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Don’t let your guard down, wear a mask

To The Editor: For those of you in Prince Edward County who think that we are out of ...

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We should move forward and build a better future

To The Editor: Everywhere I go these days I see signs and T-shirts that say “Black Lives Matter,” ...

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COLUMN — Police, citizens should be re-educated

Looking back, law officers carried revolvers long before they began carrying fully automatic weapons or high capacity semi-automatic ...

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COLUMN — Thinking through these troubled times

Recent events have made me step back and catch my breath. My system has been bombarded with images ...

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LETTER — Kudos to Buckingham High School

To The Editor: Like many seniors, my granddaughter graduated this past week from Buckingham High School, and while ...

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COLUMN — Statue must never return

Removal of Confederate statues represents the ongoing fall of America’s “Berlin Wall” of segregation following the abolition of ...

Columns

Fort Bragg should be named after Farmville native

Recently, the U.S. military has been debating changing the names of forts that were named in honor of ...

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It’s time to rename Longwood’s Ruffner Hall

In June 2020, the University of Virginia announced it would rename its Curry School and Ruffner Hall because ...

Opinion

Right decision but done terribly wrong

The Farmville Town Council’s decision to take down the Confederate soldier statue was exactly the right decision, but ...

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COLUMN — Reforms proposed to address racial injustice

For centuries, our nation has preached equality as our cardinal virtue while burdening African Americans with systemic inequality. ...

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Walking united

The Unity Walk in Cumberland was held Sunday, June 7. The walk began in 2016 and was dedicated ...

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LETTER — Masks help defeat the virus

To The Editor: After reading the Senator Frank Ruff Jr. article in The Farmville Herald dated June 3, ...

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LETTER — Police department has a plan for protests

To The Editor: The mission of the Farmville Police Department is to provide a safe and secure community ...

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LETTER — Defunding police is step toward anarchy

To The Editor: Five in our family have or are serving as police or deputies. Law enforcement officers ...

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Thin blue line will get thinner

The term “thin blue line” is used to refer to those law enforcement officers who are assigned the ...

Opinion

Defunding the police idea is a real threat

As protests over the killing of George Floyd have progressed, a demand to “defund the police” has become ...

Opinion

Letter – Town lost great advocate for persons with hearing loss

To The Editor: Farmville lost a great citizen and advocate when Tom McBride passed away recently. We at ...

Opinion

Letter – Respect all the monuments

To The Editor: The issue of statues has gotten out of hand. The Confederate Soldier’s statue was not ...

Opinion

COLUMN — Monument argument is just a distraction

On Friday, parts of Virginia began to open further as Phase 2 of the governor’s plan came into ...

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LETTER — Consider Baldwin in June primary

Dear Editor: I am a lifelong resident of Virginia, having lived 18 years in Nottoway County, where much ...

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COLUMN — Congress needs to do its part

These are difficult times. George Floyd’s family deserves justice and Congress needs to do its part. That’s why ...

Opinion

LETTER — Public hearing planned for gun manufacturing?

Dear Editor: Granted, new businesses are welcome in Prince Edward County. However, in a country that already has ...

Opinion

Drive-thru surprise 70th birthday party

Retired Farmville chiropractor Dr. Ed DeRegibus was surprised with a drive-thru birthday party for his 70th birthday Tuesday, ...

Opinion

Let’s open our souls to transform our nation

Dear Editor: About three weeks ago, a friend and I were biking on the High Bridge Trail. We ...

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This is America?

Dear Editor: As a minor in America, I can’t see why people can’t just love each other. People ...

Opinion

Editorial – Farmville needs a statue for Johns

After Gov. Ralph Northam announced in a Thursday, June 4, press conference that the Robert E. Lee Statue ...

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Letter – Farmville must remove its Confederate soldier monument

Dear Editor: We unequivocally need to remove the Confederate soldier monument in Farmville. The statue was erected in ...

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