Lifestyles
Sowing Seeds: Memorial Day and Uncle Bobby
Memorial Day is to honor men and women of the armed forces who served our country sacrificing their…
Lifestyles
Trent’s Mill News: We take a minute for the Class of 2023
Well, it’s finally happened. At this point, all the high schools, colleges and universities in our area have…
Lifestyles
Devotional: Five aspects of spiritual development
Having been born into an African Methodist Episcopal family and later converted to Islam, I have found commonalities…
Lifestyles
Happy to be here: Lessons my father taught me
A few weeks ago, I drove past a home where a father, maybe a grandfather, was teaching a child…
Lifestyles
Prince Edward County’s Meals on Wheels needs volunteers
FARMVILLE – Volunteering is a great way to give back and meet new people. Meals on Wheels in…
Lifestyles
100 Years of Service: Farmville Lions Club members look back
FARMVILLE – The Farmville Lions Club has been busy over the last century. During the past 100 years,…
Columns
The Word: A slight touch of the spurs
Something I have wanted since I was a “kid” is spurs. My dad’s a HUGE fan of westerns,…
Lifestyles
TV Review: Platonic
The new romantic comedy PLATONIC, starring Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen, asks the age old question… can men…
Education
Watson reflects as she retires
BY ELENA MEADER The Farmville Herald Mrs. Watson, as she’s affectionately known by the students of Fuqua School…
Lifestyles
Ag innovation contest draws interest
Farmers and rural entrepreneurs can win up to $30,000 through a competition sponsored by the Virginia Foundation for…
Education
Students receive scholarships
Each year, students at Buckingham County High School apply for competitive scholarships to support post-secondary education and training.…
Lifestyles
Through the Garden Gate: Garden Clubs — Not just who raised the best rose
There is a long history of clubs just for men – social, botanical, historical, culinary, even ones for…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the Week of Friday, June 2, 2023
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m.…
Lifestyles
Where did Cumberland County get its name from?
Where did Cumberland County get its name? That’s a question which comes up often and it all goes…
Lifestyles
Sowing Seeds: Impossible dreams
“Impossible Dream” is my favorite song within my favorite play: “Man of La Mancha.” The story is loosely…
Lifestyles
The Word: Discouragement: To believe a lie
Jans’ proud face crumpled; she put her hands over her eyes and began to cry. “Empty, empty!” she…
Lifestyles
Trent’s Mill News: Let’s not forget the reason for Memorial Day
First off today, let’s take a minute over the next week and pay tribute to those who gave…
Lifestyles
Brother Max: All of this was driven by fear
Jans’ proud face crumpled; she put her hands over her eyes and began to cry. “Empty, empty!” she…
Lifestyles
Larry Davies: Let’s talk about an impossible dream
“Impossible Dream” is my favorite song within my favorite play: “Man of La Mancha.” The story is loosely…
Lifestyles
Devotional: Answering evil with a greater love
When last I wrote, I was in Guatemala on a mission trip, meeting friends in faith and seeing…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the Week of Friday, May 26, 2023
The Herald community calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Here we go, Farmville, another Gar in the boat
Well, Farmville, I guess you could say I had a way of getting myself into unusual predicaments when…
Lifestyles
Rotary crowns winners at fundraising event
The Rotary Club of Farmville completed its charity bass fishing tournament on May 13. The entry fee for…
Lifestyles
Stars Under The Stars returns
For the 25th year, Stars Under The Stars returns to Farmville this summer. Started in 1997 as a…
Lifestyles
Hatton Ferry connects the past and present in Buckingham County
If you lived here in the early 1800s, there’s a good chance you took a poled ferry when…
Education
Jackson recognized with scholarship
The Cumberland Farm Bureau awarded a scholarship in the amount of $2,000 to Sarah Elizabeth Jackson. This award…
Lifestyles
College students honored with ROTC medals
The Judith Randolph-Longwood Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, was pleased to award the ROTC Gold…