Jan. 6, 20210201BY DUNCAN NIXON
CORRESPONDENT
High school sports have returned in the state of Virginia. An abbreviated Fluco basketball schedule kicked off on Dec. 23 when the Fluco boys’ team under Coach Heath Bralley traveled to Goochland.
The Flucos rained three pointers down making 13 of 24 attempts from beyond the arch. Understandably,...
Jan. 6, 20210687By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
COVID, COVID, COVID was the word heard echoing throughout 2020. The pandemic was uppermost in our minds and influenced our thoughts and actions. It has affected us in many ways, prompting fear of the disease itself, economic instability, a growing political divide, and a belief by some that the...
Dec. 31, 20200197By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Dr. John Kinney was not sure what his topic for the NAACP Prayer Breakfast would be on January 9. He's still pondering that. But what he does know is that it will reference our current cultural divide and political turmoil.
Like many looking forward to a new decade, their hope guides them and their...
Dec. 31, 20200156By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
In what seems like long, long ago in another galaxy, the Fluco 2019-2020 winter sports teams turned in some outstanding performances before the COVID-19 pandemic shut things down. The boys’ basketball team under coach Heath Brally looked very promising as three underclassmen at guard led the way. Kobe...
Dec. 31, 20200199By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Since the first local cases emerged this past spring, the virus has altered our everyday lives, cleared our calendars of community events, and added a spice of danger to even our most mundane daily errands. To date, nearly 700 Fluvanna residents have been diagnosed with the virus, 52 have been...
Dec. 30, 20200276By Heather Michon
Correspondent
On Dec. 1, the Virginia Department of Corrections (VDOC) registered zero cases of COVID-19 among inmates and staff at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women (FCCW). By Dec. 23, that number had grown to 138 inmates and 29 staff.
This brings the cumulative number of cases since March to 333, or about...
Harold Cross Kelshaw, Jr., 82, of Lake Monticello, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Harold was born in Maplewood, New Jersey on May 15, 1938, the son of the late Harold Cross Kelshaw and Ruth Henrich Kelshaw.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Barbara, and...