Buckingham
What does winter have in store?
This is the time of year when everyone has a prediction about the coming winter. Some trust woolly worms, while others look for signs from ...
Titus Mohler, Author at Farmville
Buckingham
Christmas cheer amid a pandemic
Restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have ramped up, but groups in the area have still managed to organize a variety of Christmas events ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, November 26, 2020 6:00 am
High School
Falcons sports return Dec. 1 in new conference
Fuqua School’s varsity boys basketball team enters the 2020-21 season with some returning leaders and some players new to the sport who are about to ...
by Titus Mohler, Monday, November 23, 2020 6:00 am
Local
County to spend $723K on access road
Prince Edward County’s efforts to create an internal access road through the Prince Edward County Business Park off Commerce Road/Route 628 are leading to a ...
by Titus Mohler, Saturday, November 21, 2020 6:00 am
Local
Starbucks expected to open this month
Farmville residents could have a brand new Starbucks — and the only stand-alone Starbucks in the area with a drive-thru — to patronize as early ...
by Titus Mohler, Friday, November 20, 2020 5:27 pm
Hampden-Sydney
A successful semester
Longwood, H-SC make it to the finish line Longwood University and Hampden-Sydney College took a different path than other institutions of higher education during the ...
by Titus Mohler, Friday, November 20, 2020 6:00 am
Cumberland
Dukes to play winter sports
Cumberland County Public Schools (CuCPS), as of Wednesday, Nov. 18, were set to participate in winter sports at the high school and middle school levels ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, November 19, 2020 9:52 am
Local
Kayakers rescued from floodwaters
Two kayakers overturned in a flooded Farmville stream Friday morning, Nov. 13, but were rescued behind the lagoons on Doswell Street. Chuck Robertson was one ...
by Titus Mohler, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 6:05 pm
Farmville
Flooded: High water affects travel, businesses
By Titus Mohler and Alexa Massey The Farmville Herald While a significant amount of water washed through Farmville Thursday, Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov. ...
by Titus Mohler, Tuesday, November 17, 2020 6:00 am
High School
Prince Edward will not have winter sports
Prince Edward County High School (PECHS) Athletics Director Rodney Kane confirmed Friday, Nov. 13, that the Eagles and Lady Eagles will not be participating in ...
by Titus Mohler, Monday, November 16, 2020 2:29 pm
Local
Flood veterans say this was no big deal
While a significant amount of water washed through Farmville Thursday, Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov. 13, it was not close to matching the greatest amount ...
by Titus Mohler, Friday, November 13, 2020 11:15 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Bridges reopen as floodwaters recede
Both the Route 15 bridge at the Buckingham County line and the Route 45 North Main Street bridge to Cumberland County have reopened, restoring normal ...
by Titus Mohler, Friday, November 13, 2020 9:38 am
Local
CARES funding approved in Prince Edward
The Prince Edward County CARES Act Committee’s fifth round of recommended funding allocations totaled $580,201, with significant amounts set to go to fire departments, first ...
by Titus Mohler, Friday, November 13, 2020 6:00 am
Local
Eggleston releases autobiography
Carl U. Eggleston has experienced a great deal in his 70 years, from tremendous difficulties to outstanding successes, and he made the decision about four ...
by Titus Mohler, Friday, November 13, 2020 6:00 am
High School
Buckingham will not play winter sports
The Buckingham County School Board voted unanimously on Wednesday, Nov. 11, to not participate in winter sports and activities for the 2020-21 school year. “Due ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, November 12, 2020 7:06 am
Columns
COLUMN — No broadband is no fun
It was encouraging to hear in the last week or so from county administrators in central Virginia that expanding broadband in their respective counties was ...
by Titus Mohler, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 3:42 pm
Farmville
Never stopped serving: ‘Shorty’ Osborn is a vet who helps vets
Richard “Shorty” Osborn served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, and the lessons he learned from his time in the service have ...
by Titus Mohler, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:00 am
Buckingham
Counties focus on expanding broadband
The need for good, quality internet connections in homes and businesses is greater than ever given the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact. Cumberland and Buckingham counties recently ...
by Titus Mohler, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 6:00 am
FARMVILLE THE MAGAZINE
Speaking to your spirit
Marjorie “Margy” King Smith has made a remarkable impact in the area both as an artist and as a teacher of art, and she continues ...
by Titus Mohler, Friday, November 6, 2020 6:00 am
Local
Police investigating incident of shots fired
Farmville police responded to a report of shots fired in the 200 Block of Parkview Drive on Wednesday evening, Nov. 4 at approximately 8:19 p.m. ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, November 5, 2020 6:01 pm
Local
Hospitals guard against cyberattack
Hospitals in the U.S. have to remain vigilant as they have been the target of a coordinated attack from cybercriminals. The Washington Post reported Thursday, ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, November 5, 2020 3:22 pm
Farmville the Magazine
10 great holiday movies
It is that time of year when certain traditions really come to the forefront of people’s minds. Extended and immediate family members reunite, epic feasts ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, November 5, 2020 2:50 pm
Farmville the Magazine
Serving it Up — Shaking up tradition
Cheryl White Gibson, of Farmville, does not consider herself to be a great baker of pies, but by her own account, she did learn from ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, November 5, 2020 2:48 pm
Local
Crash injures one, disables traffic light
A two-vehicle accident Wednesday morning, Nov. 4, in downtown Farmville led to an injury to one of the drivers and to a disabled traffic light. ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, November 5, 2020 2:26 pm
Buckingham
Pandemic impacts tourism
Tourism in the area is another one of the many aspects of life in 2020 that has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Farmville ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, November 5, 2020 1:19 pm
Farmville
America waits for results
Election 2020 was still in the process of being decided early Thursday, Nov. 5, but the circumstances yielded an interesting opportunity to gauge the thoughts ...
by Titus Mohler, Thursday, November 5, 2020 1:03 pm
Farmville
Police identify driver of stolen vehicle
Farmville police caught up to a vehicle believed to be guilty of a minor tag infraction Wednesday, Oct. 28, in downtown Farmville but ended up ...