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Woodcarving project goes global: Karl Schmidt shares his hobby
When he started, Karl Schmidt had no idea how far his woodcarving hobby would go. But now, the…
Education
Telling family stories through art: LCVA exhibit amplifies memories
A trunk full of papers, photographs, letters and more became the gateway to discovery of family history as…
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of August 2, 2024
AUGUST 2 -4 PLAY PERFORMANCE — The Waterworks Players will perform the play Five Women Wearing the Same…
Lifestyles
Trents Mill News: Remembering when ice cream was a penny
Well, they say you can’t buy anything for a penny these days, but that wasn’t always true. In…
Lifestyles
Happy to be here: Caterpillars and butterflies
Earlier this summer, my husband and I were walking near our home. I stopped short to avoid stepping…
Education
Reunion held
Saturday, June 8, marked the 70th year reunion of the former Carter G. Woodson High School held. Carter…
Lifestyles
Dr. Witherspoon: On Call
A patient in the emergency room of a training hospital required admission for a drug overdose. The ER…
News
PSR brings home Aging Innovations Award
As the world looks toward the Olympics, there are some awards being given out here at home to…
News
Priority Mail: After 60 years, Debbie Scruggs Jones meets penpal
After almost 60 years, Debbie Scruggs Jones met her friend Elizabeth Skilbeck in person this month. The two…
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Grateful Boomers go micro: Time for a visit to Holliday Lake
What is a microadventure? One might ask themselves if extensive travel is involved to qualify as an adventure?…
Lifestyles
Devotional: ‘The road to Gaza’
In the first 4 chapters of Acts, we see the early church growing by the thousands. This rapid…
Lifestyles
The Word: ‘Nothing shall be impossible to you’
Just the other morning, while walking the dog, I witnessed something that we have all seen many times:…
Lifestyles
Rotary Club of Farmville honors ‘service above self’ with awards
As the Rotary Club of Farmville welcomed in a new president, the group also honored several residents this…
Lifestyles
September wedding planned in Farmville
An excited little boy Easton Lee Tyson, age 4, along with his grandparents Barry and Donna Tyson and…
News
Herald Community Calendar for the week of July 26, 2024
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m.…
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Waterworks Players wrap up season with ‘Five Women’ comedy
After enjoying one of its most successful seasons in recent memory, The Waterworks Players will conclude 2023-24 with…
Lifestyles
Just another day on the old age funny farm
By Jim Harris The Farmville Herald Tis time to once again reflect on what an ace I married…
Lifestyles
Moose Lodge donates to Cumberland groups
The Powhatan Family Moose Lodge helped a food pantry and athletics team this month in Cumberland. Powhatan Moose…
Lifestyles
Trents Mill News: Fun Day returns, a time for homecoming
The whole concept of a church homecoming is just over a century old at this point. Back around…
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More awards for Hampden-Sydney: Players, coach honored
Some members of this year’s Hampden-Sydney College basketball team, along with their head coach, were honored by the…
Lifestyles
The Word: Recharging our batteries
If your household is anything like mine, you have lots of electronics that need recharging every day: cell…
Lifestyles
Moton Museum takes another step toward World Heritage list
A project nearly 10 years in the making moved forward this week, as the Robert Russa Moton Museum…
Lifestyles
Devotional: A new humanity
12 …remember that you were at that time without Christ…13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once…
Lifestyles
Local teams compete in Civil War sport at Appomattox Court House
The scores were a little bit higher than what we’re used to. The uniforms were definitely different. Baseball…
Lifestyles
Duck Derby date set
Splash into service with Piedmont Senior Resources’ 2024 Duck Derby on Friday, September 13, at 6 p.m. at…
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Herald Community Calendar for the week of July 19, 2024
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m.…
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Senior FFA members participate in leadership camp
Members of the Buckingham Senior FFA Chapter participated in the FFA Leadership Camp held at Graves Mountain Lodge…