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…
Lifestyles
Sowing Seeds: Supporting each other
A little boy scraped a chair across the kitchen floor and climbed on it to reach a cookie…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the Week of Friday, May 19, 2023
The Herald community calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that…
Lifestyles
Toga Fire Department honored with award
Toga Volunteer Fire Department was recently awarded the Buckingham Chamber of Commerce’s Community Pride Award Recipient for the…
Lifestyles
Trents Mill News: Who doesn’t love summer camp?
Who doesn’t love summer camp? It’s a chance for kids to have fun and parents to take a…
Lifestyles
The Word: Focus on the small and simple things
“By small and simple things are great things brought to pass” (Book of Mormon, Alma 37:6). A recent…
Lifestyles
Devotional: ‘The House: Your Life’
Many of us have grown up hearing the Biblical story of a house built on the rock, versus…
Lifestyles
Garden club tours St. Thomas Aquinas
The Buckingham Dillwyn Garden Club recently toured the garden and greenhouses at the St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary in…
Lifestyles
Louis highlights work of Historic Buckingham
President Ron Dowdy introduced Martha Louis, president of Historic Buckingham, at the Curdsville Community Center potluck dinner and…
Lifestyles
The Word: Stay connected to the vine
Last weekend, we planted a garden. Not much of one – just a couple of raised beds with…
Lifestyles
School Board recognizes wrestling champions
At the May meeting of the Cumberland School Board, the students receiving 1A Virginia High School Championship honors…
Lifestyles
Garden Club attends state convention
Members of the Buckingham Dillwyn Garden Club attended the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs (VFGC) state convention in…
Lifestyles
Through the Garden Gate: Time to fight against Mother Nature
Several years ago, I visited the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall. The gardens were at their peak…
Lifestyles
Trent’s Mill News: Let’s talk a bit about Mother’s Day
We say Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms everywhere. Mother’s Day is coming up this weekend, on…
Lifestyles
County looks to market HIT Park
Prince Edward County’s Industrial Development Authority (IDA) wants to market the Heartland Innovative Technology Park (HIT). And they…
Education
Good Citizen award given
The Judith Randolph-Longwood Chapter (JR-L) of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, (DAR) was privileged to…
Lifestyles
Lester receives appointment from the governor
Deanna Lester recently received an appointment from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Lester, who works as the executive director…
Lifestyles
Ag trends announced: week of May 5, 2023
Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on May 5: In Virginia, state graded feeder…
Lifestyles
Sowing Seeds: We are the church, together
Most churches in America are declining but some are thriving. I visited four churches thriving in the midst…
Lifestyles
Church and Community Calendar: Week of Friday, May 12, 2023
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m.…
Education
SVCC sets commencement date
Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) will hold a commencement ceremony for its graduates on Saturday, May 13 on…
Lifestyles
Latter-day Saints dedicate First Temple in Virginia
Located in Glen Allen at 10915 Staples Mill Road, the temple is the Church’s first in Virginia. It…
News
Area experiencing early strawberry season
May officially ushers in strawberry season, but thanks to an early start, Virginia farmers predict the picking window…
Lifestyles
Lions Club to celebrate 100th anniversary
The Farmville Lions will celebrate 100 years of service on Monday, May 15 at the Gee Price Center,…
Lifestyles
‘This is about affordable housing’: Farmville council debates PUDs
It all comes down to affordable housing. People are less likely to move into an area or stay…
Education
Students honored for their art
Lillian McConkey, a 12th grade student at Cumberland High School, was recognized by the Cumberland School Board at…
Lifestyles
A race to win: Longwood senior juggles graduation, marathon prep
Many college students find it difficult to balance school, work and extracurriculars. However, one Longwood student found time…