Lifestyles
Lee Banton: The Cumberland Sheriff’s Office needs more funding
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns Dr. Banton is writing for The Herald, ...
Lifestyles
Lee Banton: What do the numbers say in Cumberland?
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of columns by Dr. Banton, using his local, regional ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: A story of goose conservation and Brother Wayne
We looked everywhere. For a good 20 minutes and I truly mean a good 20 minutes, we looked ...
Lifestyles
Farmville named VML’s Small Towns Conference host
Last year, town managers and politicians from all over Virginia made their way to Abingdon for the first ...
Lifestyles
Farmville Art Walk returns this week, setting up at High Bridge
Last year’s project was a successful experiment, setting up a Farmville Art Walk at the end of April. ...
Lifestyles
High Bridge Station opens its doors, welcomes travelers
The doors have opened, the lights are turned on and travelers from all over the region can officially ...
Lifestyles
Easter brings egg hunts, music: Calendar for week of April 18, 2025
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...
Lifestyles
‘How Not to Drown’: Dos Passos Prize recipient tells her own story
This past Wednesday, April 9, novelist and editor Angie Cruz paid a visit to Farmville to receive the ...
Lifestyles
Ruth Adams Garden Club looks back over their 45th year
The March meeting of the Ruth Adams Garden club was held at the Farmville Library on March 26. ...
Lifestyles
Buckingham County High welding team competes for state title
On Saturday, April 5, the welding fabrication team of Martayvon Epps, Grayson Talbott and Ethan Walter from Buckingham ...
Lifestyles
Easter celebrations arrive: Calendar for the week of April 12, 2025
The Herald community calendar is published each Friday. Easter items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for ...
Lifestyles
Mike Wilson: Are there rules for being a granddad?
Is there a handbook of some kind? Some guidelines? Basically, what I’m asking is if there are rules ...
Lifestyles
Easter Bunny is coming to Farmville
The Easter Bunny is coming to Farmville, and his first stop will be Piedmont Senior Resources (PSR). That’ll ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of April 04, 2025
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...
Lifestyles
Luther P. Jackson School project advances. EDA put in charge
The story of Barbara Rose Johns is the one many people know. They’ve also heard about Moton High, ...
Lifestyle Main
RAM Clinic at Cumberland High helps hundreds of people
The little girl got excited when they gave her new glasses. She started looking around the gym and ...
Lifestyle Main
Sprouse’s Corner expansion proposal moves forward
Back in 2006, the Sprouse family came before the Buckingham supervisors, asking for a special use permit. The ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of March 28, 2025
The Herald community calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that ...
Lifestyles
Pino’s Italian Restaurant gets a national spotlight
One Farmville restaurant will get a national spotlight next week. The media company America’s Best Restaurants (ABR) will ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of March 22, 2025
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of March 14, 2025
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...
Columns
Herald Community Calendar for the week of March 8, 2025
MARCH 8 FREE LOCAL MUSIC — Charley’s Waterfront Cafe, located at 201 B. Mill Street in Farmville, will ...
Public Schools
‘I want to finish strong’: Kameron Brown excels for Cumberland
Kameron Brown can’t quite remember the first year he suited up for multiple sports. Maybe it was sixth ...
Lifestyle Main
High Bridge Trail State Park will host three Adventure Series races
Race dates have been set and now the planning starts. Three times this year, the Town of Farmville ...
Education
Drone program takes flight for Cumberland Dukes
The job market is changing and high school needs to change with it. Students need experience with a ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of Feb. 07, 2025
The Herald community calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that ...
Living & Leisure
Piedmont Senior Resources organizes pet food drive
Piedmont Senior Resources (PSR) knows that for older adults on a limited budget, dogs and cats are more ...