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Read more | Add your comment Latest News Virginia still on the downtrend as Phase 3 approaches Legality of council action challenged SVCC announces plans for returning to class More News Sports In Sports High School College Recreation MVP zone Columns High Five! Top Sports Tigers announce football recruits Wednesday, June 3, 2020 6:00 am Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) Football Head Coach Marty Favret has announced his incoming recruiting class that brings 57 newcomers to the program, including four from area ... Read more | Add your comment Latest Sports Campbell signs with Red Sox Davis leads Keydets’ training at Fuqua Edwards embodies excellence More Sports Opinion In Opinion Editorial Letters to the Editor Columns Way to Go Top Opinion Right decision but done terribly wrong Wednesday, June 24, 2020 6:00 am The Farmville Town Council’s decision to take down the Confederate soldier statue was exactly the right decision, but the way it was carried out should ... Read more | Add your comment Columns Guest Columns Betty Ramsey Roger Watson Titus Mohler Alexa Massey Crystal Vandegrift Lifestyles In Lifestyles Engagements Weddings Celebrations Community Calendar Columns Food & Fitness Living & Leisure Church & Community Top Lifestyles Falcons walk the stage Thursday, June 25, 2020 11:40 am The coronavirus pandemic has meant this year’s high school seniors have had to sacrifice a lot in the name of a better tomorrow. From prom ... Read more | Add your comment Columns Buckingham Bulletin Trent's Mill News Sowing Seeds The Word Happy to be Here Through the Garden Gate Mother Nature's Garden Devotional Watch Your Language Education Local Education Public Schools Private Schools School Lunch Menus Longwood University Hampden-Sydney College Top Education SVCC announces plans for returning to class Thursday, June 25, 2020 12:10 pm Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) will resume a full schedule of classes this fall beginning August 24. In what the college is terming its “HyFlex” ... Read more | Add your comment Latest Education Falcons walk the stage Bohanon awarded college scholarship Buckingham FFA senior spotlight More Education Classifieds Business Obits Top Stories Fire destroys home June 25, 2020 A home on Watson Road in Farmville became a total loss Wednesday, June 24, after being ravaged by ... Read more | Add your comment Falcons walk the stage June 25, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has meant this year’s high school seniors have had to sacrifice a lot in the ... Read more | Add your comment Confederate statue removed after Farmville Town Council approval June 22, 2020 Farmville’s Confederate soldier statue was taken down from its pedestal on High Street Thursday evening, June 18. The ... Read more | Add your comment Town council members discuss statue decision June 22, 2020 The Farmville Town Council voted unanimously to remove the Confederate statue located at the intersection of High and ... Read more | Add your comment Farmville Legality of council action challenged The Farmville Town Council may not have been in accordance with state law with regard to its reason for initiating a closed meeting during its ... Read more | Add your comment June 25, 2020 by Titus Mohler. PIEDMONT DISTRICT Area virus case rates plummeting Although Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) website shows what at a glance seems like a dramatic increase in novel coronavirus cases for Buckingham County in ... Read more | Add your comment June 19, 2020 by Alexa Massey. PIEDMONT HEALTH DISTRICT Virginia still on the downtrend as Phase 3 approaches The Piedmont Health District was listed by The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Wednesday, June 24, as having a total positive coronavirus case count of ... Read more by Alexa Massey, Thursday, June 25, 2020 1:13 pm Longwood Campbell signs with Red Sox Longwood University right-handed pitcher Maceo Campbell will head to the professional ranks after signing a deal with the Boston Red Sox as an undrafted free ... Read more by Staff Report, Wednesday, June 24, 2020 6:00 am Buckingham Buckingham woman charged with murder of husband A fatal shooting in Buckingham County Saturday night, June 20, has led to first-degree murder charges for a New Canton woman in the death of ... Read more by Alexa Massey, Monday, June 22, 2020 11:10 am CHURCH & COMMUNITY Church and community events munity Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that Friday’s calendar. Events should be emailed to CommunityCalendar@ ... Read more by Staff Report, Friday, June 19, 2020 6:00 am DEVOTIONAL Are you like a sheep without a shepherd? Numerous times in scripture we are compared with sheep. Isaiah the prophet, say’s “All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has ... Read more by Guest Columnist, Friday, June 19, 2020 6:00 am Photos The Farmville Herald updated gallery 'PECHS celebrates its seniors' The Farmville Herald updated gallery 'Health Care Heroes Parade' The Farmville Herald updated gallery 'Honoring MLK Day' The Farmville Herald updated gallery 'Town Motel demolished' The Farmville Herald updated gallery '2020 Taste of Farmville' The Farmville Herald updated gallery 'Meherrin Fire & Rescue Annual Awards Banquet' THE WORD Only God can judge a person’s heart I had a coworker once who asked me about a decision that we had made regarding a difficult situation. They asked, “Did we do the ... Read more by Barry Vassar, Friday, June 19, 2020 6:00 am Columns Growing picture perfect pitcher plants Sometimes a gardener just needs a change of pace, something like a wild child plant that looks as if it came from another planet. If ... Read more by Dr. Cynthia Wood, Friday, June 19, 2020 6:00 am Columns Here’s how Father’s Day began On June 20, 2020 springs ends and summer begins at 5:44 p.m. Sunday, June 21, is Father’s Day. Father’s Day began when a young woman ... Read more by Annie May Miles, Friday, June 19, 2020 6:00 am GROW YOUR OWN FOOD Canning can be a cure for imperfect tomatoes I started water bath canning while working on a farm and we had imperfect tomatoes that customers wouldn’t choose. The tomatoes still tasted great and ... Read more by Guest Columnist, Friday, June 19, 2020 6:00 am Buckingham Absentee ballots abundant for June 23 primary Virginia’s June primary elections are almost here, and the effects of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic may make the level of absentee ballot voting this ... Read more by Alexa Massey, Friday, June 19, 2020 6:00 am SOWING SEEDS A prayer for guidance For months, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned our world upside down and still continues even as businesses and churches reopen. The risks to our health ... Read more by Larry Davies, Friday, June 19, 2020 6:00 am VIRGINIA Governor declares Juneteenth a state holiday Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced his intention to mark Juneteenth (June 19) a permanent paid state holiday during his Tuesday, June 16, press conference. A ... Read more by Alexa Massey, Thursday, June 18, 2020 4:00 pm buckingham county public schools Leaving their mark on the world The Class of 2020 will certainly go down in history as a group of seniors that overcame ...