Apr. 18, 20190202By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
When a disaster hits, emergency management coordinator Debbie Smith is two steps ahead of the game and is ready for what’s coming.
The emergency management coordinator is in charge of preparing for, responding to and recovering from both natural and human-caused emergencies. To accomplish this,...
Apr. 18, 20190152By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Gardening in rural areas can be challenging. Master gardener Sue Tepper explained the pitfalls of gardening to a group at Lake Monticello on Sunday (April 7). The program was presented by the Lake Monticello Wildlife Committee regarding the difficulties and frustrations newcomers have when planting...
Apr. 18, 20190176Submitted by Jackie Bland
What is a volunteer? One definition says it is a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task. Sometimes that is true, but today it is more often a person who has been asked to engage in a project or task. And that was primarily true in my case!
When I moved to Fluvanna County...
Apr. 16, 20190281By Duncan Nixon, correspondent
It was the kind of game that can make you a baseball fan. Tension building as the game progresses, with a sudden ending.
On Thursday (April 11) the Flying Fluco baseball team rallied with three runs in the bottom of the sixth (in a seven inning game) to take a 4-2 lead. The Powhatan Indians then...
Apr. 15, 20190387By Ruthann Carr, correspondent
Palmyra District School Board member Brenda Pace formally announced her retirement at the board meeting Wednesday (April 10).
“It’s time to move on and address my bucket list,” Pace said. “I have 26 grandchildren I’d love to spend more time with… It’s bittersweet, but it’s time. I want...
Apr. 11, 201901262By Ruthann Carr
Correspondent
Weeks ago before the University of Virginia (U.Va.) men’s basketball team made it to the Final Four, James Kelley chose 6 p.m. Saturday to hold a party at his house to announce his run for the Palmyra District School Board seat.
Game day Saturday, April 6; tip-off time 6:05 p.m.
Kelley made it...