FARMVILLE THE MAGAZINE
Editor’s Notebook: September inspires many songs
September is a month that has inspired artists to break out in song over and over again. From Frank Sinatra’s “The September of my Years” ...
Roger Watson, Author at Farmville
Local
Crossroads board embraces audit efforts
Emphasizing they were never against the idea of conducting a forensic audit, the Crossroads Board of Directors embraced Prince Edward County’s initiative to begin a ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, August 27, 2021 8:36 pm
Cumberland
Judge allows case against board to move forward
A lawsuit asking for a preliminary injunction against a zoning decision by the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors remains alive despite a motion by Cumberland ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, August 25, 2021 9:45 pm
ROGER'S RAMBLINGS
Column – Stanley has turned out to be a terrific hire
Typically, personnel evaluations are done on an annual basis, but after 10 months I have seen enough. Doug Stanley was a great hire as county ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, August 24, 2021 6:10 am
Farmville
Anti-ICE group wants meeting with town
After three months of utilizing the Farmville Town Council’s public comment period to submit testimony about the mistreatment of immigrant detainees, a coalition of activists ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, August 18, 2021 6:05 am
Prince Edward
Supervisors look back at tax rate decision
With the delta variant surging and the economic recovery in question, a couple members of the Prince Edward Board of Supervisors expressed a desire to ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, August 18, 2021 6:00 am
Columns
Opinion — Finding America on the Crescent
A fellow community newspaper editor and Amtrak enthusiast once told me if you want to see what America really looks like, take a ride on ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, August 16, 2021 6:18 pm
Local
Prince Edward, Cumberland, Buckingham all lose population
While Virginia’s population increased overall by 7.9% between the Census of 2010 and the newly released number for 2020, Prince Edward, Buckingham and Cumberland counties ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, August 16, 2021 5:24 pm
Farmville
Farmville lets off some steam
After almost two years of silence at Farmville’s Riverside Park, the first Live@Riverside of 2021 cranked up Friday, Aug. 6. The event gave residents a ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 9:58 pm
Local
Prince Edward to lead forensic audit of Crossroads
Frustrated by a decision from the Board of Directors of the Crossroads Community Services Board to derail a forensic audit, Prince Edward County’s Board of ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 3:46 pm
Editorials
Editorial – School Board can’t continue to shut out the public
Prince Edward County has some excellent public meeting facilities where citizen leaders can hear and address the concerns of the citizens. The Board of Supervisors ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, August 10, 2021 8:03 am
Education
Mold remains an issue at elementary school
It’s a new school year, but the same old problems cropped up even before the first day for students began at Prince Edward Elementary School. ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, August 10, 2021 7:55 am
Farmville
Farmville’s free clinic is a community success story
A church sermon, a need found in an unlikely contingent of patients and networking with people in the community who could help make a difference ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, August 10, 2021 6:40 am
Education
Prince Edward School Board takes no action
The Prince Edward County School Board did not take a vote to affirm or reject the state’s guidelines on model policies on the treatment of ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, August 5, 2021 12:47 pm
Farmville
Farmville man arrested on sex charges
A 22-year-old Farmville man was arrested in Nottoway County Friday, July 23, on sex charges by the Portsmouth Police Department’s Special Victims Unit. Tyler A. ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, August 2, 2021 10:01 pm
Columns
Column – Get the shot or drink alone
In order to protect their employees and keep their doors open, businesses across the country are beginning to take actions that keep the unvaccinated on ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, August 2, 2021 9:55 pm
Farmville
Ellett Embroidery moving downtown
Downtown Farmville will soon have another business to go into the vacant Red Front Trading Company space. Ellett’s Embroidery, currently located in 1437 South Main ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, August 2, 2021 9:45 pm
LIFE
Habitat celebrates 50th home
The person who makes some of the best cheeseburgers in Farmville is now the proud owner of a new home on Hylawn Avenue thanks to ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, July 30, 2021 6:00 am
Columns
Opinion – Republicans need to stop rooting against the state
One would think that Virginia winning its second consecutive honor as the top state in the nation for business from CNBC would be something we ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 9:42 pm
Farmville
North Street goes one way Friday
Traffic on a portion of North Street will be changed to one-way Friday, July 30. Beginning at the intersection of North and West Third Streets, ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 9:33 pm
Prince Edward
Fire department celebrates 50 years
The Darlington Heights community gathered to celebrate 50 years of the volunteer fire department protecting the community. The Darlington Heights Volunteer Fire Department started in ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, July 28, 2021 6:00 am
Local
Darlington Heights celebrates anniversary
The Darlington Heights community gathered to celebrate 50 years of the volunteer fire department protecting the community. The Darlington Heights Volunteer Fire Department started in ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, July 26, 2021 9:27 pm
FARMVILLE THE MAGAZINE
Editor’s Notebook — Town returns to life after pandemic
We’re alive again! After a season of darkness and inactivity, our calendars are filling up, and designer masks are being lost never to be found ...
by Roger Watson, Sunday, July 25, 2021 6:00 am
Local
Message to commission: Keep towns together
Longwood University in Farmville was the first stop of a listening tour for Virginia’s newly formed Redistricting Commission as the group began a series of ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, July 23, 2021 6:05 am
Farmville
Town pressured to end ICE contract
For the past three months, speakers asking the Town of Farmville to end its contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 22, 2021 9:31 am
FARMVILLE THE MAGAZINE
STEPS crew makes old things new again
All those Amazon boxes ordered during the pandemic and placed by the curb for recycling ended up in the hands of a six-man crew at ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, July 22, 2021 8:35 am
FARMVILLE THE MAGAZINE
Keeping Farmville clean and pristine
The first thing you notice about Damon Streat is his speed. The man whose job it is to keep the Town of Farmville litter-free moves ...