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Town Administrator's Vietnam Sojourn
Jan. 2, 20200131 By Patrick Healy Correspondent Scottsville has a long history as a trading center. But this year the town did a deal like no other, when Town Administrator Matt Lawless was traded for Vietnamese Agricultural Consultant, Thai Van Nguyen. (Mayor Nancy Gill remains mum on the matter of future draft choices.) Recently, Lawless invited...Richard Lynn Fraker, Jr.
Richard Lynn Fraker, Jr., a retired Army Corp of Engineer Major, lost his seven-year battle with prostate cancer on December 27, 2019. Lynn is survived by his wife of forty years, Glynn Griggs Fraker; his daughters, Shannon Shelburne (Matthew) and Devon Gatewood (Roger); his grandchildren, Natalie, Molly, and Carl...
Supervisors End Year on Positive Financial Note
Dec. 26, 20190144 By Heather Michon Correspondent The final meeting of the Fluvanna Board of Supervisors for 2019 ended on a positive financial note. Finance Director Mary Anna Twisdale shared some of the details from the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) looking at Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19). In all, the general fund had $52 million in...
Writer advocates for older dogs, cats
Dec. 26, 20190266 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Nestled in the Cloverdale neighborhood, near Fork Union, sits the home of Dr. Jackie Meyers and her husband Dave Sagarin and their extended family of older dogs and cats in search of loving homes. As a volunteer with Caring For Creatures (CFC), she worked closely with Mary Birkholz and also gave a...
Fluco stand-out Walt Stribling signs to play at East Carolina
Dec. 26, 20190678 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent Fluvanna football’s loss is the East Carolina Pirates’ gain. On Dec.19, Fluco offensive lineman Walter Stribling signed to play his collegiate football at East Carolina University, which is located in Greenville, NC. At the signing ceremony, Stribling was surrounded by family. His mother and...
Fluco girls crush Little Giants
Dec. 26, 2019087 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent The Fluvanna County girls’ basketball squad did not start strong against the visiting Little Giants from Waynesboro on Dec. 18. The first half of this contest was fairly even and low scoring, but in the second half the Flucos dominated the overmatched Little Giants, outscoring them 33-8 for an easy...
Life on Mars
Dec. 26, 201901122 By Heather Michon Correspondent A Fluvanna man just returned from Mars. Or at least a close approximation. Michael Lawson of Troy spent two weeks at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS), a facility in the high desert of Southern Utah which simulates the type of habitat humans might one day build on the Martian plains. MDRS is one...
