News
Freedom libraries open in Buckingham County. Where are they?
The doors opened in the middle of last week. National nonprofit Freedom Reads officially found a place to ...
Education
Sailor’s Creek offers ‘Legends’ program
Coming up later this month, residents will have a chance to learn about the legends of what happened ...
Lifestyles
The Word: Lincoln and Lent
On August 12, 1861, Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation. “… (W)hen our own beloved country, once, by the ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for the week of March 8, 2024
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...
Lifestyles
Devotional: What are you looking at?
What are you looking at? I’d like you to think with me not so much about our physical ...
News
Community band prepares for anniversary concert
The Heart of Virginia Community Band will offer a free concert on Monday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. ...
Lifestyles
Students help Pine Grove Project as ‘ambassadors’
It started in 2021, when Kamira Holman and Alana Johnson won the Women’s History Month essay contest from ...
Lifestyles
AARP warns of Social Security scams
One of the most popular ways for criminals to steal money and sensitive information is by impersonating a ...
Education
School Board recognizes Students of the Month
Each month during the regularly scheduled meeting, the Cumberland School Board recognizes the Students of the Month for ...
Lifestyles
Church offers look at Black History
Apostolic Faith Church of All Nations (AFCOAN) has a Black History Museum. The Church is located at 1358 ...
Lifestyles
Sorority sponsors winter coat drives
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ®, the Kappa Rho Omega chapter, collected approximately 100 winter coats, jackets and ...
Lifestyles
Farmville UMC to host Bishop Haupert-Johnson
Farmville United Methodist Church will be hosting Virginia Conference Episcopal leader, Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson, on Sunday March 10 ...
Lifestyles
Garden clubs learn about Ikebana
Eleven local garden clubs gathered to hear a talk on the Ikebana style of flower arranging on Thursday, ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for week of March 1, 2024
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...
Lifestyles
Devotional: Let’s talk about cutting covenants
When was the last time you cut a covenant? My guess is that you have never actually cut ...
Lifestyles
The Word: The savior ministers individually
Earlier this week, as I walked the dog in the early morning, I heard the plaintive cry of ...
Lifestyles
Commission approves Barbara Johns statue. What’s the next step?
Joan Johns Cobbs just wanted to say thanks. Speaking to the Commission for Historical Statues, she thanked the ...
Opinion
Edward Strickler: ‘The sayings of the sepulchral sage’
Through daily walks in 2023, my husband and I picked up 17 cubic yards of litter in Farmville, ...
Lifestyles
Buckingham High team competes in Horse Hippology contest
On Friday, Feb. 9, the Block and Bridle Horse Hippology Contest was held on the campus of Virginia ...
Lifestyles
Review: Waterworks audiences see Hursey’s vision in ‘The Vagrant’
The Waterworks Players Community Theatre production of The Vagrant, a full-length play written by Longwood University’s Dr. Brett ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Some famous (and almost fatal) last words
The most dangerous last words in all the world have nothing to do with hunting. You likely won’t ...
Lifestyles
Herald Community Calendar for week of Feb. 25, 2024
The Herald Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. ...
Lifestyles
Devotional: ‘Grace and justice’
One of the biggest takeaways from the great tribulation described in Revelation, chapters 6-18, is the reality of ...
Lifestyles
Trents Mill News: Benefit dinner coming up
Did you know that Friday, Feb. 23 is National Banana Bread Day? While some people use yeast, most ...
Lifestyles
The Word: Love is a table manner
Eating is one of the most important and vulnerable things we do, and it always has been. Food ...
Lifestyles
Mother Nature’s Garden: February is an in-between month
February is an in-between month for wildflower enthusiasts. It’s still winter, but there are glimmerings of life in ...
Lifestyles
Area libraries mark one year of SALSA Partnership
“I’m so grateful for the SALSA libraries,” says Sharon Carter, Buckingham High School librarian and avid library user. ...