Jan. 16, 2025084
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Republican Luther Cifers was successful in his bid to win the 10th District state senate seat recently vacated by Rep. John McGuire.
McGuire, a Republican, is heading to Washington, D.C., after defeating his Democratic opponent, Gloria Witt, in the race for Virginia’s 5th Congressional...
Jan. 16, 20250250
No injuries reported
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
A coal train derailed in southeastern Fluvanna County at around 5 a.m. on Tuesday (Jan. 7).
The Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office and Fluvanna Volunteer Fire Department units from Palmyra and Fork Union were called to the scene at 4:53 a.m. No injuries were reported, “and...
Jan. 9, 2025082
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
It was not a close game. LCA won the opening quarter 17-5 and the Flucos could never get close, even though they played their opponents evenly over the second half, only being outscored 30-28. Liberty led at the half-time 36-19, and that margin proved to be insurmountable.
In the first quarter, the...
Jan. 9, 20250134
Winter storm Blair
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Fluvanna spent the opening weekend of 2025 bracing for the area's first significant snowstorm since the first week of 2022.
Some residents reported that up three to four inches of snow had fallen by mid-day Monday (Jan. 6) topped with some sleet and icy rain.
Thomas...
Jan. 9, 20250105
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Every five years the Planning Commission undertakes the task of planning for the future by updating the Fluvanna County's Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is a guide to the future growth and development in the county, and is the groundwork on which zoning and subdivision ordinances,...
Jan. 9, 2025048
Contributed by Mona OrangeFriends of the Fluvanna County Library hear from Bonnie M. Hagerman, author of Skimpy Coverage: Sports Illustrated and the Shaping of the Female Athlete at its Sept. 4 meeting starting at 7 p.m.
The 2024 Olympics shined the light on many amazing U.S. women athletes – many that most of us had never heard...
Dec. 30, 20240381
Contributed by Mike Feazel“The world will see me now!” enthused Fluvanna resident Reatha Holloman after sitting for a portrait done by local artists as part of the “Looking Back, Seeing Now” collaboration between the Fluvanna Black community and local artists.
She was one of 17 Fluvanna citizens, all descendants of enslaved...