Obituaries
Herald Death Notices for Wednesday, July 30
See below for today’s death notices. Pastor Thomas Henry Riley, 78 of Prospect, passed away July 5. Memorial…
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Sonja Branch-Wilson: Wake up before we lose everything
The image of that unforgettable scene in Spike Lee’s School Daze, where the college student stands on campus,…
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A push for progress, education: Letters to the Editor for July 26
Does the tradeoff really make sense? Dear Editor, I want to say first that I get where supervisors…
Lifestyles
Homecomings, market set: Calendar for the week of July 25, 2025
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m.…
News
Landfills, lawyers and inmates: Letters to the Editor for July 23
This landfill is not progress Dear Editor, I write to you today not as a politician, but as…
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Farmville splashpad expansion gets delayed
The Town of Farmville’s splashpad will be missing bathrooms for just a bit longer. During the Wednesday, July…
Education
Work continues on Prince Edward County Elementary
The sheer walls are up, the roofing work is ongoing and Dominion transformers are expected to arrive later…
Obituaries
Herald Death Notices for July 18
See below for today’s death notices. William Lee Chambers, 64 of Dillwyn, passed away July 7. Funeral service…
Buckingham
Free movies, music arrives: Calendar for the week of July 18, 2025
From free movies to film clubs, free music to vacation bible school, there’s a lot happening this weekend…
Columns
From the Editor’s Desk: We can’t give the money we don’t have
It’s time once again to reach back to my library shelves and pull out the story of the…
Columns
From the Editor’s Desk: So what’s the rush on Green Ridge?
Several times during the Cumberland Board of Supervisors meeting this week, a question struck me. What’s the rush?…
Lifestyles
FACES Food Pantry launches a ‘Marketplace’. Here’s how it works
In many ways, the new project from FACES food pantry turns the operation into somewhat of a grocery…
News
Green Ridge hearing date set, as questions remain
Eventually, Cumberland supervisors set a date for the Green Ridge public hearing during their meeting this week. But…
News
Cumberland Health Department will close temporarily. Here’s why.
The announcement came out on June 27, posted on the Piedmont Health District’s Facebook page. As of Monday,…
Business
Does Prince Edward need to allow different types of housing?
Editor’s note: This marks the third in a series of stories on Prince Edward’s comprehensive plan update, this…
Lifestyles
Edward Strickler: Sometimes promises are all we have
The Farmville community celebrated an annual LGBTQ Pride Picnic recently. Sixty or more attended – grandparents, parents and…
Education
Appomattox FFA named top chapter in the Commonwealth
They won awards, earned state degrees and at the end of the Virginia Convention, the Appomattox FFA (Future…
Lifestyles
Letters to the Editor for Week of July 4
Apex wants a quick and cheap project Apex Clean Energy hosted a town hall last Wednesday. Many residents…
Lifestyles
Farmville Rotary chooses new president
At its June 26 meeting, the Farmville Rotary Club installed Anne Tyler Paulek as the Club’s 87th president. …
News
Route 45 reopened in Cumberland, with crash under investigation
Both sides of Route 45 in Cumberland reopened around 2:45 p.m. Thursday, as cleanup continues from an early…
Business
Buckingham planning commission considers major subdivision
The goal is to add more housing on Ridge Road. That’s what Robert Anderson presented to the Buckingham…
News
Virginia Court of Appeals makes historic visit to Buckingham
It has been a minute since the court visited Buckingham County. Now we’re not talking about the Circuit…
News
‘Flame of Hope’ Torch Run set for this Saturday
The Appomattox Sheriff’s Office and Prince Edward Sheriff’s Office will be teaming up once again for the Law…
Farmville
Herald News Briefs: Farmville demolition starts, Ponytails advance
The good news is that work has started on what will eventually be a Chipotle restaurant in Farmville.…
News
Letters to the Editor for June 20: Solar and school board raises
A school board pay raise now doesn’t make sense Dear Editor, When people were telling us to “think…
Education
Herald News Briefs: Students honored, calendar question raised
Should Buckingham County Public Schools change their spring break schedule for governor’s school students? That’s a question raised…
News
Rice events center project gets final vote, with changes requested
Michael and Helen Royea had one request for supervisors on Tuesday. They did want to get their application…