Jul. 23, 20200366By Patrick Healy
Correspondent
On the First of July, a small crowd gathered at the Scottsville Pavilion to dedicate a newly painted mural. Shortly before the 5 p.m. start time, one of those fast-moving summer cloudbursts gave the town a good drenching, then swept off down the river. Then, warm sunshine, and a pleasant summer breeze...
Jul. 16, 20200705School Board meeting held July 8
By Ruthann Carr
Correspondent
Students who decide to attend school in person will be there two days per week.
That’s the plan Fluvanna School Superintendent Chuck Winkler presented to the School Board Wednesday (July 8).
Winker said it is the best he can do to serve the learning and safety...
Jul. 16, 20200207By Ruthann Carr
Correspondent
It was a lovely day to welcome one of Fluvanna’s newest businesses: the Learning Ladder Academy.
A number of supporters gathered Thursday (July 9) at the new day care at 3739 Lake Monticello Road for a ribbon-cutting/ open house to help owner Pandora Trent celebrate.
“This has been a dream come...
Jul. 16, 20200261By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Since she was four Clare Donahue knew she wanted to sing and would often harmonize with television commercials. But it was “Lady Sings the Blues” Billie Holiday that influenced her the most. Holiday's “Strange Fruit” was recently resurrected to illustrate the current climate in today's society....
Jul. 9, 20200372By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
In grand, military splendor, General Robert E. Lee sits on his bronze horse in Richmond, bearing a regal attitude fitting a once-revered general and a symbol of Confederate glory. Now the Lee statue is covered in graffiti. Now he stands as a societal statement on race relations in America.
Samuel...
Knut F. Olsen, Palmyra, Va. died peacefully in the arms of his daughter Ann-Louise and son-in-law Joe Fisher Sunday morning, 6/28/2020 after struggling with anemia and a weakened heart valve after open-heart surgery many years ago.
Born in Horton, Norway on 7 April, 1930 to a large family, Knut grew up under Nazi occupation until he...