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Opinion — Unlikely Longwood has hoops world buzzing

With the Hokies and ’Hoos scrambling just to get on the bubble for next month’s NCAA Tournament, we ...

Opinion

Opinion — Let’s talk about something other than politics

When you read these words, the 2021 election will be over and the outcomes known unless, heaven forbid, ...

Opinion

Opinion — Gerrymandering won’t die an easy death

Turns out that hyperpartisan citizens are no better than hyperpartisan legislators when it comes to ending gerrymandering. Two-thirds ...

Columns

Make a dollar go a long way

In a few days, having given and received generously with friends and loved ones, let us all consider ...

Columns

Many reasons to be thankful

On Thursday, Americans will pause to count their blessings. My list could go on and on. • I’m ...

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Unburned by the national spotlight

National media attention, which can harm as much as it can help, treated Farmville kindly during the recent ...

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For Longwood, more than a debate

If you want a seat in Willett Hall for next month’s vice presidential debate, call Hillary Clinton. Or ...

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Magazine response wows us

One of our goals with the launch of Farmville the Magazine was to bring a smile to the ...

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Magazine on the way

Our newest publication will hit the streets next week, and we think you’re going to like it. Farmville ...

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Rise above the drama and serve the citizens

Farmville arguably is a better place because of the investments of real estate developer Russell Harper. He reminded ...

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Thumbs up; thumbs down

Revisiting a couple of recent column topics … Thumbs up to the Longwood University softball team for arguably ...

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Banks should apologize

Lloyd Banks, the thin-skinned bully who leads Cumberland County’s Board of Supervisors, needs a refresher course on his ...

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A home team to root for

Exhibit A for Longwood University’s ability to compete in college athletics’ highest division is the Lancer softball team, ...

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History attracts tourists

A proposed civil rights walking trail, done correctly, can be an important piece of downtown Farmville’s revitalization. Organizers convened ...

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Wanted: resident lawmaker

If voters give state Sen. Tom Garrett, R-Buckingham, a promotion to Congress this fall, Farmville and Prince Edward ...

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School board mustn’t settle

Regardless of which search partner the Prince Edward School Board uses to find the county schools’ next superintendent, ...

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Showcase edition coming soon

Community newspaper publishing requires us to thoroughly chronicle the Heart of Virginia region, warts and all. On any ...

Columns

Longwood’s grand slam

A not-so-farfetched assessment of technological advances foretells a bleak future for bricks-and-mortar college campuses. In an age when ...

Columns

Unmistakable progress

In early June, as Kristen Green celebrated the release of a memoir that trashed her hometown, the people ...

Columns

A victim of the times

The Free News, a weekly newspaper for area residents who don’t subscribe to The Farmville Herald, went away ...

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Back in the spotlight

Six decades ago, Farmville and Prince Edward County made national news for the wrong reason, shutting down the ...

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Joined at the hip

Farmville Mayor David Whitus’ convocation address at Longwood University last week was another symbol of improved relations between ...

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Help shape our content

Two weeks in, we hope you’re enjoying the resized and redesigned Farmville Herald. We appreciate the many readers ...

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A bigger footprint

As you might have seen on last Friday’s front page, The Farmville Herald’s newspaper family grew recently when ...

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For the record

Among the new content in your reformatted and redesigned Farmville Herald will be a more robust selection of ...

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