Opinion
Letter to the Editor: New Leaf needs to understand the word no
Dear Editor, The residents on Old Ridge Road have been opposing a solar farm being built in the ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: A tale of Blue Thunder and its replacement
It may have been a while, but I can still remember Blue Thunder. There is an arresting and ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We don’t want New Leaf here
Dear Editor, Your news story on New Leaf and solar projects was much appreciated. It provided an opportunity ...
Opinion
Edward Strickler: ‘The sayings of the sepulchral sage’
Through daily walks in 2023, my husband and I picked up 17 cubic yards of litter in Farmville, ...
Opinion
Tammy Mulchi: Let’s talk about the budget
Wow! What a week. I had the opportunity to vote on the budget and work on bills passed ...
Opinion
LETTER: We need to appreciate Piedmont Senior Resources
I would like to give praise to Piedmont Senior Resources for the outstanding job that they are doing ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Some famous (and almost fatal) last words
The most dangerous last words in all the world have nothing to do with hunting. You likely won’t ...
Opinion
Tommy Wright: Put down those phones
Virginia students might be in for a new adjustment when they attend schools. House Bill 882 came before ...
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: Let’s talk about the dreaded ‘A’ word
Ok, so the headline is a bit of a tease. I can think of plenty ‘a’ words that ...
Opinion
Tammy Mulchi: Crossover is finally here
After weeks of hard work, we have finally crossed the halfway point in the General Assembly. But make ...
Opinion
Edward Strickler: ‘The mystery of the forlorn photos’
In my earlier column, you might remember I mentioned trash that my husband and I found around the ...
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk: Better schools don’t just benefit families
The man was more than a little irritated. After we published my story about the Prince Edward sales ...
Opinion
Moton Museum: Barbara Johns had something to say…and so do we
Happy Black History Month from the Moton Museum. We anticipate a very busy month here at Moton. Make ...
Opinion
Tammy Mulchi: I want everyone to get a world-class education
The General Assembly continues to move along. Bills are passing out of the Senate and moving to the ...
Opinion
Letter: We should make our own decisions, not Richmond
Dear Editor, I am writing because I am concerned about the article written in The Herald about what ...
Opinion
Tammy Mulchi: Things are moving fast in Richmond
The General Assembly is now in high gear. Committees are meeting and hundreds of bills are being considered. ...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: We have to do better
Dear Editor, In my three years in Prince Edward, I have learned how important tourism is to this ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: I can still taste the hoop cheese
One of my most prized possessions is a watercolor painted behind my back some years ago by an ...
News
Letter to the Editor: HB636 needs to be dismantled
Let’s talk about HB636. Not long ago, the government tried to pass laws in Virginia to take control ...
News
Letter to the Editor: Renovations are needed in Prince Edward
In your Dec. 22 edition of The Farmville Herald, I read two letters to the editor criticizing the ...
Lifestyles
Edward Strickler: Farmville deals with ‘the case of the telltale litter’
There is a lot of litter around Farmville. Maybe most people don’t ‘see’ it. But once my husband ...
Opinion
Farmville Pride: Here’s why we need this in Central Virginia
Let’s talk about Farmville Pride. My life consists of eighteen years growing up and coming of age in ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Of fictive kinship, Hampden-Sydney and an old legend
After I lectured to a Hispanic culture class at Hampden-Sydney College about the profound importance of “fictive kinship” ...
Opinion
Tammy Mulchi: A look at my first week in the Assembly
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns from newly elected Virginia State Sen. Tammy ...
Opinion
From The Editor’s Desk: If Prince Edward doesn’t grow, stores won’t come
Promises alone won’t attract companies. I know that’s not what some people want to hear, but if you ...
Opinion
Dr. Quentin Johnson: Appreciation for Law Enforcement Officials
Communities across the country participated in National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on January 9. Although the observance sets ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Time to tell the story of Big Bob & Hampden-Sydney
It was with considerable distress that I recently discovered in a Christmas card from an old friend that ...
SportsPlus
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