Lifestyle Main
Lighting the way: Virginia team takes solar power to Ghana
The “Road to Africa,” a project initiated by Farmville physician Dr. Kwabena Donkor to build a medical clinic in Ghana, is an ongoing journey. Now, ...
Marge Swayne, Author at Farmville
Church & Community
A winning career — Hall of Fame honors Haga
It was a night for new beginnings and old acquaintances. Judges, attorneys, educators, business professionals and elected officials filled Fuqua Lower School Commons Friday evening ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, June 23, 2016 5:27 am
Columns
Art is the heart of Farmville’s festival
The 2016 Heart of Virginia Festival set for this weekend is getting back to its roots in the Outdoor Art Festival. “It all started one ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, May 5, 2016 5:56 pm
Lifestyle Main
Past comes to life in Stanley Park
A popular saying advises, “You can’t go home again.” Gordon Johnson and Alecia Daves-Johnson, of Prospect, beg to differ. The Victorian mansion the couple disassembled ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, May 5, 2016 5:01 am
Buckingham
HOVMG plant sale — a growing success
Plants purchased at the Heart of Virginia Master Gardeners (HOVMG) annual plant sale come with expert advice. With that in mind it’s a good idea ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, April 28, 2016 1:45 pm
Church & Community
Hope and help rebuild Evergreen, ‘Torn-AID-o’ benefit set for May 7
“I didn’t know what to expect,” Bonnie Swanson said of her drive home from Appomattox County High School along Route 460 on February 24. Tornado ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:40 pm
Columns
Goats — the best defense
When I came home from work and found a goat in the garage I knew it was trouble. “What’s Heathcliff doing in the garage?” I ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:24 pm
Business
Lifestyle Furniture comes to Farmville
There’s a new lifestyle in town, Lifestyle Furniture & Mattress Gallery, and the owners of the new business in town are pleased to share it ...
by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, April 26, 2016 11:05 am
Columns
A step toward healthy living
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Motivational speakers are fond of reminding us of that familiar saying, and it is ...
by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, April 19, 2016 12:29 pm
Church & Community
From ‘Hurt’ to hope — film aims to heal
Kolby Grimsley is a teenager on a mission. Distressed by two suicides and the threat of a school shooting, the 17-year-old from Prospect decided to ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, April 14, 2016 2:37 pm
Church & Community
Murder and intrigue visit Hampden-Sydney — History provides lessons for today
It was a dark and stormy night in January of 1857 — the perfect setting for murder. Murder is, in fact, what occurred on the ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, April 14, 2016 11:08 am
Buckingham
Coalition launches ‘Spring into Health’
The Piedmont Community Health Coalition will “Spring into Health” with an incentive-based program set for April 8-May 6. The program is designed to connect the ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, April 7, 2016 1:01 pm
Church & Community
Reaching out is a Big Event, Longwood University students make connections
Ask Farmville resident Danny Marsh if Longwood’s Big Event improves community connections, and he will answer with an unequivocal “yes.” “The students have sure helped ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, April 7, 2016 4:55 am
Farmville
Big smiles for the Big Event
Longwood University’s eighth annual Big Event, a campuswide community service project, was held on Saturday. The home of Barbara Covington, center, was one of many ...
by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, April 5, 2016 11:03 am
Buckingham
MOAA enlisting to aid veterans
The Piedmont Virginia Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is looking for a few good men and women to increase its ranks ...
by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, April 5, 2016 10:49 am
Church & Community
‘The Vagabond’ comes home, book reveals mystery of Stanley Park
Longwood University students housed in Lancer Park, formerly Stanley Park, live in the shadow of a Victorian mansion that once sat atop the bluff overlooking ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, March 31, 2016 5:36 am
Farmville
Kiwanis launch park renovation
Fifty years ago Grove Street Park was the place to be in Farmville. Allison Crews would like to see that happen again, but updating an ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, March 24, 2016 1:12 pm
Church & Community
Making a case for fashion of the past — Farmville nonagenarian hopes to bring back hats
Jane Crute, age 90, has watched countless fashions come and go over the years. Crute, who wears the nickname “hat lady” well, has launched a ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, March 24, 2016 11:32 am
Buckingham
‘A Racy Affair’ to benefit senior citizens
What do the senior citizens of the Piedmont Health District and the Kentucky Derby have in common? Thanks to Piedmont Senior Resources (PSR) Executive Director ...
by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 11:52 am
Columns
‘25 Reasons’ — and more
Soon, readers of The Farmville Herald, as well as The Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch and The Charlotte Gazette, will find a 36-page magazine tucked into their ...
by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 11:43 am
Church & Community
Farmville UMC is ‘Looking Our Best,’ historic church completes $1.3 million renovation
Farmville United Methodist Church is an old church that has a new look. The stately centenarian of Farmville churches received the Farmville Chamber of Commerce ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, March 17, 2016 4:51 am
Business
McGuire named to Lead Virginia
Lead Virginia, as the name implies, is dedicated to developing leaders. Every year this statewide leadership program is offered to senior-level executives in business, education, ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, March 10, 2016 11:23 am
Business
Practice builds on support, community rallies after tragic loss
For the past few months Dr. Mark French has been doing a lot of smiling. The Farmville veterinarian, the only doctor on staff at the ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:33 am
Church & Community
Offering tornado relief to man’s best friends
Humans and animals alike experienced the trauma of the devastating tornado that hit Evergreen on February 24. Providing aid for animals that survived the storm ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, March 3, 2016 5:22 am
Columns
Surviving the storm
It was a May evening like any other in the small Midwestern town of Hickman Mills where I grew up, but as evening settled in ...
by Marge Swayne, Tuesday, March 1, 2016 1:25 pm
Local
Tornado kills one, injures seven at Evergreen
A powerful tornado tore through Evergreen, five miles from the Prince Edward County line, at 3:35 p.m. Wednesday, leveling trees and power lines and moving ...
by Marge Swayne, Thursday, February 25, 2016 2:30 pm
Church & Community
Take a tasteful tour of Virginia, Travel guide offers scenic views and local recipes
Part of the fun of traveling is sampling regional cuisine along the way. With the Great American Publishers “Eat & Explore” series, armchair travelers can ...