Gale Babcock Robertson, devoted wife, mother of four, grandmother of 11, and great grandmother, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at the age of 82.
Gale was born in Vancouver, Washington on April 24, 1938. She was Senior Class...
Jan. 28, 20210125By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The Fluco girls’ indoor track team turned in a strong performance on Jan. 21 easily topping the Warriors from Western Albemarle by a score of 77.5 to 41.5. The boys’ team did not fare as well, losing to the Warriors by a nearly reverse score of 74 to 46. Girls’ Coach Rose Brogan said that it was...
Jan. 28, 2021087By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The Fluvanna boys’ basketball team topped the Western Albemarle Warriors in Crozet on Saturday (Jan.16) in a close battle by a score of 65-61. Unfortunately, it was a different story when the Flucos hosted the Warriors on Jan. 22. The Warriors are tall and strong and they proved to be too much for the...
Jan. 28, 20210466By Ruthann Carr
Correspondent
It’s budget time.
Just about every meeting from the first of the year until it’s finalized is filled with budget considerations: health care, staff pay, bonuses, spending priorities and district-wide needs.
This year the Fluvanna County School Board has an additional task: searching for a new...
Douglass Henry Frazier, a quiet and deep-thinking man, departed this life on January 14, 2021 surrounded by family following a long illness. Doug was born on June 11, 1934 in Marion, VA and raised in Spotsylvania, VA.
He was predeceased by his parents, George Clark Frazier and Mary Gibson Frazier; siblings Margaret Frazier Orrock...
Jan. 20, 20210237By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
Where do you live?
“I live in Palmyra.”
How long have you lived in Fluvanna County? What brought you here?
“I was born and raised in Fluvanna County, moved away after graduating from Saint Paul’s College and lived in Danville, Virginia for over 20 years. I returned to Fluvanna to be...
Jan. 20, 20210431By Ruthann Carr
Correspondent
Superintendent Chuck Winkler laid out the need and plans for summer school at the Fluvanna School Board meeting Wednesday (Jan. 13).
COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on student’s education: virtual school, hybrid schedules, outbreaks, quarantines, masks and distancing all make learning harder than...
Jan. 20, 20210797By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Residents of Courthouse Road in Palmyra raised concerns about the impact of a proposed development during a public hearing at the Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday night (Jan 12).
Developer Tim Miller of Meridian Planning Group submitted an application to build a housing...