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Medical cannabis company eyes Fork Union site
Dec. 2, 20200963 By 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...
Area arts thrive despite COVID
Dec. 2, 2020079 By 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...
Students create travel videos to showcase Pleasant Grove
Dec. 2, 20200175 By 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...
Old Farm Day ends
Dec. 2, 20200365 By 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...
Something new for Palmyra’s rail Trail
Nov. 25, 202001410 Contributed by Kris Krechoweckyj, Palmyra Area Revitalization Committee For almost 70 years the Virginia Air Line Railroad (VAL) was a much-loved fixture in Fluvanna County. Since 1908, in a time when many people did not own cars, VAL provided a real service transporting people as well as freight. The VAL spanned a 30 mile stretch of...Fluvanna’s COVID Transmission Rate Considered Moderate
By Heather Michon Correspondent Dr. Denise Bonds, health director of the Thomas Jefferson Health District (TJHD) told the Board of Supervisors that Fluvanna County has seen 446 confirmed cases of Covid-19, 44 hospitalizations, and nine fatalities since the start of the pandemic this spring. TJDH has pursued an aggressive testing...