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In Scottsville, the mail came by boat, then train
Jan. 6, 20210273 Contributed by Evelyn Edson, president, Scottsville Museum Time was, the mail came by boat. Twice a day the packet boat arrived, one from Richmond heading west and one from Lynchburg going in the other direction. Then came the train. There was not so much mail in those days. Sometimes the day's haul would fit in the postmaster's...
Health District Unveils Vaccination Plans
Jan. 6, 20210334 Fluvanna currently averaging 11.7 new COVID cases per day By Heather Michon Correspondent The Blue Ridge Health District (BRHD) has announced its initial plans for delivering COVID vaccinations to frontline healthcare workers and vulnerable populations in the coming months. BRHD (formerly the Thomas Jefferson Health District)...
Fluco boys’ basketball team unbeaten
Jan. 6, 20210247 BY DUNCAN NIXON CORRESPONDENT High school sports have returned in the state of Virginia. An abbreviated Fluco basketball schedule kicked off on Dec. 23 when the Fluco boys’ team under Coach Heath Bralley traveled to Goochland. The Flucos rained three pointers down making 13 of 24 attempts from beyond the arch. Understandably,...
Looking forward in 2021
Jan. 6, 20210742 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent COVID, COVID, COVID was the word heard echoing throughout 2020. The pandemic was uppermost in our minds and influenced our thoughts and actions. It has affected us in many ways, prompting fear of the disease itself, economic instability, a growing political divide, and a belief by some that the...
Dr. Kinney talks of hope in 2021
Dec. 31, 20200249 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Dr. John Kinney was not sure what his topic for the NAACP Prayer Breakfast would be on January 9. He's still pondering that. But what he does know is that it will reference our current cultural divide and political turmoil. Like many looking forward to a new decade, their hope guides them and their...
Fluvanna sports in review - 2020
Dec. 31, 20200177 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent In what seems like long, long ago in another galaxy, the Fluco 2019-2020 winter sports teams turned in some outstanding performances before the COVID-19 pandemic shut things down. The boys’ basketball team under coach Heath Brally looked very promising as three underclassmen at guard led the way. Kobe...
