Opinion

Dual successes

I am used to covering and measuring the performance of student-athletes primarily as it pertains to the back ...

Opinion

Worlds join up

I’d like to address a special aspect of the recent Farmville Area Habitat for Humanity home dedication that ...

Opinion

Staying to play in Farmville

There is some added incentive to watch college athletics right here in America’s first two-college town during the ...

Opinion

United in excellence indeed

A special congratulations is due to Prince Edward County High School’s varsity girls soccer team for its outstanding ...

Opinion

‘We worked for it’

I still remember my postgame interview with Fuqua School Varsity Softball Head Coach Mike Ford last year at ...

Columns

A hope that endures

The fifth annual Hope Day was every bit as encouraging as an event bearing that name should be. ...

Columns

To the Lancer softball seniors

Since starting as the sports editor for Farmville Newsmedia in late April 2016, all I have ever known ...

Columns

Saluting Cumberland

I would like to take a few moments to commend Cumberland County for a moving display of patriotism ...

Columns

Deductive reasonings

I had the special opportunity to witness something historic last week when I covered the luncheon at Riverside ...

Columns

Commending Eppes

It seems most fitting to commend recently retired Prince Edward Circuit Court Clerk Machelle J. Eppes for her ...

Columns

Enriching experiences

My now six years of being a community newspaper reporter has resulted in some incredible experiences I could ...

Columns

Bravo to Moton

The 2018 Moton Community Banquet was an impressive event. I remember being at the Longwood University Health & ...

Columns

Thanks for the ride

I’d like to issue a huge ‘thank you’ and commendation to Cumberland County High School’s varsity boys basketball ...

Columns

Who’s hiding under there?

A lot of different ingredients go into making for a full, vibrant community. It is important that there ...

Columns

A championship ethos

I’d like to commend Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) students and staff for their consistent, outstanding success in the Virginia ...

Columns

Delegating involvement

I have been struck as of late by the columns written by Virginia delegates representing different parts of ...

Columns

Kindred spirits

In sports, it is important for teams to have a feeder system, something that helps populate a team’s ...

Columns

A 70-year-long impact and counting

Though I travel largely in sports circles, I have recently had occasion to cover some events organized by ...

Columns

A pivotal role to play

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, also known as drones, have opened up a world of ...

Columns

Benefiting society

I think there can be a time and a place for protesting. I can see instances where it ...

Columns

A model of consistency

I’d like to commend Ben Manis for the consistency of his success over the five years he has ...

Columns

Keep searching

I’d like to take a few moments to explain and offer opinion on some strange things going on ...

Columns

Successful trailblazers

If you want to see cross country running done well, come to the Heart of Virginia in the ...

Columns

How media should work

I recently had a front-row seat to a presentation of how media should work in any era. I was ...

Columns

What’s in a name?

As I learned last week of “119,” the restaurant that Bill McKay and Maureen Walls-McKay are getting ready ...

Columns

An unbeatable team

I remember attending regular meetings of the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors in 2016 and hearing citizens talk about ...

Columns

Examples to follow

Aspiring writers who read the July 7 edition of The Herald received some inspiration and insight into the ...

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