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Fluvanna supervisors discuss outdated rescue equipment
Aug. 11, 20210317 Some have failed on emergency calls By Heather Michon Correspondent County rescue squads are operating with cardiac monitors and automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) that are themselves on life support. All have reached end-of-life, and some have failed on recent emergency calls. The replacement cost for all units is...
Local artist draws inspiration from nature
Aug. 11, 20210254 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Like many artists who begin their artistic journey with a pencil at a young age, Joanne Braniff was no different. And as soon as she was able to hold a pencil she began drawing. “My first validation came from a sixth-grade teacher who asked me to draw the Statue of Liberty for a bulletin board - yes,...
Flucos take third in Bockman Invitational Golf - Donnelly shoots 67
Aug. 11, 20210224 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent The Fluvanna County High School golf season is underway, even though the students are not yet back in school. On Aug. 5, the Fluco golf team under Coach Bryan Searcy hosted the George Bockman Memorial Tournament at the Lake Monticello golf course. There were nine high schools participating and 51...
Heir of William Burton Payne fights for land
Aug. 11, 20210820 By Ruthann Carr Correspondent She just wants her family’s land. Ruth Anderson Wilcox’s sister died in 2019. That sister did a lot of research into their Fluvanna ancestor William Burton Payne, a former slave of the Wills family. Upon emancipation, Payne bought 100-plus acres of land north of Palmyra on Rt. 15. That land...
Sharon Nalle
Sharon Nalle went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 18, 2021, 3-1/2 months after her 92nd birthday. Her health failed shortly after a fall in which she broke her hip. She was in and out of hospitals for her last three months, but was blessed to draw her last breaths at home attended by her daughter and granddaughter. Sharon was...