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Fluvanna to hold hiring event
Nov. 11, 20200230 By Heather Michon Correspondent Fluvanna will hold a local hiring event on Nov. 20 to help alleviate unemployment within the county. Economic Development Coordinator Bryan Rothamel asked the Board of Supervisors at its Wednesday (Nov. 4) meeting for $2,000 in CARES Act funding to publicize the event. Rothamel noted that the...
Playwright Robbins discusses first novel
Nov. 11, 20200155 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent For an award-winning playwright and poet Roy Robbins, it is a different experience writing his first novel. He understands that novel writing is unlike any process he is familiar with but compared to plays it is a world that doesn't live in a box but can expand with varying experiences and adventures....
Gray Foxes golfers at the Lake end their seasons
Nov. 11, 20200103 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent The Gray Foxes nine-hole and 18-hole golf groups ended its season, as usual on the first week of November. The 18-hole group plays on Thursday mornings. The nine-hole group plays on Friday mornings. Due to the COVID-19 virus the season was shortened as the golf course closed for several weeks at the...
A tale of two bells
Nov. 11, 20200226 Contributed by Evelyn Edson, president, Scottsville Museum The Scottsville Museum is the proud proprietor of two bells, one that once served the town for both warning and celebration and one mounted on a passenger train's steam locomotive that rang to let everyone know the train was coming. Both are cast bronze, very heavy, and very...John Lewis Hughes
John Lewis Hughes, 69, raised in Palmyra, Virginia, passed on Thursday, October 29, 2020, at the home that he built and surrounded by his family. John was born on November 19, 1950, to the late James Robert Hughes and Sally Ann Jones. John was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Patsy Hughes; and brother, James Robert Hughes Jr....Carlos P. Burns
Carlos P. Burns of Lake Monticello died peacefully at home on November 7, 2020 at the age of 94. Carlos joined his beloved wife, Jean, whom he lost seven years ago almost to the day. He was born on November 7, 1926 in Siler City, NC. His parents were Andrew Burns and Effie Burns of Siler City, NC. After a short stint in the navy...
School Board eyes equity statement on inclusion
Nov. 5, 20200205 By Ruthann Carr Correspondent After almost five hours of deliberating a hybrid start at its Oct. 14 meeting, the School Board got a first look at an “Equity Statement” (see sidebar) crafted by a 40-plus member task force. Don Stribling, executive director for human resources, operations, and student services, directed the task...