Opinion
COLUMN — Blessings and opportunities abound
This holiday season for most, if not all of us, looks different this year. I am mindful that…
Opinion
LETTER — Thank God the South lost the Civil War
To The Editor: Nov. 19 was the anniversary of Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863.…
Letters to the Editor
Just say no to mining companies
To The Editor: There’s gold in them thar hills… Well, maybe, but at what cost does that gold…
Letters to the Editor
Why do they drill if not to mine?
To The Editor: Will we be one of the less-than-5%? Thank you for Alexa Massey’s report on the…
Opinion
The college students showed us the way
The difficult work for Longwood University officials began over the summer. The school’s administration committed to remake the…
Opinion
Some taxes unfairly affect rural Virginia
We all want to be treated fairly. Sometimes we do not like government policies at the federal, state,…
Opinion
Wear a mask to protect our health care workers
To The Editor: The fate of our health care workers is in your hands. Those of you who…
Opinion
LETTER — Let’s pardon all the turkeys
To The Editor: Next week, President Trump will take a break from brooding over his election loss to…
Opinion
Helping our neighbors
On Sunday, Nov. 15, 723 Outreach, founded by JaKeishia Randolph, with the support of other community members and…
Opinion
COLUMN — My biggest Thanksgiving fails
One Thanksgiving Day when I was a tiny kid, I was sitting in the kitchen watching my mom…
Opinion
COLUMN — Working to keep promises to veterans
This week, we paused to pay special tribute to all the brave men and women who serve our…
Opinion
Letter – Follow the real news
To The Editor: Regarding, “We can’t trust mail-in voting,” I wish to point out to Mr. Everhart that…
Opinion
November is a great time for a gratitude challenge
In 2015, National Day Calendar established November as National Gratitude Month in the United States and Canada. The…
Education
Students of the month
Each month during the monthly meeting, the Cumberland School Board recognizes the Students of the Month for each…
Opinion
Editorial – Resilience of Farmville shines through
It has certainly been a challenging year to be a small business owner in Farmville. The effect of…
Opinion
Letter – Coverage of gold issue is appreciated
To The Editor: Gratitude for Alexa (Massey) and The (Farmville) Herald for covering the open-pit gold mining threat…
Opinion
LETTER — Lots of Election Day questions
To The Editor: Anyone watching what happened during this election should question it. Why, in the middle of…
Opinion
COLUMN — After 83 days, the special session is over
Monday, Nov. 9, after 83 days, the 2020 Special Session adjourned. We were initially called into the Special…
Opinion
LETTER — We can’t trust mail-in voting
To The Editor: Roger (Watson), you have to be a Democrat to have written what you did. With…
Opinion
COLUMN — No broadband is no fun
It was encouraging to hear in the last week or so from county administrators in central Virginia that…
Letters to the Editor
Letter – The battle is just beginning
To The Editor: Election Day 2020 is over. While we once again failed to flip the Senate seat…
Opinion
Kickin’ Country is looking good
The Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present WVHL, 92.9 Kickin’ Country with the November Looking…
Letters to the Editor
Letter – It is time to fix our election system
To The Editor: If there is one thing that this election chaos has shown us, it is that…
Opinion
Can we thrive as a mediocracy?
Once upon a time, not that long ago, one received things from earning them. You merited a raise.…
Opinion
LETTER — We will not be distracted any longer
To The Editor: In the shadow of a hotly contested election, in the midst of a pandemic, at…
Opinion
COLUMN — Stop catastrophizing
Are you a catastrophizer? I am, sometimes. Catastrophizing, while a pretty word, is an act in which a…
Opinion
COLUMN — Election Day should become election month
America will not walk away from this era of the pandemic without significant bruises and scars both physically…