News
Bridge trolls have a baby girl
Sully and Rona, the troll couple that lives under High Bridge on Mill Street in Farmville, have a…
Devotional
What will we do with our wild and precious lives?
One of my favorite modern poets is Mary Oliver. She died two years ago, leaving behind a wonderful…
Lifestyles
Church and community events
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday…
Lifestyles
Loropetalum — a versatile garden shrub
Have you met Loropetalum chinense, better known as the Chinese fringe flower? I first learned about it last…
Lifestyles
Shiver in Virginia is underway
Keep Virginia Beautiful (KVB) has opened registration for Shiver in Virginia, a reimagined version of its annual Shiver…
Lifestyles
Jesus was much more than a really nice guy
She was in high school, the same age as my daughter, when I became her pastor. She went…
Lifestyles
Landfill Alert Committee meets Sunday
The Cumberland County Landfill Alert Committee will hosting its regular monthly meeting Sunday, March 14, at 3 p.m.…
Lifestyles
Senators ask FCC for help expanding broadband access
King (I-Maine), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) recently sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission…
Lifestyles
Share life’s burden with Jesus
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my…
COVID-19
Vaccine events bring hope and joy
Friday, March 5, was a day of hope amidst the pandemic in Prince Edward County as COVID-19 vaccine…
Lifestyles
University job provides different challenges
Jim Wiecking currently spends his workday helping Longwood University get grant money to do research projects as part…
Lifestyles
Booker breaks patterns, racial lines with service
Master Chief Cryptologist Dr. John Booker, age 79, was born and raised in Cumberland County. As a young…
Education
Girl Scouts leave Fuqua better than they found it
Fuqua School’s Girl Scout Juniors Troop 5200 is working to complete the “Girl Scout Way” badge by the…
Lifestyles
‘I’m a lucky, lucky person’
James Wooten Jr., 76, walks with a limp and has fought diabetes after returning from two years of…
Lifestyles
Respect, discipline, comradery
Major Sergeant John Sedgwick, 78, of Buckingham, originally grew up in Annapolis, Maryland. Born in 1942, Sedgwick grew…
Lifestyles
Virgil Chick was just doing his duty
Virgil Chick doesn’t think of himself as a military hero. “I don’t have any hero stories for you,”…
Lifestyles
From cook to general, Fore does it all
Being a brigadier general in the National Guard would be enough of an accomplishment for most, but for…
Lifestyles
‘This is what I want to do’
Sergeant Josh Jones, age 37, of Buckingham, was originally taken on a tour of Fork Union Military Academy…
Lifestyles
Give up your way, take up a cross and follow Jesus
I read about a helicopter ride for pastors and church leaders. The concept is to fly over the…
Lifestyles
Praise the Lord who provides refuge from storms
This past week, much of central Virginia was without power, heat and water. We were forced to persevere…
Lifestyles
Seven pallets of peanut butter donated
To honor March as National Peanut Month, the Virginia Peanut Board and Virginia Peanut Growers Association are again…
Lifestyles
Reflecting on a year of isolation
When the words “coronavirus” and “COVID” first began appearing in every day vocabulary, my husband and I were…
Lifestyles
In search of the southern grape fern
I’ve always been fascinated by ferns. They’re old. So old that ancestors of modern ferns were here long…
Sports Main
Football makes unseasonable debut
After a 15-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, high school football returned to the Farmville area Friday…
Lifestyles
Church and community events
each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that Friday’s calendar. Events should be emailed…
Lifestyle Main
AKA Sorority completes community projects
Members of the Kappa Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority delivered Christmas gifts and dinner to…
Lifestyles
Happy birthday wishes sent out
The Cumberland County Landfill Alert Committee will have its regular monthly virtual meeting Sunday, March 14, at 3…