Opinion

Eagles celebrate Veterans Day at PECMS

On Monday, Nov.11, Prince Edward County Middle School (PECMS) students hosted area veterans at the middle school’s annual ...

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Toy donations

I was blessed as a child in many ways, and while I’d like to think that I wasn’t ...

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Academic banquet held at PECPS

Recently 55 Prince Edward County Public School (PECPS) seniors were awarded academic jackets at the annual Academic Banquet ...

Opinion

Building bridges of healing

Editor, In recent years, Prince Edward County has pursued reconciliatory efforts for the social and educational disparities caused ...

Opinion

More great pizza offerings

A little more than a year ago, I wrote a column sharing my love for pizza, and in doing ...

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For what should we be thankful

Over the last decade or so we have, as a nation, moved away from why Thanksgiving Day was ...

Opinion

Clean up our highways

Editor, It happens every year about this time. Deer are on the move and collisions with vehicles are ...

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Farmville Lions Club donates to PECM

The Farmville Lions Club donated $500 to the Prince Edward Christmas Mother (PECM). This $500 will bring Christmas ...

Opinion

The Thanksgiving nap

As Thanksgiving Day quickly approaches, I find myself preparing for one of my semiannual naps. I’ve always told ...

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Understanding T1D

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and with this month comes a time to educate and advocate. Educate ...

Opinion

Teacher appreciation

Teachers at Prince Edward County Public Schools were pleasantly surprised by a room service cart at their classroom ...

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On gun laws

After months of studying the causes of gun violence, the Virginia State Crime Commission issued a report with ...

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Board should seek council

A recent headline in The Herald proclaimed that Cumberland “county sees big leadership changes.” I am confident that ...

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Take care of our land

Editor, We speak of pastoral beauty. But it is not here. Clear cutting leaves the land as a ...

Opinion

Chamber and businesses support the Raiders

On Oct. 23, Sandra Moss of the Buckingham Chamber of Commerce presented a check for the amount of ...

Opinion

Having an attitude of gratitude

I was watching a television show recently where one person asked the other, “how is your day?” That ...

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Citizens Bank supports Prince Edward Christmas Mother

Rhonda Arnold, AVP and branch manager of Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Farmville South, presented a check to ...

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Cheering on our team

Excitement for Longwood University men’s basketball was ignited in a special way last season, as new Head Coach ...

Letters to the Editor

Not quite right?

Editor, In regard to the front page article titled, “Board waives fees for Fuqua,” in The Farmville Herald ...

Opinion

All pendulums do swing

The elections will change the General Assembly of Virginia. This will make some happy and others not so ...

Opinion

Live like every day is Veterans Day

When a holiday comes and goes, we often see remnants of the celebration left behind. For Halloween, trick-or-treaters ...

Opinion

On the continuation of congressional infighting

Editor, It doesn’t matter anyone’s particular political persuasion. In a representative democracy, the kind our Country has enjoyed ...

Education

PECHS inducts 31 to National Honor Society

Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) inducted 32 students into the National Honor Society at an October Induction ...

Opinion

Different standards

Oh, what a difference it makes when the news media likes or dislikes a President! Think back to ...

Education

Century High School Best of the Best Raider Qualifier

Buckingham Raiders are at home after a successful Best of the Best Raider Qualifier, held at Century High ...

Opinion

The Knights’ return to prominence

When I came on the job as sports editor of The Farmville Herald in April 2016, everyone in ...

Opinion

Emissions impacting our environment

Editor, When former vice president Al Gore came to Buckingham County Middle School in February, he showed one ...

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