Apr. 7, 20220313By FCHS journalism students
The Fluvanna County High School Forensics team won the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 3 State Championship at Clover Hill High School on March 26. Under the direction of Coach Craig Edgerton, this was the Flucos’ fourth state win since 2016.
According to Edgerton, after losing seven seniors...
Apr. 7, 20220203By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
The average art show that everyone is familiar with features pieces from 8” X 10” to door size and in some galleries and museums they are measured in feet, not inches, dominating large wall spaces. But the tiny art show at the Fluvanna County Public Library was on the opposite end of the spectrum...
Apr. 7, 20220371Press release
This week Fluvanna County will take the first critical step on a path to restoration of its nationally significant historic courthouse in Palmyra, the county seat.
Working in partnership with the non-profit Fluvanna Historical Society, which proposed early last year that an Historic Structure Report (HSR) should be...
Apr. 7, 20220293Press release
The Flying Flucos brought home another title on March 22 as the Medford basketball team won the Medford tournament. Over the course of three months, the Medford League basketball team went undefeated, finishing 6-0 in the regular season against local schools including Orange County, Eastern View, Goochland, Culpeper,...
Apr. 7, 20220851Fluvanna man has been missing for 11 years
April 8 will mark 11 years since Robert Lee Hourihan was last seen. The cold case remains open, and the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help to bring closure for the family. We are hopeful that someone may have that vital piece of information needed to help us close this...
Apr. 7, 20220165Press release
Fluvanna Meals on Wheels held a grand opening on March 26 to share its new packing kitchen with the community. The local non-profit needed kitchen space and storage for supplies to continue their mission of feeding homebound neighbors and prepare for future program growth.
The kitchen space was renovated from office space...
Apr. 7, 20220268By Carlos Santos
Editor
VDOT has rescinded the bill sent to Charles and Carolyn Westrater for removing the pine tree that toppled onto their car.
The Westraters were driving east on Rt. 53 on March 7 when the huge pine tree fell across their four-door sedan. The tree, possibly uprooted by high winds that day, smashed in the roof and...
Gerry Brown was born on Aug. 18, 1939, in Houston Texas. He died on Feb. 2, 2022, in Crozet, Virginia.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Cynthia “Cindy” Brown, in Palmyra, VA; a son Russell Brown from Virginia Beach, VA; a daughter Susan Pluta, from Kansas City, KS; a daughter Lisa Brown, from Irving TX; 5 grandchildren and 4...
Barbara Ann (Sheff) Tocci, 64, passed away Sunday afternoon, March 27, 2022, in Charlottesville, joining the Lord, along with her daughter Caitlin, son Patrick, and father and mother in heaven. She was born on September 28, 1957, in Buffalo, New York, and raised in neighboring Hamburg. Barbara was educated at St. Peter and Paul School,...