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Your Turn — Be strong in the Lord, Virginia

We never know when tragedy will touch our communities. One week after the senseless murder of three University ...

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Mike Wilson: The christening of ‘The Lucky 7’

When the Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area, featuring hundreds of acres of flooded timber for bass fishing and ...

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Your Turn — Let’s give thanks for our ambassador teachers

Topping my “thankful” list in our community this holiday season are Kerensa Smith, Raymond Tubojan and all of ...

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Your turn — The election is over. Now what?

The 2022 election is over and as the dust is settling, Republicans have taken a majority in the ...

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Letter — We need to pay attention

Dear Editor, I know we’re all sick of hearing about the 2022 elections, but I got two emails ...

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Your Turn — Keep those heads up, my fellow Republicans

There’s no question, the midterm elections did not go the way we thought they would. Many close races ...

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Listen to the traffic experts

Dear Editor, When we had the Grand Opening for “the road to nowhere”, which was supposed to solve ...

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Your turn — What’s the plan?

Last year, the Virginia Community College System approved a strategic plan for the 23 community colleges in the ...

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Letter — We need to be protected from metallic mining

Dear Editor, According to a recent report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Buckingham County ...

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Letter to the Editor — Teachers can’t teach empty seats

Dear Editor, We often read about Governor Glenn Youngkin’s displeasure regarding student test results. Yet there is rarely ...

Letter to the Editor Venable Hall

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From the Editor’s Desk — There are some stories I don’t want to write

There are some stories I hate writing. I’m not talking about covering court cases or sitting down to ...

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Publisher’s Notebook — Bucking the trend

Our communities are what we make of them — they are a direct reflection of where we put ...

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Your turn — Virginia report card not up to state standards

The National Assessment of Educational Progress for 2022 is in, and for the Commonwealth, it is an unmitigated ...

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Your turn — A time to honor our veterans

This Friday is the day that has been set aside to honor our veterans. It is a noble ...

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From the Editor’s Desk — The ‘local stuff’ matters

The old man showed off his finger to everybody at the market. It had indelible ink on it, ...

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Letter — Hunter-McKinney represents the best of our town

Dear Editor, I am writing in support of Shaunna Hunter-McKinney who is a Write-In candidate for Farmville Town ...

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Letter — This is who Hunter-McKinney is

Dear Editor, The following quote, often attributed to Martin Luther King Jr., summarizes why you should write in ...

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Letter — ‘The smart play is to support Hardy’

Dear Editor, I’ve had the privilege of knowing John Hardy for 25+ years and the honor of working ...

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Letter — Write-In Shaunna Hunter-McKinney for Ward A

Dear Editor, Shaunna Hunter-McKinney is running for Farmville Town Council for Ward A as a write-in candidate. Here ...

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Your Turn — Paying tribute to Gunther, Havlat and the 11th hour

The 11th hour has become synonymous with Veterans Day, originally called Armistice Day, in recognition of the document ...

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Letter to the Editor — Buckingham needs a dual defense against gold mining

Dear Editor, I would like the Buckingham Board of Supervisors (BOS) to consider the financial consequences of a ...

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Letter to the Editor – Why I endorse Cannon Watson

Dear Editor, My wife and I moved to Farmville five years ago and one of the first people ...

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Letter to the Editor – Stop playing the blame game

Dear Editor, The debate between Republican Good and his challenger Throneburg was enlightening and also typical. The Democrat ...

Letter to the Editor Venable Hall

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Letter to the Editor — We need another woman on Farmville Town Council

Currently the Farmville Town Council is comprised of 6 men and 1 woman. Official figures state women make ...

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Letter to the Editor – Prince Edward is at a crossroads

Dear Editor, I have known Cannon Watson and his family all my life. He is an outstanding example ...

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Your turn — Let’s talk about the CDC and COVID-19 vaccines

Late last week an advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention voted unanimously to ...

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Your Turn — It’s time we put COVID-19 in our rear view mirror

Earlier this week, an advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 15-0 to add ...

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