Lifestyles
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 ...
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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 ...
Lifestyles
Learning about the eastern prickly pear
BY MARK C. CARROLL Special to The Farmville Herald Like other desert cacti, the eastern prickly pear (Opuntia ...
News
Recreation Department held summer camps
The Town of Farmville, along with Crossroads Prevention Services, conducted exciting Summer Day Camp sessions during June. The ...
Lifestyles
Wildlife Wednesday at Bear Creek Lake
Every Wednesday through August 24, Bear Creek Lake State Park in Cumberland County offers the opportunity to explore ...
Lifestyles
Wise recognized at state FFA convention
During the 96th Virginia FFA Convention, held June 27-30 at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Tanner Wise of Buckingham ...
News
Summer adventures at High Street Theatre
Summer is a time for adventure at High Street Theatre. Seek pirate treasure while evading a crime family ...
Lifestyles
Historian addresses the Friends of the Appomattox
Brendan Burke shared some valuable insight on underwater archaeology and history concerning our local waterways Thursday, June 23. ...
Lifestyles
Movie Review — Elvis
BY LAUREN BRADSHAW Special to The Farmville Herald Elvis, directed by the wonderfully flashy Baz Luhrmann, is as ...
News
Annual picnic held
On Monday, June 13, Buckingham-Dillwyn Garden Club members and guests gathered at Ellis Acres in Dillwyn for their ...
Lifestyles
Celebrate Juneteenth at Twin Lakes
Celebrate Juneteenth at Twin Lakes State Park on Saturday, June 18 with rangers and local hiking group Black ...
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New app helps farmers manage row crop pests
Using modern technology ensures farmers can produce more efficient, maximum crop yields, and now there’s a new tool ...
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Garden club meeting held
At the April meeting of the Cumberland Garden Club, Tina French, pictured, Food Safety Manager from Sunnyside Farms, ...
Lifestyles
A Bridge afar
By James Harris Special to The Farmville Herald Mickey Smith, Billy Simmons, Chris Harvell, and I met at ...
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Book club meeting held
The members of the Third Thursday Book Club had a most enjoyable morning, Thursday, May 19, hearing Hedwig ...
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Farmers preparing for sweet berry season
Strawberries are center stage right now, but blackberries and blueberries will get their time to shine in a ...
Lifestyles
Regional conservation organization formed
A new regional conservation organization has formed to create nature preserves in Central and Southside Virginia. Tadpole Land ...
News
Spring music festival set
PolyCeltic, an acoustic trio who focuses on a British Isles/American folk sound, will perform at the Farmville Presbyterian ...
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Farmers report positive news following multiple late freezes
If farming is a gamble, then its players can expect Mother Nature to occasionally deal a bad hand. ...
Lifestyles
Movie Review — Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
BY LAUREN BRADSHAW Special to The Farmville Herald DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS is without a ...
News
Good neighbor fundraiser
Through the month of May, the Applebee’s in Farmville will host a Good Neighbor Fundraiser to benefit United ...
News
PSC holds fundraising banquet
The Pregnancy Support Center (PSC) of Southside Virginia hosted its first in-person fundraising banquet since 2019 on Thursday, ...
Lifestyles
Guided tours of Mulberry Hill to be held
Starting in May, Mulberry Hill will be open the first Saturday of the month through September. There will ...
Lifestyles
DAR announces newest member
The Judith Randolph-Longwood Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), has announced their newest member. Following ...
Education
The Monuments Men at High Street Theatre
High Street Theatre presents The Monuments Men, a film about one of the largest art heists in history, ...
Lifestyles
Starfield exploration with Crewe Astronomy Club
Camp Paradise Access and the center of High Bridge will be the location for a spring sky program, ...
Lifestyles
Auditions for The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
The next production at Waterworks will be The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, by John Bishop, and will ...