Opinion

Salute to champions anew

It is a special time for Buckingham County High School athletics, and this fact was underscored several times ...

Opinion

Voting rules under debate

There is a growing debate in Richmond this year about elections. The debate is mostly driven by the ...

Opinion

America has become fatally indoctrinated

Editor: The many months between now and the Nov. 2020 election amounts to a political lifetime where anything ...

Opinion

Thoughts on radical immigration changes

Editor: Fair or not, when Representative Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, and/or Omar co-sponsor a law being proposed, it deserves a ...

Opinion

Potential new state laws coming soon

The Virginia General Assembly reached the halfway point of the 2020 Session on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Known as ...

Local

Letter – Have we been fatally indoctrinated?

Editor: The many months between now and the Nov. 2020 election amounts to a political lifetime where anything ...

Opinion

Southside Y’s member of the month

Margaret Richard has been a member with the Southside Virginia Family YMCA for almost 20 years. She is ...

Opinion

What it takes to be a leader

Most companies have a leader, but not all companies have great leaders. It takes a lot to be ...

Opinion

Assault weapons ban brings lots of calls

We’ve completed the fifth week of the 2020 Session and are headed into crossover on Tuesday, where we ...

Opinion

Minimum wage increase would cause issues for businesses

Remember that quote from President Barrack Obama that claimed, “If you’ve got a business you didn’t build that?” ...

Opinion

Honoring those who serve

Meherrin Volunteer Fire & Rescue is described on its website as a 24/7 full service public safety agency. ...

Opinion

Roundabout is best solution

Editor: I’m sorry that the Fauci’s were not at the December town council meeting when the representative from ...

Opinion

It’s time to raise the minimum wage

Two bills to raise Virginia’s minimum wage currently advancing through the General Assembly will clearly show if legislators ...

Local

Open letter to mayor asks Farmville to keep Confederate statue

Dear Mayor Whitus: After the removal of Confederate monuments in Charlottesville and Durham last year, many news media ...

Local

Remembering William Wall

Recently I, along with many in the area, were saddened by the passing of lifetime resident William Wall. ...

Opinion

I will continue to protect our Second Amendment rights

We’ve completed the fourth week of the 2020 Session, and I’d like to take a moment to share ...

Local

Letter – Roundabouts are safer

Editor: I’m sorry that the Faucis were not at the December town council meeting when the representative from ...

Local

Letter – Shame on both parties

Dear Editor: As a citizen who participates in our Democracy, I watched the State of the Union Address ...

Opinion

Letter – Lots of questions about proposed roundabout

Editor: Is it really necessary to build an expensive roundabout at the intersection of Oak, Griffin, and High ...

Local

Letter – Delegate Ruff believes in the ‘wage fairy’

Editor: Frank Ruff Jr’s letter “$15 Minimum Wage Won’t Work Here” brags about how legislation he favors makes ...

Local

Perfect attendance awards are not so perfect

It’s understandable that schools would desire to award students with perfect attendance when applicable. Many schools struggle with ...

Opinion

Small businesses are under attack

A West Virginia legislator decided to have some fun and get some publicity by offering the Winchester area ...

Opinion

Economic development is a team sport

The days of individual towns and counties having separate economic development departments who play nice in person while ...

Opinion

Chamber gives back

The Farmville Chamber of Commerce recently presented the Southside Center for Violence Prevention, an agency of Madeline’s House ...

Opinion

Moose Lodge makes donation

Farmville Moose Lodge 968 donated $1,500 to the Farmville Police Department recently. According to the Farmville Police Department, ...

Opinion

The Dukes rise to the top

When I entered the gym at Nottoway High School on Jan. 23, I didn’t know I’d be covering ...

Opinion

Dems are working to bring back parole

The third week of the 2020 Session has concluded, and I wanted to take a moment to update ...

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