Opinion
Mike Wilson: Make mine a redhead
If zipping along in the dark at 26 knots in 25 degree temperatures and 20 knot winds in ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Marijuana law needs more work
Editor’s Note: After last week’s Q & A, State Sen. Frank Ruff wanted to add a bit more ...
Opinion
Trudy Berry: Marijuana legislation is not perfect
Editor’s Note: After last week’s Q & A, State Sen. Frank Ruff wanted to add a bit more ...
Opinion
Hanna Bailey: LGBTQ+ History Month is for Lovers
The phrase “Virginia is for Lovers,” became Virginia’s motto in 1969. Some 400 miles away in New York, ...
Church & Community
Rev. Peter Smith: Where was God during Hamas attacks in Israel?
Honestly, I had not planned to write about this, but the Hamas attack on Israel dictated otherwise. Already, ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: A story to tell about Briery Creek
When the Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area, featuring hundreds of acres of flooded timber for bass fishing and ...
Opinion
CARL RIDEN: Don’t force others to be who you want
“You need to treat me like a person,” I said to my mother. Even at age seven, I ...
Opinion
Josh Blakely: A celebration of the future of Prince Edward County
Editor’s note: This is a special guest column, focused on the recent decision to move forward with a ...
Lifestyles
Mike Wilson: A handy guide to low disposable income fowling
A well-heeled middle-aged acquaintance of mine recently decided to take up fowling for the first time and asked ...
Education
Justin Pope: This is the way forward for Prince Edward schools
The Prince Edward Board of Supervisors has unanimously endorsed plans to renovate the county’s elementary school. Here’s what ...
Opinion
Dr. Erin B. Waggoner: A lonely education: Learning while gay
August marks the beginning of the school year, but for some students, going back to school can either ...
Opinion
Adam Tyler: A Lament of the Clergy and Lay Leadership of Farmville Baptist Church
On July 28, 1963, a group of African-American worshippers arrived on the front steps of Farmville Baptist Church, ...
Opinion
Quentin Johnson: Freedom requires education
On July Fourth, we celebrated our nation’s birth. On July 30, we will recognize National Support Public Education ...
Opinion
Byron Carson: Are Farmville housing rules a straitjacket?
Farmville housing regulations like zoning ordinances and minimum lot requirements are not a good look. Such regulations benefit ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson — The fugitive: A road lesson in applied calculus
When my wife and I decided to dock our powerboat at Lake Norman for a bit, I was ...
Opinion
Josh Blakely: A question I keep getting asked
“Are you going to move so they can go to better schools?” Over the years, I’ve heard plenty ...
Opinion
Amber Hucks: Lets talk about those vaccine shots
Editor’s note: This marks the latest in a series of monthly columns that the staff of the Piedmont ...
Opinion
Dove Standley: Freedom means getting to choose none of the above
Editor’s note: This is the latest in the monthly column produced by members of the Farmville PRIDE group. ...
Opinion
Farmville Pride: Flags….Farmville….Pride
Editor’s note: This is the first in what will be a monthly column from Farmville Pride. Driving around ...
Opinion
Tommy Wright: Democrats struggle on crime
You can’t spin numbers like this: after a full year of Democratic-imposed pro-criminal legislation, crime is up significantly, ...
Opinion
Mike Wilson: Happy 100th birthday, Mr. Enfield!
As I get along in years, I find myself consciously checking items off my “bucket list” like many ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Where is Elliott Ness when we need him?
For those of us that grew up in the 60s and 70s, the Untouchables television series with Elliott ...
Opinion
Robert Gordon: Why have a plan if you ignore it to create a PUD?
What follows is a legal opinion that I have drafted in my capacity as a resident of Farmville ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Looking at employment 17 years later
Seventeen years ago, Delegates Kathy Byron and Clark Hogan and I, after extensive research, concluded that Virginia’s training ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff: We need to rethink energy
Recent polling shows that, when asked, most people are in favor of green energy if the question is ...
Opinion
Frank Ruff: Dealing with debt
Much attention has been given to the national debt lately. Sadly, it is an issue that should have ...
Opinion
Howard Gregory: Why I support John McGuire
John McGuire is an exceptional candidate for the Virginia Senate. There are three areas I will focus on: ...