Opinion

Where were you?

Where were you when you heard about the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001? From the beginning, it ...

Opinion

Editorial – School Board can’t continue to shut out the public

Prince Edward County has some excellent public meeting facilities where citizen leaders can hear and address the concerns ...

Opinion

Your vote highlights local businesses

The nominations are in and the ballots are set for the annual Reader’s Choice, an opportunity for you ...

Opinion

Editorial — Crossroads needs a strong board

During this time when the Crossroads Community Service Board is searching for an executive director, it would be ...

COVID-19

Editorial – What’s wrong with us?

Dear Prince Edward County citizens: What is the hold up? As Virginia celebrates reaching the 70% mark for ...

Opinion

Editorial – Our schools have to do better

Prince Edward Supervisor Jim Wilck is absolutely right. The Prince Edward School system has to perform better academically. ...

Opinion

SVCC’s solar training program is right move at right time

The new short-term training program at Southside Virginia Community College to train workers to install solar panels is ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL — We need a strong, effective Crossroads organization

The board of directors for Crossroads Community Services Board did the right thing in voting to make a ...

Opinion Main

EDITORIAL — Poisonous partisanship affecting local governments

The poisonous partisanship we see in Washington and on cable news each day is beginning to find its ...

Editorials

SEC members’ questions need to be answered

After the last broken pole has been replaced and all the downed power lines put back into place, ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL — Initiative to improve relations is a good start

A new initiative to improve county-town relations between Prince Edward County and the Town of Farmville began this ...

Opinion

Dominion’s $3.5 million gift is benevolent

After canceling its Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project and the compressor station in Buckingham County that went with ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL — State government should stay out of local elections

The bill currently making its way through the Virginia General Assembly that would move all municipal elections to ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL – Longwood can help speed vaccination process

Longwood University gave 650 people coronavirus vaccinations last week, providing the community with increased capacity to vaccinate more ...

Opinion

Editorial – Caregivers need our continued support

With Centra Southside Community Hospital experiencing a surge of COVID-19 patients and no relief for at least the ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL — Unto us a child is born

This is the Christmas story from the Bible — Luke chapter 2 verses 1 through 20 of 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

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

EDITORIAL — New library is a point of pride in Buckingham

The new library and community center in Dillwyn stands as testament of what can happen when the community ...

Opinion

Editorial – Larger spaces should be used for community meetings

The next time the Prince Edward County School Board considers a plan to return children to in-person instruction, ...

Opinion

Editorial – Woodland COVID notification done right

The community should thank the leadership at The Woodland senior living center for its prompt and forthright reporting ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL — Delegate Wright has some explaining to do

Speaker of the House of Delegates Eileen Filler-Corn justifiably eviscerated local Delegate Tommy Wright Tuesday, Sept. 22, after ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL — There is no excuse not to vote this year

It’s officially election season. Being able to cast a ballot for the November election in September seems a ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL — More transparency needed

It is encouraging that after a week of classes, Longwood University is reporting only four positive cases of ...

Editorials

What has to happen for schools to reopen?

The decision by area school systems to begin the school year with remote learning is a good one. ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL — Where is the help for working parents?

It’s frustrating that in a community as caring and full of churches and nonprofit efforts as Farmville, seemingly ...

Opinion

Abandoning pipeline plans, for now, is a A business decision

The coalition against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline wasted no time claiming victory over the mighty energy corporations that ...

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