Jan. 8, 20200255Drive-thru clinic draws hundreds in wake of recent rabies scare
By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Nearly 450 Fluvanna County pets are now vaccinated against rabies thanks to an emergency vaccination clinic held at Pleasant Grove on Saturday morning (Jan. 4).
Local animal shelters and groups teamed up to organize the event after a...
Jan. 8, 20200117By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The student body was still on its holiday break on Jan. 3, but the student basketball athletes were on the court. The Fluco girls team with a 7-2 record hosted the 8-4 Albemarle High Patriots team in a battle of two of the top teams in the area.
It was a low scoring battle throughout, with the...
Jan. 8, 20200156By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Recently, world travelers Al and Sue Mink traveled to Romania and lived three months in Bucharest.
“Romania, more than any other country they visited, still had the scars of Communism. Bucharest would be described as a gritty city - a strong, powerful character under a rough and tumble...
David Conway Feisner passed away at his home in Palmyra, VA, on December 20, 2019. David is survived by Edith Anderson Feisner, his wife of 58 years, Maria Hilmers Feisner, daughter, and was predeceased by his son, Ernst David Feisner.
David was born in West Orange, NJ, on August 3, 1936, and graduated from New Jersey Institute of...
Jan. 2, 20200299By Heather Michon
Correspondent
The Fluco F
After months of debate and controversy, the Fluvanna County School Board voted to allow the high school’s LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) Alliance Club to alter the “Flying F” school logo with rainbow colors, traditionally used to signify gay pride. The...
Jan. 2, 20200746By Heather Michon
Correspondent
The Monacan Indian Nation is calling on the Fluvanna and Louisa Boards of Supervisors to begin a third-party, independent investigation into claims of mismanagement of the archaeological survey at Point of Fork.
Point of Fork, at the confluence of the James and Rivanna rivers, is believed by many...