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Fluco girls destroy Goochland Bulldogs 59-8
Jan. 23, 2025035 By Duncan NixonCorrespondent It was a massacre. Fluco Coach Josh McElheny’s team has very little height and no bulk at all. What it has is a lot of solid athletes. It is hard for this team to let up on an outclassed opponent because the bench is nearly as good as the starters. The Flucos outscored the Bulldogs in the fourth quarter...
Fluvanna schools caught in national PowerSchool data breach
Jan. 23, 20250146 By Heather MichonCorrespondent Fluvanna County Public Schools is one of thousands of school districts caught up in a massive data breach of PowerSchool, the widely-used software company that helps manage information on students, staff, and faculty. Superintendent Peter Gretz announced in a Jan. 10 statement that his leadership...
Fluvanna courthouse restoration wins $785,000 grant
Jan. 23, 20250194 By Heather MichonCorrespondent Fluvanna’s Historic Courthouse Restoration Project has received a $785,000 grant from the state’s Department of Historic Resources Virginia 250 Preservation Fund. Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the grant, one of 35 approved statewide, on Thursday (Jan. 16). The fund was established...
Emergency services director granted bond in sexual assault case
Jan. 23, 20250344 Trial date set for March 25 By Heather MichonCorrespondent Fluvanna County Emergency Services Director James True was granted bond on Tuesday (Jan. 14), four days after his arrest on multiple misdemeanor counts of sexual assault. General District Court Judge Theresa W. Carter set a secured bond of $10,000. True stands...
Non-profit helps Hurricane Helene victims
Jan. 23, 2025094 Fluvanna couple help in efforts to buy campers for those in need By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent Appalachian Hope 4 U was started by Fred and Christie Huger of Fairfield, Va., and Scott and Tina Lough of Scherr, W.Va.. Tammy Kimble, who lives in Fluvanna, got involved with the organization with her twin sister Tina. “When...
School Board discusses funding support positions
Jan. 16, 2025035 Includes instructional assistants, reading and math specialists By Heather MichonCorrespondent In one of the first public comments of 2025, a citizen complained the members of the School Board do not engage enough during their monthly meetings. “I think a couple of you are athletic coaches, and I hope you're not bringing the...
Supervisors may consider meals tax
Jan. 16, 20250260 By Heather MichonCorrespondent A meal tax may be on the agenda for the Board of Supervisors in 2025. Fluvanna voters rejected a meals tax in a 2018 referendum, triggering a six-year cooling period before it could be revisited. In 2019, the state law changed to allow boards to implement the tax without a referendum. Whether or...
Mystery boom may have been explosive target
Jan. 16, 202501187 By Heather MichonCorrespondent The cause of the loud boom that rattled windows and jangled some nerves across a wide swath of Fluvanna and Albemarle counties at around 5 p.m. on Sunday (Jan. 12) is still unconfirmed, but the most likely explanation seems to be the detonation of a Tannerite target near the county line. Tannerite is...