Opinion
Dual successes
I am used to covering and measuring the performance of student-athletes primarily as it pertains to the back ...
Opinion
Worlds join up
I’d like to address a special aspect of the recent Farmville Area Habitat for Humanity home dedication that ...
Opinion
Staying to play in Farmville
There is some added incentive to watch college athletics right here in America’s first two-college town during the ...
Opinion
United in excellence indeed
A special congratulations is due to Prince Edward County High School’s varsity girls soccer team for its outstanding ...
Opinion
‘We worked for it’
I still remember my postgame interview with Fuqua School Varsity Softball Head Coach Mike Ford last year at ...
Columns
A hope that endures
The fifth annual Hope Day was every bit as encouraging as an event bearing that name should be. ...
Columns
To the Lancer softball seniors
Since starting as the sports editor for Farmville Newsmedia in late April 2016, all I have ever known ...
Columns
Saluting Cumberland
I would like to take a few moments to commend Cumberland County for a moving display of patriotism ...
Columns
Deductive reasonings
I had the special opportunity to witness something historic last week when I covered the luncheon at Riverside ...
Columns
Commending Eppes
It seems most fitting to commend recently retired Prince Edward Circuit Court Clerk Machelle J. Eppes for her ...
Columns
Enriching experiences
My now six years of being a community newspaper reporter has resulted in some incredible experiences I could ...
Columns
Bravo to Moton
The 2018 Moton Community Banquet was an impressive event. I remember being at the Longwood University Health & ...
Columns
Thanks for the ride
I’d like to issue a huge ‘thank you’ and commendation to Cumberland County High School’s varsity boys basketball ...
Columns
Who’s hiding under there?
A lot of different ingredients go into making for a full, vibrant community. It is important that there ...
Columns
A championship ethos
I’d like to commend Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) students and staff for their consistent, outstanding success in the Virginia ...
Columns
Delegating involvement
I have been struck as of late by the columns written by Virginia delegates representing different parts of ...
Columns
Kindred spirits
In sports, it is important for teams to have a feeder system, something that helps populate a team’s ...
Columns
A 70-year-long impact and counting
Though I travel largely in sports circles, I have recently had occasion to cover some events organized by ...
Columns
A pivotal role to play
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, also known as drones, have opened up a world of ...
Columns
Benefiting society
I think there can be a time and a place for protesting. I can see instances where it ...
Columns
A model of consistency
I’d like to commend Ben Manis for the consistency of his success over the five years he has ...
Columns
Keep searching
I’d like to take a few moments to explain and offer opinion on some strange things going on ...
Columns
Successful trailblazers
If you want to see cross country running done well, come to the Heart of Virginia in the ...
Columns
How media should work
I recently had a front-row seat to a presentation of how media should work in any era. I was ...
Columns
What’s in a name?
As I learned last week of “119,” the restaurant that Bill McKay and Maureen Walls-McKay are getting ready ...
Columns
An unbeatable team
I remember attending regular meetings of the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors in 2016 and hearing citizens talk about ...
Columns
Examples to follow
Aspiring writers who read the July 7 edition of The Herald received some inspiration and insight into the ...