OPINION
Your turn — Report Card of the Year
The report Gov. Glenn Youngkin ordered on his first day in office is in, and the results aren’t ...
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OPINION
Your turn — Proud of SVCC graduates
Southside Virginia Community College hosted an in-person commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14. The event, held on the ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor — Shame on Good for vote against baby formula bill
To the Editor: U.S. Rep. Bob Good of the 5th Congressional District was one of 192 Republicans, including ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor — Restaurant tax hard on poor folks
To the Editor: Farmville’s tax gouge on restaurants, especially “inexpensive” fast food, targets the homeless. Homeless people by ...
Columns
Opinion — Fuel thoughts
As all fuels reach record highs, now is a good time to reflect on the driving factors. No ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter — Gold study listening session May 25
To the Editor: Thanks to Erica Schoenberger for the excellent article, published in The Farmville Herald May 10 ...
Columns
Opinion — Supporting our veterans
The mental health crisis being faced by our Veterans has been a crucial issue that needed to be ...
OPINION
Predicted effects of shutdowns materialize
It was obvious from the first months of the pandemic. Parents could see it as they watched their ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor — He hopes Roe v. Wade is overturned
To the Editor: The far-left liberals’ argument in the whole Roe v. Wade situation is that the Republicans ...
OPINION
Your turn — Why the golf course should be kept open
The recent decision by the Farmville Town Council to close the Municipal Golf Course effective June 30 of ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor — Protect Buckingham County water
To the Editor: Cyanide, mercury, arsenic… these poisonous chemicals are part of gold ore processing and are a ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor — Protect Buckingham County water
To the Editor: Cyanide, mercury, arsenic… these poisonous chemicals are part of gold ore processing and are a ...
Columns
Opinion — Bills address education issues
The Virginia General Assembly has completed its 2022 legislative session and while we are still waiting on the ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter — Rise above and stick to the facts
To the Editor: For a number of years, The Farmville Herald has been publishing reports from our state ...
OPINION
Opinion — Flag misrepresents who we are
I read the letters to the editor supporting the flying of the Confederate flag and removal of the ...
OPINION
Gold mining comes with risks and rewards. But those aren’t equally shared.
Buckingham County faces the prospect of a gold mine within its borders. Many of the county’s residents are ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor — A perspective according to history
To the Editor: So much turmoil, too much anger, who or what is the cause. The history that ...
Columns
Opinion — Disinformation
This past week, the Biden administration announced that they were creating a new section of government to deal ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letter — Say no to gold mining in Buckingham
To the Editor: “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” ...
Columns
Opinion — The work continues
The Virginia General Assembly reconvened for Governor Youngkin’s veto session Wednesday, April 27, and the Republican-controlled House of ...
Columns
Opinion — Where will you stand
From the crimson eyesore upon the prominent hill overlooking the grand entrance of business 460 into Farmville, the ...
Columns
Opinion — It’s time to stop bankrupting America
For two years the government has printed and borrowed trillions of dollars, over regulated and locked down the ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letter — Control ammunition to control guns
To the Editor: We seem to be undergoing a problem with controlling the use of guns in this ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letter — On limiting free speech
To the Editor: Fewer things are more frightening to me than Orwell’s fictional work 1984. I read it ...
Columns
Opinion — Returning to Richmond
On Wednesday, April 27, we will return to Richmond to review and vote on Governor amendments. We are ...
Letters to the Editor
Letter — Time to turn the cheek
To the Editor: I am writing regarding the flags and statues of the Confederacy. I wish people would ...
Guest Columns
Opinion — Let’s get ready to rumble
The Reconvened Session on April 27 is likely to be a lengthy session given the number of actions ...