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Hanging with Santa Christmas

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Christmas Events Come: Calendar for the week of Dec. 05, 2024

The Herald Christmas events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for ...

Shelton Store

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New life possible for historical Shelton Store in Buckingham

A Buckingham County family wants to restore and reopen a piece of the area’s history. During their Monday, ...

Christmas parade Cumberland Christmas

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Grand marshals, lineup set for Cumberland Christmas parade

The grand marshals have been set and the lineup announced for this weekend’s Cumberland Christmas Parade. This year, ...

Christmas Parade

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Christmas Parades Arrive: Calendar for the week of Nov. 30, 2024

Throughout this month, there are festivals, a Christmas parade or two, tree lighting events and other activities going ...

hunting season

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Mike Wilson: A cautionary tale of hunting season and Cedar Island

As we head into hunting season, I reflect back on one of my unique experiences from years past ...

Farmville Christmas Parade calendar

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Farmville Christmas Parade returns Sunday. Here’s when & where.

There will be nearly 100 groups involved in this year’s Farmville Jaycees Christmas parade, featuring everyone from Longwood ...

Sailor's Creek Star of Bethlehem

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Star of Bethlehem on display in unique event at Sailor’s Creek

Last year, people came from all over to see the presentation, both times. They poured into the museum ...

Feed the Community

Education

Multiple groups work together to ‘Feed the Community’ in Farmville

The numbers keep growing. For the past eight years, the Fresh Boyz Club has organized a free Thanksgiving ...

Farmville tree lighting

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Tree Lighting Tonight: Calendar for the week of Nov. 22, 2024

Throughout the end of this month and into the next, there are festivals, parades, tree lighting events and ...

Cumberland Christmas Parade

Lifestyles

Cumberland Christmas Parade returns, as date & time announced

The date’s been set and now we also know what the themes will be for this year’s Cumberland ...

Cumberland County Luther P. Jackson

Education

Luther P. Jackson School plan set: Cumberland launches committee

The story of Barbara Rose Johns is the one people know. They’ve also heard about Moton High, and ...

Herald Community Calendar

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Herald Community Calendar for the week of Nov. 15, 2024

As we continue on through the month of November, a number of church events start popping up on ...

Farmville

Lifestyles

Farmville pays tribute to veterans with annual ceremony

Monday’s event was a celebration, both of those who currently fight for our country and the ones who ...

Daylight Saving Time

Buckingham

Trents Mill News: Daylight Saving Time comes and goes

Now that we’ve gone through the time change, how did everyone do? We talked about it a bit ...

Veterans Day Fuqua School

Lifestyles

Fuqua School set to host Farmville’s Veterans Day service

It starts on Monday, Nov. 11. Fuqua School will host the Town of Farmville’s annual Veterans Day celebration, ...

Drivers Needed Feeding Farmville Sarah Hale

Lifestyles

Feeding Farmville offers help for residents at Thanksgiving

A regional program will help residents in Prince Edward County take care of Thanksgiving dinner. Anyone who lives ...

Sally Thompson

Lifestyles

Remembering Sally Thompson: ‘She was an inspiration to many’

Back in 2014, Sally Thompson felt the Farmville community needed its own Christmas tree. At the time, she ...

community calendar

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Herald Community Calendar for the week of Nov. 8, 2024

As we continue on through the month of November, a number of church events start popping up on ...

Cumberland County Salute to Service

Lifestyles

The ‘Salute to Service’ returns on Saturday in Farmville

The ‘Salute to Service’ returns this week. The Veterans’ Day tribute project was created by the volunteers known ...

Daylight Saving Time

Lifestyles

VDOT issues warning ahead of Daylight Saving Time end

We’ve reached that time of year again. On Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 a.m., we set our clocks ...

Cumberland calendar

Lifestyles

Herald Community Calendar for the week of Nov. 1, 2024

NOVEMBER 1 – NOVEMBER 2 CHRISTMAS MARKET – Farmville United Methodist Church will hold a Christmas Market on ...

Cumberland History Cumberland Historical Society

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Cumberland Historical Society: How did Cumberland get its name?

This month, the Cumberland Historical Society will do a little lesson on the name of the county. Where ...

Pamplin Depot Pamplin Art Show

Lifestyles

Pamplin Art Show returns to the area on Nov. 9

The date’s been set for the annual art show in Pamplin. The Pamplin Area Legacy Supporters (PAL) will ...

Lifestyles

Renovations wrap up at LCVA

The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA), Longwood University’s nationally accredited art museum, recently completed a multi-year ...

Richmond Symphony Orchestra

Lifestyles

Richmond Symphony Orchestra set for free concert in Farmville

The Richmond Symphony Orchestra (RSO) will return to the stage in Jarman Auditorium at Longwood for a special ...

Grateful Boomers

Lifestyles

Grateful Boomers find fun in nature, taking a hike at Pleasant Grove

Recently, the Grateful Boomers spent a beautiful fall day at picturesque Pleasant Grove Park in Fluvanna County. Located ...

Lifestyles

The Word: More important than the sun?

If the sun fizzled out and disappeared, what would happen? Holly Otterbein, from Popular Science, says that within ...

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