Opinion

History cannot be changed

Dear Editor: Only if a time machine is used to go back in history to change events. Since ...

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Moving statue would hurt tourism

Dear Editor: Politicians start wars, generals prosecute wars, but the common soldier fights and dies in wars. The ...

Opinion

More monuments are needed

Dear Editor: One thought and a suggestion – 1) Let us remember that our Confederate statue is not ...

Opinion

A place to find shelter

As spring bursts forth, we find ourselves living in a strange and different world. Flowers bloom, birds sing, ...

Opinion

No funds should be used to move statue

Dear Editor: There is a concern in Farmville about a statue put on High Street by the Daughters ...

Opinion

Save the statue

Dear Editor: I ask all sensible people to encourage the town leaders not to spend hundreds of thousands ...

Opinion

Bail out Mom and Pop

Dear Editor: On Friday, the 20th of March, an article which I had written about another bailout for ...

Opinion

Schools are never closed

Dear Editor: On March 23, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that all K-12 schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia ...

Opinion

Love thy neighbor

Dear Editor: The letters in the Friday March 13 edition of The Herald I hope will give inspiration ...

Opinion

Longwood should be renamed

Dear Editor: “Before Appomattox, there was Farmville. Still reeling from the battle of Sailor’s Creek, General Robert E. ...

Local

We need better grocery options

Dear Editor: Once again the poor state of grocery shopping in Farmville has made itself known. As a ...

Opinion

Guest columnist says talk of statue removal is painful

I have been reading with interest the opinions of those concerned about the Confederate monument and thought I ...

Opinion

Power of prayer is needed now

Dear Editor: Has America and the world gone crazy, deaf, dumb, or blind? I’ve heard a lot of ...

Local

Letter – Schools are never closed

Editor: On March 23, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that all K-12 schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia will ...

Local

Letter – If statue is a problem, so is Longwood name

Editor: ” Before Appomattox, there was Farmville. Still reeling from the battle of Sailor’s Creek , General Robert ...

Opinion

Thank a Vietnam vet

Dear Editor: March 29, 2020 marks National Vietnam Veterans Day, which recognizes and honors all Vietnam Era Veterans ...

Opinion

Please protect the underprivileged

Dear Mr. President, Governors, Senators, Representatives and all Public Officials – I am writing this on behalf of ...

Opinion

Virus is immune to diversions

I’m having a difficult time dealing with this coronavirus thing. What’s bugging me is this crisis is almost ...

News

Letter – Confederate statue should be moved

Dear Editor: As The Herald has reported, “Mayor says Town to evaluate options on statue.” I have some ...

Opinion

Dowdy honored with 2019 Financial Representative of the Year award

Charles “Chuck” H. Dowdy III, financial representative, was recently honored by Northwestern Mutual Insurance and John Vander Hyde, ...

Opinion

Letter – Statue should stay

Dear Editor: Thank you for publishing the very insightful letter regarding Confederate statues from Mr. Taylor Harris of ...

Opinion

A message to our readers

The Farmville Herald staff has been working hard in recent days to ensure we remain — both in ...

Opinion

Take precautions against coronavirus

This past week has been one for the history books. I was in Richmond Thursday to finish the ...

Opinion

Details of Virginia’s budget deal

Thursday, March 12, we returned to Richmond to finish the biennium budget. As in every budget, there are ...

Opinion

Spelling bee winners recognized

At the meeting of the Cumberland School Board held March 5, members of the board recognized the winners ...

Opinion

What you should be watching

I know the current climate of the world feels very frightening. Ongoing concerns about the coronavirus have cancelled ...

Opinion

Now is the time to look after our neighbors

If the novel coronavirus causes the same amount of disruption, disease and death in the United States that ...

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