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…
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Opinion
Bill Janis: The App Store Accountability Act creates safety net
The digital age is here to stay. From searching for recipes and movie trivia, to researching complex questions…
Lifestyles
Brian Vincent: ‘We are all in this endeavor, this enterprise together’
Editor’s note: After his speech at last Wednesday’s council meeting, The Herald asked Farmville Mayor Brian Vincent to…
Columns
Justin Reid: Dear Cumberland supervisors, ‘don’t poison the well’
In 2018, Cumberland County’s then Board of Supervisors agreed to host — some say illegally (litigation is still…
Columns
Lee Banton: Cumberland County has debt, will travel
Editor’s note: This is the third and final column in the current series Dr. Lee Banton is writing…
Lifestyles
Lee Banton: The Cumberland Sheriff’s Office needs more funding
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns Dr. Banton is writing for The Herald,…
Lifestyles
Lee Banton: What do the numbers say in Cumberland?
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of columns by Dr. Banton, using his local, regional…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: A story of goose conservation and Brother Wayne
We looked everywhere. For a good 20 minutes and I truly mean a good 20 minutes, we looked…
Lifestyles
Mike Wilson: Are there rules for being a granddad?
Is there a handbook of some kind? Some guidelines? Basically, what I’m asking is if there are rules…
Opinion
Tammy Mulchi: What is Executive Order 47?
As we await further action from the Governor on legislation passed earlier this year, I would like to…
News
Letter to the Editor: Cumberland is a do-nothing county
Cumberland County government has no real leadership; I myself am new to Cumberland, I don’t know the good…
News
Celebrate the Man, Learn from His Legacy: Reflections on Rev. J. Samuel Williams Jr.
Editor’s note: After the death of J. Samuel Williams Jr., we tried to come up with a proper…
News
From the Editor’s Desk: Why the obsession with less local control?
I’m starting to think some General Assembly members want to reset the factory setting way too much. In…
News
Letter to the Editor: We need to stop the proposed landfill
It’s not a done deal as Cumberland County just received a second conditional use permit application for the…
News
Sharon Harrup: A response to concerns about STEPS
As the President & CEO of STEPS, I had decided not to engage in a “point counter point”…
News
From The Editor’s Desk: Does Assembly work for residents or investors?
It all made sense after I sat through Monday’s meeting. Before that hearing, I was trying to understand…
News
Tommy Wright: Why do some people laugh at a Virginia tax cut?
The 2025 General Assembly Session will start Wednesday, Jan. 6 and Democrats have apparently learned nothing from the…
Opinion
Tammy Mulchi: Here’s what I’ll be working on in the Assembly
I hope each of you had a wonderful Christmas filled with love and cherished moments with family and…
Lifestyles
Mike Wilson: A low crawl lesson, a gift given at Christmas
First of all, to the grandparents and parents out there who raced around big box stores, who stared…
Lifestyles
From the Editor’s Desk: As Christmas bells ring, what do you hear?
He hadn’t given permission. I mean that didn’t matter now, because Charles was gone. But it was another…
Lifestyles
Edward Strickler: The 10th District answers were interesting
First, thank you Farmville Herald for publishing verbatim responses of 10th District Republican candidates who want to represent…
Lifestyles
Bellenir: A Christmas lesson, joining hands to overcome fear
One iconic moment in the traditional Christmas story is when an angel appears to some shepherds. “Fear not!”…
Lifestyles
Mike Wilson: A cautionary tale of hunting season and Cedar Island
As we head into hunting season, I reflect back on one of my unique experiences from years past…
Opinion
Tammy Mulchi: Less than two weeks left
We will be less than two weeks away from the Nov. 5 election by the time this article…
Columns
Mike Wilson: How I Spent My Summer Vacation
How did I spend my summer vacation? Short version: In a sensorial semi-fog. Detailed version: Plan A was…
Lifestyles
Edward Strickler: We need to get involved with county planning
In the matter of changes for the better with local public education: It is excellent to read and…
Education
Justin Pope: For the next school leader, we must aim high
The first thing to say about the departure of Dr. Barbara Johnson as school superintendent is “thank you.”…