Dec. 10, 20200429By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
Where do you live?
“I live in Fluvanna County.”
How long have you lived in Fluvanna County? What brought you here?
“26 years, teaching jobs brought us here.”
Tell us about your family.
“My wife is Stephanie and my two children and Erin and Conner.”
What did you want...
Dec. 10, 20200694By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
As an artist, art teacher, and mother, Sarah Sweet spent the past few years looking for ways she could do more to help the environment and create a better future for her children and students. The idea for the Scrappy Elephant came to her while visiting Nashville.
“While reading an article about a...
On Sunday, December 6, 2020, Martha K. Rossi, loving wife and mother of two children, passed away just a few weeks shy of 90 years old.
Martha was born on December 23, 1930 in New York, NY to Julius and Augusta Kling. She graduated from NYC Community College in 1955 and began her career as a dental hygienist. On April 23, 1960,...
Dec. 2, 20200958By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Fork Union may soon become part of one of Virginia’s newest business sectors.
A start-up called YAE Wellness is looking to create a medical cannabis production facility and dispensary on a plot of land near the Fluvanna Community Center.
Virginia legalized the limited use of medical cannabis...
Dec. 2, 2020079By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Despite COVID -19, shuttered theaters, empty seats, and empty stages, the arts are thriving and artists and art groups are finding multiple ways to enrich people's lives during the pandemic. Once Covid-19 hit, its impact walloped hospitality, arts, and entertainment. All of them are feeling the harsh...
Dec. 2, 20200169By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
With new challenges brought on this year, education and learning have changed from the standard in-classroom learning to virtual online class. However, Fluvanna County High School (FCHS) teacher David Small searched for alternative projects and activities for his students to engage in during the...
Dec. 2, 20200365By Heather Michon
Correspondent
A Fluvanna tradition for more than two decades has come to an end.
“The Fluvanna Historical Society and the Old Farm Day Committee have made the difficult decision to bring Old Farm Day to a close,” the Fluvanna County Historical Society wrote in an announcement in late November.
The annual...