Lifestyles
Movie Review — Bullet Train
BY LAUREN BRADSHAW Special to The Farmville Herald BULLET TRAIN, directed by David Leitch, is an entertaining enough ...
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Church & Community
Farmville Community Calendar — The week of August 12, 2022
The Farmville community calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that ...
Food & Fitness
Dry weather prior to harvest locks in watermelon’s iconic summer sweetness
The drier the days at harvest time, the sweeter the watermelon. Streaked with dark and light green stripes ...
Buckingham
FFA competes at state convention
Six members of Buckingham County High School’s FFA earned their state degrees, while many of the students placed ...
Columns
Happy to be here — Keep distance from bears, despite the cute, cuddly look
Maybe you’ve seen amusing bear videos on the internet. There’s a cute one with a cub climbing onto ...
Columns
Devotional — Touch is a compassionate need for everyone
One of the amazing things about being human beings is that we have different ways of experiencing the ...
Church & Community
Community Calendar — The week of August 5, 2022
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday ...
Columns
The Word — Rockwell’s ‘Golden Rule’ shares what Jesus practiced
Norman Rockwell was one of the iconic American artists of the 20th century. Among his most incredible works ...
Columns
Sowing Seeds — Don’t hesitate: Take a ‘walk across the room’
“What if you knew that by simply crossing the room and saying “hello” to someone, you could change ...
Columns
Common grass pink: An interesting native orchid
We tend to think of orchids as fragile, delicate plants requiring pampering, but they are extremely resilient and ...
Cumberland
Adventures for the younger children set
Nature Tykes is a new activity for youth ages 4-7 years old. Younger children often get left out ...
Columns
Cumberland couple reaches important milestone
Special anniversary wishes go out this week to Bernard (Butch) and Jannett Pond of Cumberland, who are celebrating ...
Church & Community
Historical Society meeting set
The Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at the Farmville Train ...
Lifestyle Main
Virginia State Fair features expanded lineup
CAROLINE COUNTY — This year’s State Fair of Virginia will host new acts and returning fan favorites, showcasing ...
Farmville
Science, art featured at Farmville summer camps
FARMVILLE — “Mad Science” and “Artful Antics” highlighted the recent summer camp weeks for youth held by Farmville ...
Lifestyles
Explore the hidden world of bats
When picturing a bat, one might think of a vampire-like creature that roams the earth looking for its ...
Lifestyles
For this Actress, ‘Community’ is the operative word in community theatre
BY CRAIG CHALLENDER In hindsight, it was probably inevitable that Penny Dorsey would become a creative artist. “In ...
Farmville
Farmville comes together for National Night Out
FARMVILLE — Everything from The Beatles to Van Morrison played on the speakers. Kids ran around Riverside Park, ...
Columns
The Word — Jesus is the cure for toxic doubt
For the last two years, I had not had so much as a sniffle! But then in happened. ...
Columns
Movie Review: The Gray Man
“The Gray Man,” written and directed by the Russo Brothers, is one of Netflix’s largest scale, original films ...
Columns
Sowing Seeds — Evangelism? Not Me!
My home church supported a mission ship sailing to poorer countries offering free books, and other supplies. They ...
Columns
Devotional — ‘Bow down’ and be willing to surrender to the Lord
In the days when the judges ruled over Israel, from 1400-1100 BC, many people just did what seemed ...
Church & Community
Community Calendar — The week of July 29, 2022
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday ...
Lifestyle Main
May wedding held
The marriage of Dr. Amanda Lockett Garnett, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lockett Wootton Garnett, all of Richmond, ...
Columns
Trents Mill News — September trip set for Wytheville dinner theater
Happy birthday wishes go out to Susan Absher, of Farmville, and Alice Bell, of New Canton, both having ...
Celebrations
Basketball team reunion held
BY THE REV. DR. DEBORAH HICKS-SHEALEY The Prince Edward County 1999-2000 State Championship Girls Basketball team recently held ...
Lifestyles
Summer night starlight at Sailor’s Creek
Spend a beautiful evening with the Crewe Astronomy Club gazing at the stars and learning about the night ...