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EDITORIAL — Broadband has become a necessity

One effect of the pandemic has been to separate communities into the “haves” and the “have nots” in ...

Opinion

Editorial – Farmville needs a statue for Johns

After Gov. Ralph Northam announced in a Thursday, June 4, press conference that the Robert E. Lee Statue ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL — A new day has come in Farmville

It was encouraging to see area law enforcement officials standing on the Prince Edward County Courthouse steps Monday, ...

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Editorial – We have to stop the spread of the virus now

Our community’s health is now up to us, and so far, we are not doing so well. As ...

Opinion

$10K from town for businesses is good start, not nearly enough

The Town of Farmville is doing the right thing in providing $10,000 to the Farmville Industrial Development Authority ...

Opinion

The unemployed need help becoming small business owners

While reimagining Farmville during this time of stopping and resetting the economy as a result of the coronavirus ...

Opinion

It’s time to unlink health insurance and employment

As we look into Reimagining Health Care this week with more telemedicine opportunities and a much different environment ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL — Remember your neighbors when making purchases

In talking with residents about what they plan to do when the Stay-at-Home Order ends, one thing is ...

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Why not wait to pass budgets?

Buckingham County approved its budget April 20. Cumberland County is set to vote on its budget April 28 ...

Opinion

Don’t shut the public out

Local governments have a lot to deal with these days. When they ran for office, no candidate thought ...

Opinion

Now is the time to look after our neighbors

If the novel coronavirus causes the same amount of disruption, disease and death in the United States that ...

Opinion

Broadband grant is giant step forward

Broadband internet is to the 21st Century what electrical service was to the 20th Century — a necessary ...

Opinion

Search money for manager was worth it

While some town critics may bemoan the fact that Farmville’s Town Council spent $27,500 on a search firm ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL — Public input needed in final selection of new manager

Now that the search for a new town manager appears to be coming to a conclusion, the town ...

Opinion

It’s time to raise the minimum wage

Two bills to raise Virginia’s minimum wage currently advancing through the General Assembly will clearly show if legislators ...

Opinion

Economic development is a team sport

The days of individual towns and counties having separate economic development departments who play nice in person while ...

Editorials

New board, same issues

Cumberland County voters stated their feelings about the Board of Supervisors loud and clear at the ballot box ...

Opinion

A tribute to Mr. Bill Wall

We are grateful to the late William Bidgood “Bill” Wall for the time, energy, passion and dedication that ...

Opinion

The Knights continue to roll

It is truly an exciting time to be a fan of Buckingham County High School athletics, and that ...

Opinion

Cheering on our team

Excitement for Longwood University men’s basketball was ignited in a special way last season, as new Head Coach ...

Education

Garden Club helps students prepare arrangements for fair

The Buckingham Dillwyn Garden Club worked with 4-H students in Buckingham preparing wonderful floral arrangements for the 5 ...

Opinion

Helping you be in the know

It is an important thing for voters to have a good understanding of who the candidates are that ...

Opinion

Extolling Call Me MISTER

We would like to take a moment to highlight and praise Longwood University’s Call Me MISTER (CMM) program, ...

Opinion

Higher excellence

When the U.S. Vice Presidential Debate took place at Longwood University back in 2016, leaders in the community ...

Opinion

Positive community engagement

It has been encouraging to see authorities engaging with the community, and vice versa, in intentional and especially ...

Opinion

Making a meaningful impact

Recently two Herald reporters visited two homes on South Bridge Street to take photos of renovations taking place. ...

Opinion

A drive to improve

The first of two public meetings to introduce a study of the Route 60 corridor was straightforward and ...

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