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Planning Commission discusses senior housing needs
Mar. 25, 20210318 By Heather Michon Correspondent The Fluvanna Planning Commission held a work session on Wednesday (March 9) to discuss how to address senior housing needs in the county in the coming years. By 2030, around 20 percent of Americans will be aged 65 or older. Seventy-five percent of seniors in Virginia live in suburban or rural areas,...
Local chapter of Blue Ridge Writers thrives during COVID-19
Mar. 25, 20210164 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent When Alden Bigelow was recently installed as the chair of Blue Ridge Writers local chapter of the Virginia Writer's Club, he was not enthusiastic about zooming with his fellow writers. But his reluctance soon caved into his excitement and acceptance of its ease and convenience. Once everyone knew where...
Fluco Competition Cheer squad finishes second at Jefferson District event
Mar. 25, 20210383 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent Louisa High School was the site of the Jefferson District competition cheer event on Monday, March 15. However, only three Jefferson District schools had cheer squads that competed. Competition cheer is a sport that requires a very high level of coordinated movement and it therefore requires a...
Fluco volleyball squad suffers first loss
Mar. 25, 20210110 Duncan Nixon Correspondent The Fluco volleyball team under Coach Christie Harlowe-Garrett came into its home match with the Albemarle Patriots on March 18 with a 4-0 record. Unfortunately, the visiting Patriots proved to be the stronger team on this evening. The main difference was that the Patriots were able to get more...John Henry May
John Henry May, 99, of Carysbrook, Virginia entered eternal life March 16, 2021. He survived his wife of 68 years Mary Elizabeth Melton May by less than three months. The son of James Franklin May, Sr. and Sarah Jennie Garner May, he also survived five brothers and sisters: Mary Frances Blodgett, Sarah Josephine Marshall, James...
In-person four-day option for all students starts April 12
Mar. 18, 20210262 More money from state decreases local ask By Ruthann Carr Correspondent With most teachers vaccinated, students can attend school in-person four days a week starting April 12. Before a mostly “open the schools” crowd belittled them and teachers during public comment, the Fluvanna School Board voted 4-1 to approve the...
The Covered Bridge at Temperance Wayside
Mar. 18, 20210385 Contributed by Evelyn Edson, president Scottsville Museum “We rattle through the Hardware River’s old-timey “rabbit burrow” bridge,” wrote Virginia Moore, talking about life in Scottsville between the wars. This was the covered bridge built about 1850 at Temperance Wayside where Highway 6 crosses the Hardware River....