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A Giant at the Door

A Giant at the Door

I don’t know how she did it, but my grandma grew the most beautiful hollyhocks in exactly the wrong place. Of course, most plants didn’t have the…

The Celebration of Easter

The Celebration of Easter

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a…

Rollin’ Into Spring Bowling Tournament Raises Money for Southside SPCA

The local Southside SPCA held their 2nd annual “Rollin’ Into Spring” Bowling Tournament Fundraiser on Sunday, March 29 at Main Street Lanes in Farmville, Va. A total…

Hillybilly Humor Comes Callin’ at Cricket County Academy

On Thurday, March 26 and Friday, March 27, 2015, fifth grade drama students from Eureka Elementary presented the play Cricket County Academy by Eddie McPherson. According to…

Honoring Our History: Reenactors Give Snapshot of What Civil War Life Was Life

Even though the past Saturday’s weather was far from ideal, it did little to dampen the spirits of either the re-enactors from coming to portray their parts,…

Balancing the Budget for a Stronger America

Balancing the Budget for a Stronger America

Last week, the House passed its annual budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year.  A budget is a vision that demonstrates our priorities for the nation and…

Respect for our Veterans

Respect for our Veterans

This weekend my wife, Jessie, and I attended a Veteran of Foreign Wars memorial service sponsored by the Lunenburg VFW in Victoria.  The event was well attended…

Court House Should Be Discussed

The continuing courthouse conundrum should be on every taxpayer, nontaxpayer, and unemancipated citizen of the county of Charlotte’s mind as this comes to a head.  The new…

Bored Supervisor Meeting

Bored Supervisor Meeting

At the recent meeting of the Stump County Bored Supervisors, there was intense debate on how votes would be counted in the upcoming election. After an intense…

Farmville Chamber Hits Home Run

The Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a great collaborative event at the Hampden-Sydney Baseball Park, Wednesday March 31st from 3:30-7pm. This event was another successful venture…