Opinion

COLUMN — Special session focuses on police reform bills

Early in-person voting begins this Friday, Sept. 18. The 59th District is composed of five counties and all ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL — There is no excuse not to vote this year

It’s officially election season. Being able to cast a ballot for the November election in September seems a ...

Education

Impact study highlights SVCC’s contributions

A recent economic impact study undertaken by Dr. Vincent Magnini, a researcher at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of ...

Opinion

Backyard Bass

High Bridge Trail State Park hosted a program last week called “Backyard Bass” and Ranger Clint Mooney, right, ...

Opinion

Letter – Confederate Cemetery is a fair compromise

To The Editor: As members of Town Council come closer to determining the fate of the Confederate statue ...

Opinion

Letter – Are we a banana republic?

To The Editor: Our human gift is our ability to think and analyze. Apes mimic what they are ...

Opinion

Letter – Relics of the Lost Cause should be removed

To The Editor: On  August 28, The Farmville Herald  featured an article about Confederate general James Early. A ...

Opinion

Letter – Relics of the Lost Cause should be removed

To The Editor: On August 28, The Farmville Herald featured an article about Confederate general James Early. A ...

Opinion

COLUMN — Congress goes purple for addiction awareness

September is National Recovery Month, when we bring awareness to the addiction epidemic and elevate the voices of ...

Opinion

COLUMN — Loss of Family Medicine would have far-reaching effects

Our little rural community was rocked late last week when we learned of Sentra’s plans to close Buckingham ...

Opinion

COLUMN — Democrats ban chokeholds, no-knock warrants

The 2021 General Assembly Special Session continues to move slowly, only meeting on Thursday and Friday last week, ...

Opinion

Partnership for seniors

Piedmont Senior Resources Area Agency on Aging Inc. (PSR) is partnering with the Longwood Center for the Visual ...

Opinion

Evaluating the work from home experience

If you had a time machine and went back to visit 2019 Titus and told him I had ...

Opinion

Is your vote safer today than it was last year?

Free and fair voting is the basic premise of any democracy. Remember the stories that came out of ...

Opinion

Letter – Why would we not want four more years of Trump?

To The Editor: A recent news commentator suggested that Trump should not be reelected because he responded poorly ...

Opinion

COLUMN — Is your vote safer today than it was last election?

Free and fair voting is the basic premise of any democracy. Remember the stories that came out of ...

Opinion

COLUMN — Free yourself from things

I recently stumbled upon an illustration online that likely originally came from The New Yorker. In the drawing, ...

Opinion

COLUMN — Bipartisan resolution condemns QAnon

Although Congress is not in session this week, I have been working hard to craft legislation for the ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL — More transparency needed

It is encouraging that after a week of classes, Longwood University is reporting only four positive cases of ...

Opinion

Redistricting amendment is fair

For three quarters of the last century, Virginia was effectively a one-party state. That political party could enact ...

Opinion

Thanks for Early article

To The Editor: Thank you, Alexa Massey, for the article, “Coming to terms with the past.” I’m grateful ...

Opinion

Johns should be honored with statue in Capitol

Barbara Johns’ story of courage and determination that began Monday, April 23, 1951, when the 16-year-old led a ...

Opinion

Democrats’ agenda weakens law enforcement efforts

The House of Delegates adjourned last Friday and is subject to the call of the speaker with 48 ...

Opinion

COLUMN — Barbara Johns should be honored with statue in U.S. Capitol

Barbara Johns’ story of courage and determination that began Monday, April 23, 1951, when the 16-year-old led a ...

Opinion

COLUMN — OnStar to connect vets in crisis

These unprecedented times have left many Americans feeling vulnerable and insecure. In Congress, I have continued to work ...

Opinion

Officials respond to CARES funding column

Editor’s Note — This joint opinion piece is in response to a column titled, “County gives PE businesses ...

Opinion

COLUMN — The return of the big screen

Movies have long been near and dear to my heart, and I’m sure many in our community would ...

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