Jan. 16, 2020087By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
The decade finally came to an end, and the New Year has begun. And with every ending is a new beginning, such as in this case: the promises known as New Year’s resolutions. While the New Year is just starting, resolutions, big or small, are made by those who have hopes to make the new year better...
Jan. 16, 20200408By Joanne L. Yeck
Correspondent
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the enforcement of the Volstead Act, which prohibited the production and sale of alcohol across the United States. Long before the nation went dry, Buckingham County led the way, outlawing the sale of liquor within its borders.
On April 11, 1903, Maysville...
Jan. 8, 20200248Drive-thru clinic draws hundreds in wake of recent rabies scare
By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Nearly 450 Fluvanna County pets are now vaccinated against rabies thanks to an emergency vaccination clinic held at Pleasant Grove on Saturday morning (Jan. 4).
Local animal shelters and groups teamed up to organize the event after a...
Jan. 8, 20200111By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The student body was still on its holiday break on Jan. 3, but the student basketball athletes were on the court. The Fluco girls team with a 7-2 record hosted the 8-4 Albemarle High Patriots team in a battle of two of the top teams in the area.
It was a low scoring battle throughout, with the...
Jan. 8, 20200152By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Recently, world travelers Al and Sue Mink traveled to Romania and lived three months in Bucharest.
“Romania, more than any other country they visited, still had the scars of Communism. Bucharest would be described as a gritty city - a strong, powerful character under a rough and tumble...
David Conway Feisner passed away at his home in Palmyra, VA, on December 20, 2019. David is survived by Edith Anderson Feisner, his wife of 58 years, Maria Hilmers Feisner, daughter, and was predeceased by his son, Ernst David Feisner.
David was born in West Orange, NJ, on August 3, 1936, and graduated from New Jersey Institute of...