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Equity statement adopted – rancor continues
Nov. 19, 20200367 By Ruthann Carr Correspondent The Fluvanna County School Board voted 4-1 to adopt an Antiracism and Equity Statement drafted by an Equity Task Force made up of community members, school staff and administration. Voting for the measure at the meeting Wed. (Nov. 11) was James Kelley (Palmyra), Perrie Johnson (Fork Union), Andrew...
Carysbrook Performing Arts Center has first virtual jazz concert
Nov. 19, 20200242 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Building on the online success of the play “The Niceties,” the Fluvanna County Arts Council continues its virtual season with world-class jazz musician Victor Haskins. The FCAC is excited to bring back jazz after its absence in the last few years. Jazz is unique to the African-American culture and...
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Fluvanna voter turnout at 80 percent
Nov. 11, 20200545 By Heather Michon Correspondent Preliminary numbers from the Virginia Department of Elections show that 15,620 of Fluvanna’s 19,518 registered voters cast ballots in this year’s presidential race. This puts the total turnout at 80 percent, far exceeding 2016’s turnout rate of 74 percent. In the one surprise of the evening,...
Fluvanna to hold hiring event
Nov. 11, 20200235 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, 20200159 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, 20200104 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...