Feb. 19, 20200104By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Horace Scruggs and Odyssey of Soul returned to Carysbrook Performing Arts Center on Saturday (Feb. 8), to perform the last chapter in a series of talks and music illustrating the black experience in music. Scruggs quiet demeanor does not hide his passion for music. He translates this through his...
Feb. 19, 20200167Fluco Track and Field athletes show strength at Jefferson District meet
By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
Fluco track and field Coaches Rose Brogan and Steve Szarmach report that their squads turned in excellent performances at the Jefferson District meet held on Feb. 11.
The girls’ team had one District champion. Amina Wilson...
Feb. 12, 20200356Hundreds turn out for surprise celebration
By Tricia Johnson
Correspondent
It’s hard to catch a man like Fluvanna Fire Chief Mike Brent off guard – but Saturday, when hundreds of firefighters and community members came together to celebrate Brent’s retirement after 32 years of service as chief, he says he was “totally...
Feb. 12, 20200195By Heather Michon
Correspondent
County Administrator Eric Dahl unveiled a $84.5 million budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21).
Dahl told the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday night (Feb. 5) that overall expenditures were projected to be $1.78 million higher than FY20, for a total increase of 2%.
To fund the increase, he...
Feb. 6, 20200581By Heather Michon
Correspondent
A bill that could lead to better protections for humans and deer on Virginia’s roadways has advanced out of committee in the Virginia House of Delegates with the help of Delegate R. Lee Ware (R-65th Dist.), who represents part of Fluvanna County.
If passed by the legislature, the Wildlife Corridor...