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 ...
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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 ...
by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, October 19, 2022 2:14 pm
Editorials
Reflections on National Newspaper Week
This is National Newspaper Week, and if you are reading these words, chances are you already have an appreciation for the role that newspapers – ...
by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, October 5, 2022 12:50 pm
Columns
Your Turn — I’ll let you in on a secret
I was truly disgusted when I saw the blatantly transphobic and uninformed “opinion” piece The Farmville Herald allowed to be printed on Wednesday, September 28. ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, September 30, 2022 10:40 am
Devotional
Devotional — ‘When we all get to heaven’
As a little girl, I loved watching the older women (who we called “Mothers of the Church”, or elders) get excited when certain gospel songs ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, September 16, 2022 3:34 pm
Columns
Opinion — This is all of us
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. These are precious words to live by. They are woven through the fabric of ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, September 2, 2022 4:35 pm
Guest Columns
Your Turn — What about the impact?
Recently, a number of conditional use permits (CUPs) in agricultural areas have been handed out to industrial businesses, specifically permanent sawmills, without considering if they ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, August 26, 2022 3:53 pm
Columns
Column —Your family’s life is on the November ballot
Everyone needs to understand that politics drives human functioning, as well as your dignity and quality of life. Stated simply, the action or inaction of ...
by Guest Columnist, Thursday, August 4, 2022 3:18 pm
Columns
Opinion — Cumberland County does not need the Green Ridge Mega-Landfill
A group of concerned citizens of the Commonwealth, residents of Cumberland County, and stakeholders in the historically Black Pine Grove community take issue with mischaracterizations ...
by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, August 3, 2022 2:40 pm
YOUR TURN
Your turn — Buckingham schools prepare for new year
At Buckingham County Public Schools, we are eagerly gearing up for the new academic school year, beginning Monday, Aug. 8. Faculty and staff have been ...
by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, July 27, 2022 12:15 pm
Columns
Your Turn — Google and Facebook are threatening local news
Dean Ridings, CEO America’s Newspapers Thomas Jefferson famously declared, “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, July 22, 2022 6:51 pm
Columns
State birds and flowers have rich history
By Randi Clifford VCE South Central Master Gardener Did you ever wonder how the state bird designation got started? In the 1980s official state bird ...
by Guest Columnist, Saturday, July 2, 2022 3:20 pm
Columns
The Word: Seek the peace and prosperity of the city
It can be easy to feel like an exile in our world today. Cable news, social media, even family dinners and break room conversations can ...
by Guest Columnist, Saturday, July 2, 2022 10:55 am
OPINION
Love is more than a notion
In a recent Bible study at our church, we began by sharing our feelings on the massacres in Buffalo, New York, and Uvale, Texas. Some ...
by Guest Columnist, Thursday, June 9, 2022 12:15 pm
Columns
YOUR TURN — Community
Community: living in the same area, sharing, caring and helping one another in a time of need. It is our vision at STEPS Inc. to ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, June 3, 2022 4:06 pm
Columns
A Bridge afar
By James Harris Special to The Farmville Herald Mickey Smith, Billy Simmons, Chris Harvell, and I met at the Wingina boat landing on the James ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, June 3, 2022 11:35 am
OPINION
Reflect upon the sacrifice
As Benjamin Franklin walked out of Independence Hall at the close of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, an elder woman approached him and asked, “Well, ...
by Guest Columnist, Friday, May 27, 2022 12:30 pm
OPINION
Your turn — Why the golf course should be kept open
The recent decision by the Farmville Town Council to close the Municipal Golf Course effective June 30 of this year should be reconsidered. Based on ...
by Guest Columnist, Tuesday, May 17, 2022 12:30 pm
OPINION
Opinion — Flag misrepresents who we are
I read the letters to the editor supporting the flying of the Confederate flag and removal of the Confederate statue from High Street. The writers ...
by Guest Columnist, Thursday, May 12, 2022 1:30 pm
OPINION
Gold mining comes with risks and rewards. But those aren’t equally shared.
Buckingham County faces the prospect of a gold mine within its borders. Many of the county’s residents are opposed to it. If it is permitted, ...
by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 12:15 pm
Columns
Opinion — Where will you stand
From the crimson eyesore upon the prominent hill overlooking the grand entrance of business 460 into Farmville, the casual passersby could not be faulted for ...
by Guest Columnist, Thursday, May 5, 2022 4:25 pm
Columns
Movie Review: The Northman
By Lauren Bradshaw Special to The Farmville Herald THE NORTHMAN, written and directed by Robert Eggers, is totally worth the hype. Brutal, raw, intense and ...
by Guest Columnist, Thursday, May 5, 2022 10:08 am
Columns
Opinion — It’s time to stop bankrupting America
For two years the government has printed and borrowed trillions of dollars, over regulated and locked down the economy, seized more control over our lives, ...
by Guest Columnist, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 4:34 pm
Farmville
Book review — James Dickey: A Literary Life
By Dr. Jes Simmons Retired Longwood English Professor and Administrator Dr. Gordon Van Ness is a class of 1972 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College who became ...