Dec. 15, 20210402By Heather Michon
Correspondent
A long-running drama came to an end at the Planning Commission on Tuesday night (Dec. 7), as commissioners voted 5-0 to deny a rezoning request for the controversial Village Gardens housing development.
This was the third time since Sept. 14 that the commission had devoted almost a full meeting to...
Dec. 15, 20210270By Ruthann Carr
Correspondent
At its meeting Wednesday (Dec. 8) the Fluvanna County School Board voted to give staff and students an early Christmas gift: three days off.
Superintendent Peter Gretz said Dec. 20, 21 and 22 were scheduled as school days, but he suggested adding them to the holiday vacation.
Gretz said giving that...
Sister of Mozell H. Booker
Doris Inez Hughes was born on September 4, 1932 to her parents, Allen Shannon Hughes and Harriett Lee Garland Hughes, at their home in Fork Union, VA. Doris attended Dunbar Rosenwald School on Mountain Hill Road in 1941 and graduated from S.C. Abrams High School in 1950.
At a young age, because she did...
Dec. 15, 20210239By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The Fluco boy’s basketball team has won its first three games, all against non-Jefferson District opponents. The team, under Coach Heath Bralley opened its regular season on the road on Dec.1, traveling to Waynesboro High. The Flucos took a 27-17 lead at half time and won by nine, 54-45. On Dec. 3, the...
Dec. 9, 20210293By Heather Michon
Correspondent
If the Board of Supervisors had any doubt where the public stood on redistricting, the special public hearing on Wednesday night (Dec. 1) made it clear: the majority of residents commenting want to stay at five districts.
The county had produced five potential redistricting maps for the supervisors...
Dec. 9, 20210471Contributed by Storm Hall and Diana Hall
If you were to mention seeing a football game at Fluvanna County High School, most people would assume you were at the field on a chilly Friday night supporting the high school team. What you may not know is that Fluvanna has a youth league featuring three teams, the Explorers age 5-7,...
Dec. 9, 20210245By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
In its first regular season game, the Nick Ward coached Fluco girls’ basketball team hosted the Little Giants from Waynesboro on Dec. 1. The Flucos effectively put the game away very early, scoring the first 13 points of the game. Junior Abby Seal had an unforgettable first quarter as she drained not...