Opinion

PECMS ACE team wins first meet

At its first meet, the Prince Edward County Middle School (PECMS) Academic Competition of Excellence (ACE) team won ...

Opinion

In support of Epps

Editor, We have an important election coming up in November for our county. On Nov. 5, citizens will ...

Opinion

Time to get out and vote

If you have not yet registered to vote in the 2019 general election, please do so as soon ...

Opinion

Magical electricity

Some people believe that electricity just magically appears when you  ip a switch. That is not too ...

Opinion

In support of Scales

Editor, I met Patricia Scales years ago when I taught high school sciences for Cumberland County. We had ...

News

Petite Miss Five County Fair

Briella Kay Doss, of Cumberland, won Petite Miss Five County Fair and most Photogenic. She is the daughter ...

Opinion

Life-saving communications

Iwork in the communications field, so I certainly have an appreciation for how important it is in making ...

Opinion

Get those mammograms

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. This ...

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Ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration

The Farmville Area Chamber was pleased to hold a ribbon cutting during the grand opening of AA Self ...

Opinion

Public education in Virginia

Since the Great Recession, the General Assembly has increased funding for public education by nearly $4 billion. We ...

Opinion

Helping you be in the know

It is an important thing for voters to have a good understanding of who the candidates are that ...

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Fitzgerald ladies give to elementary school

The Women on Missions group of Fitzgerald Memorial Baptist Church presented school supplies, which were collected, to Ginnie ...

Opinion

Gerry Spates retirement

Editor, It is difficult to describe in words what Gerry Spates has meant to the Town of Farmville ...

Opinion

It’s nice to be right

Editor, Four years ago I wrote an article for this paper in support of Megan Clark’s candidacy for ...

Opinion

What candidates are giving away

Editor, This campaign is far less about what candidates intend to do for America, and far more about ...

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Getting to know each other

I had my first appearance in The Farmville Herald Oct. 3, 1997. My siblings and I, triplets, posed for ...

Opinion

Walker earns National Jail Manager Certification

Lanay Walker, captain of Jail Administration at Piedmont Regional Jail (PRJ), recently received the national designation of Certified ...

Opinion

Pro-business legislation

At a meeting over the weekend, the leadership of the Democratic Party of Virginia voted unanimously to endorse ...

Opinion

New teachers presented to school board

Each month, staff members are recognized at the Cumberland County Public School Board meeting. The following staff — ...

Opinion

Reflection of first year as superintendent

As I complete my first year as superintendent at Buckingham County Public Schools (BCPS), we have made tremendous ...

Opinion

A national fight against Alzheimer’s disease

In the time that it takes to read the first few paragraphs of this column, someone in the ...

Opinion

Ribbon cutting for Label Shopper

The Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for the new discount clothing store, Label Shopper, ...

Opinion

Where’s the money

Editor: I question the status of taxes collected since 1972 to construct a pipeline to the town water ...

Opinion

There is hope

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. If you have never experienced the loss of a loved one ...

Opinion

Ribbon cutting at Fisher Auto Parts

The Buckingham Chamber of Commerce recently participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new location of Fisher ...

Opinion

Civility — pass it along

Editor: Drew Brees is a football player bound to become as famous as Colin Kaepernick — not quite ...

Opinion

First Responders Day

Virginia House Joint Resolution 646 was introduced during the 2019 General Assembly session, naming Sept. 11 as First ...

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