Opinion
Letter to the Editor: My thoughts on the election
Dear Editor, As with every November, it’s election time in Virginia. That’s right, one of the only states…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: I used to be a Meherrin deer hound
My last time serving as a deer hound happened in Meherrin. Now I have been duck hunting a…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: This is why we support Epps
Editor, We, the members of the Gully Tavern Hunting Party, Rice, are writing to endorse L. A. “Tony…
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Marijuana law needs more work
Editor’s Note: After last week’s Q & A, State Sen. Frank Ruff wanted to add a bit more…
Opinion
Trudy Berry: Marijuana legislation is not perfect
Editor’s Note: After last week’s Q & A, State Sen. Frank Ruff wanted to add a bit more…
Opinion
Hanna Bailey: LGBTQ+ History Month is for Lovers
The phrase “Virginia is for Lovers,” became Virginia’s motto in 1969. Some 400 miles away in New York,…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Questions about solar
Dear Editor, I believe the Board of Supervisors of Buckingham County willfully practice deception of their constituents. How?…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Why Operation Christmas Child is important
Dear Editor, Worsham Baptist Church, where I attend, packs 200 shoeboxes (100 for girls; 100 for boys) every…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Why I support Sheriff Tony Epps
Dear Editor, An article a month or so ago in The Farmville Herald stated that detectives from local…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We don’t want a solar farm here
Dear Editor, About a month ago, members of our community discovered news of a pending project to build…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Consider writing Jordan Miles on the ballot
Dear Editor, Thomas Jordan Miles lll is running for the Virginia House of Representatives as a write-in candidate.…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: I’m grateful for Sheriff Epps
Dear Editor, I am writing to express my heartfelt support for the reelection of Tony Epps as sheriff…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: So let’s talk about a candidate
Dear Editor, The past few letters to the editor included why people support a certain candidate. I figured…
Opinion
Dr. Quentin Johnson: We’re meeting critical needs
Some years ago, I encountered a student whose young daughter was undergoing treatment for brain cancer. That institution’s…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Why rush decision on Monroe Church Road?
Dear Editor, Your Oct. 11 article “No Truck Restrictions on Monroe Church Road” was a bit misleading. “No…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Professor Arieti would serve Prince Edward well
Dear Editor, I recently returned to Farmville to attend a memorial service for my neighbor who I lived…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Why I support Crystal Hensley
Dear Editor, It is time for Prince Edward County to receive improvement in the way things are done…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Good has a bad record
Dear Editor, An Oct. 6 Cardinal News article by Dwayne Yancey referred to Virginia’s 5th District Congressman Bob…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Stanley and the Dirt Clod
After reading my recent piece on confessions, my daughter hastened to inform me that I had left out…
Church & Community
Rev. Peter Smith: Where was God during Hamas attacks in Israel?
Honestly, I had not planned to write about this, but the Hamas attack on Israel dictated otherwise. Already,…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Look at what Tony Epps has accomplished
As you know the Nov. 7 election is fast approaching and Sheriff Tony Epps is running for re-election.…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: A story to tell about Briery Creek
When the Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area, featuring hundreds of acres of flooded timber for bass fishing and…
Lifestyles
Cainan Townsend: Moton looks through October and beyond
Editor’s note: This is the first of a new monthly column from the staff at the Moton Museum,…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Why I support Peter Gur
Dear Editor, I’m writing this letter to support the candidacy of Dr. Peter Gur for the District 1…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Good news for a change!
Dear Editor, Good news for a change! Fox News just published an article stating that fishing (for fish…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: I’m proud to know Bill Jenkins
Dear Editor, For the past 39 years it has been my privilege to know Bill Jenkins. Bill is…
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We all need some rules at times
Dear Editor, Too many times, we let things just run wild, out of fear that someone might not…