Dec. 2, 2020093By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Despite COVID -19, shuttered theaters, empty seats, and empty stages, the arts are thriving and artists and art groups are finding multiple ways to enrich people's lives during the pandemic. Once Covid-19 hit, its impact walloped hospitality, arts, and entertainment. All of them are feeling the harsh...
Dec. 2, 20200224By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
With new challenges brought on this year, education and learning have changed from the standard in-classroom learning to virtual online class. However, Fluvanna County High School (FCHS) teacher David Small searched for alternative projects and activities for his students to engage in during the...
Dec. 2, 20200400By Heather Michon
Correspondent
A Fluvanna tradition for more than two decades has come to an end.
“The Fluvanna Historical Society and the Old Farm Day Committee have made the difficult decision to bring Old Farm Day to a close,” the Fluvanna County Historical Society wrote in an announcement in late November.
The annual...
Nov. 25, 202001513Contributed by Kris Krechoweckyj, Palmyra Area Revitalization Committee
For almost 70 years the Virginia Air Line Railroad (VAL) was a much-loved fixture in Fluvanna County. Since 1908, in a time when many people did not own cars, VAL provided a real service transporting people as well as freight. The VAL spanned a 30 mile stretch of...
By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Dr. Denise Bonds, health director of the Thomas Jefferson Health District (TJHD) told the Board of Supervisors that Fluvanna County has seen 446 confirmed cases of Covid-19, 44 hospitalizations, and nine fatalities since the start of the pandemic this spring.
TJDH has pursued an aggressive testing...
Nov. 25, 20200175By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Normally at this time of the year there would be judging, ribbons, a reception, recognition of the artist's work, congratulations, and a few sales. But this year, the coronavirus put a damper on the annual Fluvanna Art Association fall show.
In 2019, the former People's Choice was done away with and...
Nov. 19, 20200275By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The Virginia High School League (VHSL) has issued a 39-page compilation of protocols to be followed in the scheduled resumption of high school sports.
There are rules for all sports that all public high schools in Virginia must follow. The rules are intended to minimize close contacts between...