Jun. 18, 20200267By Ruthann Carr
Correspondent
In the midst of fresh air, blue skies cheering families and sage advice, the Fluvanna County High School class of 2020 graduated Saturday (June 13).
It included dignitaries, speeches, handing out diplomas and turning of tassels but instead of sitting in chairs on the football field, students sat in...
Jun. 18, 20200507By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
As many as 200 residents of Fluvanna County came together at a safe distance to support the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement on Sunday, June 14, at Pleasant Grove.
Amanda Pace Dickinson organized the peaceful protest from 9 a.m. to noon to support the BLM movement as well as the African American...
Jun. 18, 20200552By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Over 12,000 individuals and organizations have submitted public comments to the Army Corps
of Engineers in opposition to building a water pumping station at a site many experts believe is
the site of the historic Monacan village of Rassawek, the tribe’s legal representatives said in a
press...
Cheryl Ann Barresi of Palmyra, Virginia lost her hard-fought battle with ovarian cancer on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at her home.
She was born on October 15, 1950 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to the late John and Frances Manship.
In addition to her parents, Cheryl was preceded in death by her husband Anthony Barresi in 2000; and...
Jun. 18, 20200177By Ruthann Carr
Correspondent
One day after the governor’s press conference on opening schools, Fluvanna School Superintendent Chuck Winkler said his staff is working long hours to comply with new guidelines.
“The first thing to do is send out a survey to all parents,” Winkler told the school board at the meeting Wednesday,...
Jun. 18, 20200199By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
At a time when we are revisiting the injustices of the past, we are reminded of the details of those injustices in current book of historical fiction by local author Alden E.C. Bigelow.
“Killing Time in a Small Southern Town” is based on a true case, involving the kidnapping of two...