contests is the Oklahoma City Thunder playing…