Opinion

Community Pride winner

Seay Milling and Machinery Co. is the Buckingham Chamber of Commerce’s Community Pride winner for February. “We’re so ...

Opinion

LETTER — Are we losing our Democracy?

To the Editor: Americans are witnessing a historic transformation from a government that promotes independent thoughts, words and ...

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COLUMN — Don’t sit by the phone waiting for a vaccine appointment

If you are an older adult in the Piedmont Health District, you may be a little confused about ...

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Cutting a latte ribbon with grande scissors

The Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Starbucks to Farmville and to the chamber family with a ...

Letters to the Editor

Have we said thank you to Gerry Spates?

To the Editor: After watching the surrounding area go through the challenges that Mother Nature presented us with ...

Opinion

It’s time to unite and protect the environment

To the Editor: I read the article “Gold mining bill passes Senate” in which, once again, Sen. (Mark) ...

Opinion

Bill would limit state control of elections

To the Editor: HR 1 is a piece of legislation being drafted in Washington, D.C., right now that, ...

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DEQ cannot restrict Green Ridge traffic

To the Editor: Documentation that the DEQ relied on to grant approval to the Notice of Intent (NOI) ...

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Letter – SEC needs to make changes to handle future outages

To the Editor: We moved to central Virginia in 2003, and we have become accustomed to the occasional ...

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LETTER — Red Front Trading Co. is missed

To the Editor: I am certain that many of you share my regret in not having The Red ...

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LETTER — Vilsack does not belong in Biden’s cabinet

To the Editor: Tom Vilsack’s nomination as secretary of agriculture does not belong within Joe Biden’s progressive agenda. ...

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LETTER — Dominion should let Buckingham heal

To the Editor: Because we have worked with the people of Buckingham County for four decades as a ...

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LETTER — Dominion should focus on its core business

To the Editor: As a Dominion Energy customer, I am frustrated by what I see happening with our ...

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COLUMN — Black history and America’s future

Black History Month, sometimes called African American History Month, occurs every year in February. Officially recognized by then-President ...

Opinion

Thank you to the front-line workers restoring power

First and foremost, this week I want to once again talk about the devastating storm that hit my ...

Opinion

Why are you not good enough for the good stuff?

A few years ago, my grandparents moved to Farmville. While packing up their belongings at their old house, ...

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 ...

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COLUMN — Budget amendment to help staff PRJ fails

We have completed another week of the 2021 General Assembly session, and I wanted to take a moment ...

Opinion

LETTER — What about the easements?

To the Editor: Dominion is giving $3.5 million to Buckingham County. That’s great, but they are holding easements ...

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 ...

Letters to the Editor

LETTER – A political slap on the wrist

To the Editor: The Speaker of the House announced, recently, that she doesn’t intend to censure past President ...

Opinion

Virginia wasn’t ready for vaccine distribution

Three issues have been causing turmoil for a year: unemployment, schools and vaccines. Gov. Ralph Northam closed down ...

Letters to the Editor

LETTER – Maybe the landfill isn’t as bad as some think

To the Editor: I moved to Cumberland six-and-a-half years ago. I lived in Powhatan for 30-plus years and ...

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COLUMN — Democrat priorities have changed over the years

When I was growing up, I knew my father was a Democrat. In the ’50s and ’60s, if ...

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COLUMN — Vaccines should not be about who you know

The 2021 General Assembly session has reached its halfway point, known as crossover. This is the point where ...

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COLUMN — Why do people always hate life-saving inventions?

It is a longstanding American tradition to object to inventions that by and large save lives. In the ...

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