Opinion
Letter to the Editor: You have to put some effort in
Dear Editor, I think it’s sad more candidates weren’t at the NAACP forum this past week. Out of…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Why I support Sheriff Epps
Dear Editor, Prince Edward County needs and deserves the continued effective and highly competent leadership of L.A. “Tony”…
Opinion
CARL RIDEN: Don’t force others to be who you want
“You need to treat me like a person,” I said to my mother. Even at age seven, I…
Opinion
Josh Blakely: A celebration of the future of Prince Edward County
Editor’s note: This is a special guest column, focused on the recent decision to move forward with a…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: I have questions for our representatives
Dear Editor, Two opinion writers in the Sept. 13 Herald, Scott Denny and Justin Pope, both of Prince…
Lifestyles
Mike Wilson: A handy guide to low disposable income fowling
A well-heeled middle-aged acquaintance of mine recently decided to take up fowling for the first time and asked…
Opinion
Letter to the editor: Your future is in your hands
Dear Editor, The ageless message must be hammered home, time and time again, generation after generation, repeated until…
Opinion
Letter to the editor: Dissecting Idiocy: The MAGA – Woke Dichotomy
Dear Editor, We all know American politics to be dominated by the extremes of the false two-party system.…
Education
Justin Pope: This is the way forward for Prince Edward schools
The Prince Edward Board of Supervisors has unanimously endorsed plans to renovate the county’s elementary school. Here’s what…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We need to do the hard thing in Prince Edward
We need a new elementary school in Prince Edward County. I don’t think anyone alive can argue with…
Opinion
Letter to the editor: Let’s talk about the comprehensive plan
Dear Editor, I appreciate the interest you show in Buckingham. We have been involved in a lot of…
Opinion
Richard McClintock: Farmville, Prince Edward’s Lahaina is at hand
Suddenly, after sitting on their property for decades, everybody in Farmville and Prince Edward County seems intent on…
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: What will bring young people back? Not this
“What will bring young people back here?” Now, I might not be the best person to be asked…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Healthcare is just disease management
Dear Editor, I recall, back in the early 1960s, then president Eisenhower coined the term, the military industrial…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Time for some confessions
While channel surfing recently, I happened upon “The Goonies,” a family favorite from the mid-80’s. I landed on…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Supervisors made bad decisions
Dear Editor, I am a resident of Buckingham County. After reading your article on Atlantic Investment Corp., I…
Opinion
Dr. Erin B. Waggoner: A lonely education: Learning while gay
August marks the beginning of the school year, but for some students, going back to school can either…
Sports
FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Paying tribute to ‘the boys of fall’
We played on grass, mud or whatever was available. If the only option was the concrete parking lot,…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Let’s give a requiem for Sweet Sally
It is a significant understatement to declare that my friend The DC (apologies to Phil, but doesn’t every…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Time to fix Farmville’s parking
Dear Editor, Reading the recent story about the parking issues in Farmville, which I honestly didn’t know was…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: The story of me and Mr. French
I still remember meeting Mr. French for the first time very clearly, even though it has now been…
Opinion
Dr. Lee Banton: Celebrating excellence in local law enforcement
On Feb. 1, the United States Justice Department announced the publication of the second volume of The National…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: It’s time to move on
Dear Editor, This “flag ordinance” has gotten so far off base that it is ridiculous. It is my…
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: I still don’t understand this flag fight
I’ve been trying to wrap my head around something for a while now and it still just doesn’t…
Opinion
Let’s focus on what happens here, not in New York
Dear Editor, You can always tell someone’s priorities by what they’re talking or not talking about. They don’t…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Tired of predictions
Dear Editor, Enough with battering us with climate doomsday predictions. The Left continually propagates the myth of climate…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor — Flag ordinance price tag: 100k and counting
During this whole flag ordinance ordeal, more than 100k of taxpayer money has been spent (mostly on .…