Opinion
Amber Hucks: Lets talk about those vaccine shots
Editor’s note: This marks the latest in a series of monthly columns that the staff of the Piedmont ...
Opinion
Dove Standley: Freedom means getting to choose none of the above
Editor’s note: This is the latest in the monthly column produced by members of the Farmville PRIDE group. ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Some tailrace tales outside of Prince Edward County
More the gourmand than the gourmet, I have never been especially intrigued by all those stories in outdoor ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Looking ahead
Dear Editor, Every citizen of this county should be interested in how Virginia law provides for free and ...
Opinion
Tommy Wright: Some thoughts on Virginia’s new laws
New laws went into effect in our commonwealth on July 1. During the 2023 General Assembly Session, House ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: A birthday deserves a present
Dear Editor, There was never a more ironic birthday gift for an entire nation than that which was ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: A need for an apology
Dear Editor, The op-ed by Luis Gutierrez (former Buckingham County interim registrar) was presented by an individual who ...
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: Dear Farmville, here’s what I saw Monday
The kids were laughing, the parents were relaxing and plenty of people, including myself, were in line to ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Remember the founders
Dear Editor, As we celebrate Independence Day this week, I thought I would share some fun facts associated ...
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: A lesson from the American Revolution
A British doctor named Richard Schuckburg came up with the idea, decades before the American Revolution. In 1755, ...
Lifestyles
Brother Max: The Food of the Weary
“My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me.” In this passage taken from Chapter ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Landfill would be too close to marker
On April 29, the Frederick Douglass Foundation Virginia Chapter, along with the Health Care Equality Network and members ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Bills become laws as of Saturday, July 1
A bill that requires all vehicles to be insured under a comprehensive policy. This would prevent drivers from ...
Opinion
Farmville Pride: Flags….Farmville….Pride
Editor’s note: This is the first in what will be a monthly column from Farmville Pride. Driving around ...
Lifestyles
Trents Mill News: Who doesn’t like BBQ?
Who doesn’t like a good BBQ dinner? And it’s even better when the money goes to a good ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We’re taking our time and that’s a good thing
Dear Editor, The Buckingham County Planning Commission is not “dragging their feet.” County residents who want to limit ...
Opinion
Tommy Wright: Democrats struggle on crime
You can’t spin numbers like this: after a full year of Democratic-imposed pro-criminal legislation, crime is up significantly, ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff Jr.: Teaching all the wrong stuff
Despite having great teachers, much has been written about the content of our classroom education at every level ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Happy 100th birthday, Mr. Enfield!
As I get along in years, I find myself consciously checking items off my “bucket list” like many ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Where is Elliott Ness when we need him?
For those of us that grew up in the 60s and 70s, the Untouchables television series with Elliott ...
Opinion
Robert Gordon: Why have a plan if you ignore it to create a PUD?
What follows is a legal opinion that I have drafted in my capacity as a resident of Farmville ...
Opinion
Luis Gutierrez: My time in the registrar’s office
Editor’s note: This column is in response to the one that ran in the June 2 edition, written ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: What is your vision for Buckingham County
Dear Editor, This is for all Buckingham residents. Howdy neighbors! What is your vision for Buckingham County? Do ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We need to hold representatives accountable
Dear Editor, I just read in the Washington Post that Congress is adjourned until next week as they ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We can’t solve problems without discussion
Dear Editor, In today’s society, people lament a lack of decency while failing to extend that courtesy to ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Looking at employment 17 years later
Seventeen years ago, Delegates Kathy Byron and Clark Hogan and I, after extensive research, concluded that Virginia’s training ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Let me tell you about my father
My good father died of mesothelioma in 1992 at the age of 57 — much too young — ...
SportsPlus
Heat vs. Wizards Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – March 3
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