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A year in the arts
Dec. 30, 20210286 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Last year was a rough time for the arts everywhere. Theaters and art centers were shuttered and empty, and the bright lights Broadway is known for were not so bright. Actors, singers, dancers, and musicians all had to become 'virtually” creative. This year is coming to an end and it looked as if...
News in 2021
Dec. 30, 20210328 By Heather Michon Correspondent 2021. What can we say? If COVID-19 wasn’t quite the all-encompassing story it was in 2020, it was still very much at the forefront of public life. Since the start of the pandemic in the spring of 2020, more than 3,000 Fluvanna residents have been diagnosed with the virus, almost 130 have been...
End of an Era – Weaver Retires After 32 Years as Supervisor
Dec. 23, 20210418 By Heather Michon Correspondent Wednesday’s meeting marked the end of an era: the last appearance of Donald W. Weaver as the supervisor from Cunningham. Weaver announced his retirement earlier this year. He was first elected to the Board of Supervisors in 1998 and went on to serve eight consecutive terms, for a total of 32...
Photographer to give talk on grizzly bears in Alaska
Dec. 23, 20210270 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent The Friends of the Library kick off their 2022 season with photographer Harriette Browning Fishburne. Fishburne will talk about her trip to Alaska and photographing grizzly bears in the wild. A retired pediatrician, she didn't get her medical degree from the University of Virginia until she was 40 --...
Fluco boys fall to Charlottesville in Jefferson District opener
Dec. 23, 20210276 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent The Fluco boys hosted the Black Knights from Charlottesville High on Dec. 14 and The Flucos came from behind early in the fourth quarter to take a 51-50 lead. However, the Black Knights rallied with back-to-back three point baskets and outscored the Flucos 28-10 in the rest of the final period. In the...
Supervisors chose to keep current districts
Dec. 23, 20210264 But boundaries of Columbia and Fork Union move west By Heather Michon Correspondent The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Wednesday night (Dec. 15) to adopt Redistricting Map 5, Scenario 2. This map keeps the current districts but moves the boundaries of Columbia and Fork Union west into the more populous areas...
Merry COVID Christmas, 2021
Dec. 23, 20210259 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Because of the pandemic, Christmas was isolating and dismal for some last year. This year, many understand there is still a risk with the Delta and Omicron variants but are willing to take that risk if it means being with friends and family. But COVID still hangs over the holiday season. Writer Leslie...