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Corps of Engineers receives 12,000 comments opposing water project
Jun. 18, 20200591 By Heather Michon Correspondent Over 12,000 individuals and organizations have submitted public comments to the Army Corps of Engineers in opposition to building a water pumping station at a site many experts believe is the site of the historic Monacan village of Rassawek, the tribe’s legal representatives said in a press...Cheryl A. Barresi
Cheryl Ann Barresi of Palmyra, Virginia lost her hard-fought battle with ovarian cancer on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at her home. She was born on October 15, 1950 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to the late John and Frances Manship. In addition to her parents, Cheryl was preceded in death by her husband Anthony Barresi in 2000; and...
What Will School Look Like?
Jun. 18, 20200179 By Ruthann Carr Correspondent One day after the governor’s press conference on opening schools, Fluvanna School Superintendent Chuck Winkler said his staff is working long hours to comply with new guidelines. “The first thing to do is send out a survey to all parents,” Winkler told the school board at the meeting Wednesday,...
Author's book talks about social injustice
Jun. 18, 20200215 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent At a time when we are revisiting the injustices of the past, we are reminded of the details of those injustices in current book of historical fiction by local author Alden E.C. Bigelow. “Killing Time in a Small Southern Town” is based on a true case, involving the kidnapping of two...
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Fluvanna NAACP holds emotional forum on killing of George Floyd
Jun. 11, 20200437 By Heather Michon| Correspondent The Fluvanna NAACP held an online forum on Sunday (June 7) titled “Fluvanna Together, Striving for Equality.” Nearly 150 people dialed into the Zoom meeting, organized and moderated by Haden Parrish of Palmyra. Among the speakers were representatives from county government, law enforcement, and...
Sheriff Hess: Trust essential to stability of the county
Jun. 11, 20200221 We have faced several months of challenges in our lives, but nothing could have prepared us for the horrific video showing the heart-rending death of George Floyd thru acts committed by police officers of the Minneapolis Police Department. I am appalled and saddened by this needless and tragic death at the hands of these officers. There...