TOWN OF FARMVILLE
Town Council raises golf fees
Golfers teeing off at the Farmville Municipal Golf Course had to shell out a bit more to play Thursday, April 15, after Town Council voted ...
Roger Watson, Author at Farmville
TOWN OF FARMVILLE
Farmville celebrates fire department’s 150th anniversary
Wailing sirens broke the silence of a beautiful spring Sunday afternoon in Farmville not as sounds of warning, but as celebratory notes, as fire trucks ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, April 19, 2021 12:21 pm
TOWN OF FARMVILLE
Monument honoring fire department’s 150th anniversary unveiled
The 150th anniversary celebration of the Farmville Fire Department began with the unveiling of a monument Sunday, April 18, commemorating the event. The monument provided ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, April 19, 2021 11:50 am
Prince Edward
United Way will consider shutting down
The Prince Edward County United Way is seeking input from the community about its future. A press release from the organization Monday, April 19, said ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, April 19, 2021 10:26 am
Buckingham
Rifle team finishes as Virginia runner up
The Buckingham JROTC Rifle team recently competed in the 2021 4th Brigade JROTC Best of Best Championship Rifle match. The team shot a team best ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, April 16, 2021 4:23 pm
Prince Edward
County expands litter cleanup plans
The Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors agreed to transfer $10,000 from the landfill budget Tuesday, April 13, to fund an initiative to tackle the ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, April 16, 2021 6:00 am
Prince Edward
Board questions Crossroads director
After nearly an hour of questions, accusations and explanations Tuesday, April 13, the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors appear no closer to a decision ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, April 15, 2021 1:03 pm
Lifestyle Main
Stepping back in time at Sailor’s Creek Battlefield
An encampment of soldiers armed with rifled muskets and a cavalry unit turned back the clock to 1865 last Saturday, April 10, during the Sailor’s ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:21 am
Prince Edward
Worsham Road turn lanes
Work has started to add turn lanes onto Worsham Road off of Farmville Road. According to Scott Frederick of VDOT, the turn lane project should ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, April 15, 2021 9:15 am
Columns
OPINION — Virginia has transformed quickly to a progressive state
Even the most ardent opponents of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration must have some amount of respect for the magnitude of change that has been ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 8:24 am
Farmville
Fire department celebrates 150 years with a parade
Thirty fire trucks and a marching band will roll down Farmville’s Main Street Sunday, April 18 at 2 p.m. to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 8:09 am
Local
Town’s proposed budget includes 2.5-cent tax increase
Farmville property owners will likely pay higher taxes next year for the first time in almost 40 years. Town Manager Dr. Scott Davis told the ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, April 9, 2021 12:01 pm
Prince Edward
Sales tax increase for schools discussed
Prince Edward County’s budget picture for 2021-22 came into sharper focus during a Tuesday, April 6, special called meeting of the Board of Supervisors. The ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, April 9, 2021 6:00 am
Prince Edward
Board has questions for Crossroads
Prince Edward County is withholding funds from the Crossroads Community Services Board until they get some answers from Crossroads Executive Director Dr. Susan Baker. Board ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, April 8, 2021 12:51 pm
Columns
COLUMN — Ruling seems to give town control of statue
A recent Virginia Supreme Court ruling could free up the Town of Farmville to finally determine the fate of the town’s Confederate statue. The ruling ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 8:22 am
ROGER'S RAMBLINGS
COLUMN — Detective Entrekin goes above and beyond for veteran
Standing in the Amelia Veteran’s Cemetery Thursday, Farmville Police Detective Sammy Entrekin seemed a bit surprised he was getting so much attention for just doing ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 6:00 am
Local
Detective makes sure family-less vet receives proper burial
No one seems to know a lot about the life of Robert Garrad Jr., but he received a hero’s welcome in death at the Virginia ...
by Roger Watson, Monday, March 29, 2021 3:11 pm
COVID-19
Centra discusses returning to normal
After a long year of battling the pandemic, Centra officials are beginning to move their hospitals back to more of a normal operating environment. Centra ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, March 18, 2021 8:38 am
Farmville
Town joins state retirement system
Despite the reservations from its Finance Committee chairman, the Farmville Town Council agreed to join the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) during its Wednesday, March 10, ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 6:00 am
Columns
Column – Pandemic has improved access to public meetings
It’s hard to believe anything positive can come out of a pandemic that has left more than 500,000 dead and disrupted the lives of everyone ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, March 16, 2021 8:42 am
Local
Tax increase is on the table for Farmville property owners
Farmville property owners may be paying more taxes for the first time in more than 25 years next year after the town manager indicated adjusting ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, March 16, 2021 8:30 am
FARMVILLE THE MAGAZINE
Editor’s Notebook — We will blossom again this spring
What a glorious spring this should be. After a year of staying home to stay safe, the COVID-19 vaccine has provided light at the end ...
by Roger Watson, Friday, March 12, 2021 6:00 am
VETERANS
University job provides different challenges
Jim Wiecking currently spends his workday helping Longwood University get grant money to do research projects as part of the Research and Grants Office. “We ...
by Roger Watson, Thursday, March 11, 2021 6:00 am
Columns
COLUMN – Starlink could help solve county’s broadband problems
The problem of Prince Edward County’s lack of access to high-speed internet may have a solution on display just west of here in Wise County. ...
by Roger Watson, Wednesday, March 10, 2021 7:05 am
VETERANS
‘I’m a lucky, lucky person’
James Wooten Jr., 76, walks with a limp and has fought diabetes after returning from two years of duty in Vietnam in 1967, but he ...
by Roger Watson, Tuesday, March 9, 2021 6:00 am
VETERANS
Virgil Chick was just doing his duty
Virgil Chick doesn’t think of himself as a military hero. “I don’t have any hero stories for you,” the 76-year-old Chick said near the end ...
by Roger Watson, Sunday, March 7, 2021 6:00 am
VETERANS
From cook to general, Fore does it all
Being a brigadier general in the National Guard would be enough of an accomplishment for most, but for Farmville’s William G. “Buckie” Fore Jr., the ...