The Farmville Herald

5 days ago | farmvilleherald.com | Brian Carlton

Published 12:05 am Friday, May 9, 2025 You can expect the Green Ridge portion of Tuesday’s meeting to go quickly, but that doesn’t mean any final votes will be taken. The Cumberland Board of Supervisors will meet on Tuesday, May 13 for their regular monthly meeting, but while Green Ridge is on the agenda, it’s just to set a date. Specifically, supervisors on Tuesday will just be setting a date for the public hearing, currently expected to be held in June.

5 days ago | farmvilleherald.com | Brian Carlton

Published 12:17 am Friday, May 9, 2025 The frustration has been popping up for months now, as Cumberland residents expressed their annoyance. They emailed The Herald, complained online and generally wanted to know when the problem would be addressed. The good news? All the work involving John Randolph Road will be finished by either the end of this week or the beginning of next week. There have been several issues with that road, causing problems for drivers in turn.

1 week ago | farmvilleherald.com | Brian Carlton

Published 12:11 am Wednesday, May 7, 2025 The tax rate has been set, the budget proposal outlined. Now it’s time for a public hearing, for residents to weigh in on the Town of Farmville’s plans. The public hearing for this year’s Farmville budget is scheduled for next Wednesday, beginning at 6 p.m.The current proposed budget is for $43,367,489.

1 week ago | farmvilleherald.com | Brian Carlton

Published 12:05 am Wednesday, May 7, 2025 “When day is done, greet the dawn and not the setting sun.” That was the favorite quote of Oliver Hill. Instead of focusing on what’s behind us, we need to look forward, Hill argued. And he fought for that belief, as the attorney taking on the case of Barbara Rose Johns and the other students of the Moton School. He might not have realized it at the time, but Hill’s decision to take that case led to a critical point in U.S. history.

1 week ago | farmvilleherald.com | Brian Carlton

Published 12:58 am Wednesday, May 7, 2025 The rattling and shaking started at 1:08 p.m. Tuesday and was strong enough that several geology students messaged their professor at Longwood University, asking what was going on. Folks as far east as Richmond and as far south as Keysville reported seeing parts of their homes shake. In the end, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that we did in fact have an earthquake hit the area.