College
Hampden-Sydney’s bats explode as Tigers pick up 12-2 win
It was a hit parade Thursday night for the Hampden-Sydney Tigers. Junior team captain Christian Lancaster had three hits and two RBIs, with fellow junior ...
Staff Report, Author at Farmville
GARDEN CLUBS
Garden Club learns about how to help Habitat
The Weyanoke Garden Club met on April 17 in the home of Bettye Williams. Sam Rabon, Interim Executive Director for Piedmont Habitat for Humanity, spoke ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, April 25, 2024 5:00 pm
Farmville
Farmville Police to hold drug take back on Saturday
On Saturday, April 27, the Farmville Police Department will again join with law enforcement agencies across the nation to participate in the National Prescription Drug ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, April 25, 2024 10:55 am
WATERWORKS PLAYERS
Waterworks latest is a ‘story of enduring deceit’
BY WADE EDWARDS Special to The Farmville Herald A story of family secrets and severed relationships, Tennessee Williams’s 1955 Pulitzer Prize winning play, Cat on ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 7:04 pm
College
Rachel Balzer named as assistant coach for Longwood
Rachel Balzer has a new position with the Longwood women’s basketball team. The former Director of Basketball Operations and Player Development has been promoted to ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 6:25 pm
Agriculture
Ag Awareness Days come to Central Virginia
Over the past two weeks, the Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center hosted a number of students from Prince Edward, along with some from ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 5:02 pm
NEWS
Mulchi appointed to Senate boards
The Senate Committee on Rules met in Richmond last week to choose lawmakers and citizens for a number of state boards and commissions. As part ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 2:53 pm
CUMBERLAND PUBLIC SCHHOLS
Spelling Bee participants honored
Winners of the annual Spelling Bee contest held at Cumberland County Public Schools were recognized at the March 7 meeting of the Cumberland School Board. ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 11:00 am
death notices
Death Notices for Wednesday, April 24
See below for today’s death notices. Bernard Phillips Lohr, 86 of Buckingham, went to be with the Lord on April 11, at his home. Services ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:30 am
OBITUARIES
Sumner Riddick Pugh Jr.
Sumner Riddick Pugh Jr., 89 of Farmville, passed away peacefully on April 19. Born in Portsmouth on July 28,1934 to the late Sumner Riddick and ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:20 am
OBITUARIES
Ruby Virginia Horne Bryant
Ruby Virginia Horne Bryant, born Nov. 19, 1933 in Buckingham went to be with our Lord and Savior early April 17, after a long battle ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:10 am
OBITUARIES
Beverly Lockett Garnett
Beverly Lockett Garnett passed away on April 17. He was predeceased by his wife, Julia; his mother, Anna Mae Bass Garnett and his father, Benjamin ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:05 am
OBITUARIES
Mary Evelyn Lockamy Tatum
Mary Evelyn Lockamy Tatum, affectionately known as “Moomer”, 91, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 11. As the baby of ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:00 am
Bob Good
Good rolls out ‘Defund NPR’ Act
Late last week, 5th District Congressman Bob Good introduced the ‘Defund NPR Act’, arguing that tax dollars shouldn’t be used to support the operation. This ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 6:40 pm
Farmville
When will Madeline’s House reopen? STEPS officials offer answer
It’s something STEPS employees get asked on a fairly constant basis. When will Madeline’s House reopen? Right now, there’s no definite answer. The nonprofit STEPS ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 12:33 am
Commonwealth Chorale
Commonwealth Chorale sets spring concert schedule
The Commonwealth Chorale will present its spring concert titled “Songs of Reconciliation and Peace” at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 28 at Farmville United Methodist ...
by Staff Report, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 12:02 am
FARMVILLE THE MAGAZINE
Who was Barbara Rose Johns? A holiday tribute
Editor’s note: As we celebrate her memory and honor her courage this month, we can forget at times who Barbara Rose Johns was. With the ...
by Staff Report, Monday, April 22, 2024 12:45 pm
FARMVILLE THE MAGAZINE
‘When day is done, greet the dawn’
By Nate Pentecost “When day is done, greet the dawn and not the setting sun.” That was the favorite quote of Oliver Hill. Instead of ...
by Staff Report, Sunday, April 21, 2024 4:54 pm
Church & Community
Volunteers pour in at Bear Creek Lake, High Bridge Trail
Over the last year, volunteers spent more than 3,900 hours working at Bear Creek Lake. At High Bridge Trail, the number may be smaller, coming ...
by Staff Report, Saturday, April 20, 2024 12:12 am
Buckingham
Kyanite wraps up litter pickup
Kyanite Mining Corporation recently completed their annual litter pickup in Buckingham County. The company group picked up 469 bags of litter and 31 tires. “We ...
by Staff Report, Thursday, April 18, 2024 12:31 pm
Historic Buckingham
UVA class explores Historic Buckingham
Joyce Gooden and Martha Louis of Historic Buckingham recently hosted a visit by a UVA class studying Black one room schools in Central Virginia. Joyce ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 2:49 pm
Employee of the Month
April Employee of the Month recognized
At its Tuesday, April 9, meeting, the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors recognized the County’s April Employee of the Month, Sheriff’s Deputy Peter Carter. ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 2:00 pm
Friends of the Appomattox River
River cleanup removes pounds of trash
Members of the Friends of the Appomattox River (FAR) and volunteers removed over 200 pounds of trash out of Sandy River Reservoir, the Lee Woodruff ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 11:00 am
DEATHS
Death Notices for Wednesday, April 17
See below for today’s death notices. Willie Eanell Bowen, 87 of Rice, passed away April 9. Funeral service was held on Tuesday, April 16, at ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 9:05 am
OBITUARIES
Elizabeth Irene Hatchell Bowman
Elizabeth Irene Hatchell Bowman, 83 of Green Bay, passed away on Sunday, April 7, at Johnston- Willis Hospital. She was born in Mecklenburg County on ...
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 9:00 am
Cumberland
Clothes Closet gives donation
Raymond Winn, Chief of the Randolph District Fire Department accepts a $5,000 check from Shirley Martin from the Cumberland Clothes Closet.
by Staff Report, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 8:30 am
College Sports
Lancers women end season with loss
The Longwood women’s tennis team’s season came to a close with a 7-0 defeat to Charleston Southern at the Gary Clark Banks Sr. Tennis Center ...