Guest Column
Amber Hucks: Lets talk about those vaccine shots
Editor’s note: This marks the latest in a series of monthly columns that the staff of the Piedmont Health District will be producing for The ...
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Guest Column
Dove Standley: Freedom means getting to choose none of the above
Editor’s note: This is the latest in the monthly column produced by members of the Farmville PRIDE group. To find previous columns, visit our website ...
by Guest Columnist, Saturday, July 15, 2023 7:51 am
south boston speedway
Winning Thunder Road a focus for Trevor Ward
By Joe Chandler South Boston Speedway Every racer has a bucket list, a list of things he or she wants to accomplish before the end ...
by Guest Columnist, Monday, June 26, 2023 12:16 pm
Buckingham
Restoration: Buckingham’s oldest Black church is being preserved
Buckingham County’s oldest Black church is going through some changes, as work continues to preserve it. Alexander Hill Baptist Church was founded in 1865 and ...
by Guest Columnist, Saturday, June 24, 2023 10:33 pm
Buckingham
Garden Club celebrates 90 years of flowers
By Elsie Towler Buckingham Garden Club The Buckingham Dillwyn Garden Club marked its 90th anniversary with a celebration June 10. Ninety years — that’s a ...
by Guest Columnist, Saturday, June 17, 2023 7:14 am
OPINION
Robert Gordon: Why have a plan if you ignore it to create a PUD?
What follows is a legal opinion that I have drafted in my capacity as a resident of Farmville and a licensed Virginia attorney. I represent ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, June 16, 2023 6:57 pm
Buckingham
On The Road: Travels with Caryl
By James Harris Special to The Farmville Herald Editor’s note: This is a travelogue of sorts, detailing Mr. Harris and his wife Caryl’s journeys outside ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, June 16, 2023 8:11 am
Buckingham County
Luis Gutierrez: My time in the registrar’s office
Editor’s note: This column is in response to the one that ran in the June 2 edition, written by Buckingham Supervisor Jordan Miles. Thus begins ...
by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 12:30 pm
THE WORD
The Word: A slight touch of the spurs
Something I have wanted since I was a “kid” is spurs. My dad’s a HUGE fan of westerns, and ever since I was a small ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, June 2, 2023 5:17 pm
south boston speedway
Thunder Road returns for 2023
By Joe Chandler South Boston Speedway Patriotic festivities, the excitement and drama of one of the country’s top Late Model Stock Car races, and a ...
by Guest Columnist, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 10:16 am
Longwood
Michael Evans: First decade of President Reveley drives momentum
Longwood is concluding its 184th year. Virginia’s third-oldest public university has much to celebrate, here in America’s first two-college town. On behalf of the Board ...
by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 24, 2023 12:00 pm
BRIAN VINCENT
Brian Vincent: PUDs: Why here and why now? Pt. 2
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part column from Farmville Mayor Brian Vincent, detailing the thoughts he expressed at the council’s last meeting ...
by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 12:00 pm
BRIAN VINCENT
Brian Vincent: Why Farmville is considering PUDs
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part guest column from Farmville Mayor Brian Vincent, going over his thoughts on planned unit development. The ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, May 12, 2023 12:05 pm
Columns
Howard Gregory: Why I support John McGuire
John McGuire is an exceptional candidate for the Virginia Senate. There are three areas I will focus on: conservative organization endorsements, individual endorsements and record. ...
by Guest Columnist, Saturday, May 6, 2023 6:07 pm
THE WORD
The Word: Be the good needed where you are
I have struggled in finding the origin of this wise short story for quite some time as numerous folks have used this in devotions, speeches, ...
by Guest Columnist, Saturday, April 29, 2023 12:09 pm
Columns
Dr. Maria Almond: Who are we? Let me explain
Editor’s note: This marks the first in a series of monthly columns that the staff of the Piedmont Health District will be producing for The ...
by Guest Columnist, Thursday, April 27, 2023 6:51 pm
Guest Column
Sundari Morgan: Expressing yourself can help build self-esteem
March is Women’s Month, and the topic of “female empowerment” is all the rage, but how do we apply that to our daily lives? Expressing ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, March 24, 2023 12:00 pm
Columns
Chambers: Seven things the Lord hates
This is taken from Proverbs 6:16-19. There are seven things that the Lord hates and cannot tolerate. A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, March 17, 2023 4:14 pm
High School
Breaking the color barrier: Stopping for a snack
By Dr. Ray A. Gaskins Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series by Dr. Gaskins on the struggle to break the color ...
by Guest Columnist, Saturday, February 25, 2023 6:44 pm
Farmville
‘Same Time Next Year’ delivers a peak performance
By Evelyn Wozniak The Waterworks production of Same Time Next Year, directed by Billy Tucker, is a sentimental dance thru time bursting with a genuine ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, February 24, 2023 8:05 pm
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor: We want our leaders to answer us
Everything is possible if you wish hard enough is supposedly what Peter Pan said. Well, the citizens of Buckingham County and perhaps the greater Virginia ...
by Guest Columnist, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 11:28 pm
Columns
Your Turn — Adieu 2022, welcome 2023 with hope and optimism
If there’s one thing we have to do now is to say adieu 2022. With all the events and situations that made 2022 unforgettable and ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, December 30, 2022 5:31 pm
Farmville
Theatre Review: Players tell a great story with latest panto
By Jes Simmons Youngsters and those who are young-at-heart in Farmville and surrounds are in for a December treat as Mary Jo Stockton directs the ...
by Guest Columnist, Thursday, December 8, 2022 2:45 pm
OPINION
Sundari Morgan: It’s time to be your own icon
The holiday season is truly “the most wonderful time of the year,” but for those struggling with self-image, it can be a time tainted by ...
by Guest Columnist, Thursday, December 1, 2022 12:00 pm
Columns
Your Turn — Let’s give thanks for our ambassador teachers
Topping my “thankful” list in our community this holiday season are Kerensa Smith, Raymond Tubojan and all of their fellow teachers from abroad, working incredibly ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, November 25, 2022 2:13 pm
Columns
Your Turn — Paying tribute to Gunther, Havlat and the 11th hour
The 11th hour has become synonymous with Veterans Day, originally called Armistice Day, in recognition of the document signed at the 11th hour, or the ...
by Guest Columnist, Thursday, November 3, 2022 11:34 am
WATERWORKS PLAYERS
REVIEW: A strong cast leads Waterworks’ rendition of Twelfth Night
FARMVILLE – Waterworks Players’ bewitching production of Twelfth Night — Shakespeare’s tale of desire and disguise, vanity and vacillation, lunacy and lovesickness — opened in ...