Feb. 21, 20190170Lose season-ending quarterfinal to Lynchburg
BY DUNCAN NIXON
CORRESPONDENT
A slot in the year-end Class 3 Region C playoffs was on the line Wednesday (Feb. 13) when the Fluco boys hosted the Mustangs from Monticello High.
The Flucos fell behind 1-9 early but fought back and were only down by two 20-22 at the half, Coach Jason...
Feb. 21, 20190401By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
Located right off Route 15 in Fork Union is a Family Dollar managed by 70-year-old Shirley Logan. While most Family Dollars are the same, offering discounted everyday household items and food products, this store is different from the rest.
Logan’s store has a four-star rating on Google, while the...
Feb. 21, 2019099By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
New people showed up at the monthly meeting of the genealogical memoir writing group, curious to learn more about what these researchers and writers were up to.
Group leader Warren Groeger, who has done extensive research on his family and written a memoir, asked others to begin with writing about a...
Feb. 19, 20190553By Ruthann Carr, correspondent
At an emergency work session Monday (Feb. 18), the Fluvanna County School Board approved a fiscal year 2020 (FY20) budget to take to the Board of Supervisors Wednesday (Feb. 20).
They voted 4-1 with Charles Rittenhouse (Cunningham) voting against.
The new budget proposal asks for $991,319 more in...
Feb. 19, 20190229By Ruthann Carr, correspondent
Elizabeth Alcorn announced on Presidents Day (Feb. 18) that she is running for the 58th District seat in Virginia’s House of Delegates.
The Greene County dentist said it’s about time the district had a representative who was for affordable health care, criminal justice reform, paid family leave...
Feb. 19, 20190145Constitutional officers present requests
By Heather Michon, correspondent
Some long-serving county employees remember when departmental operating funds were doled out by an administrator carrying a checkbook.
Today, dividing up Fluvanna’s $80 million budget involves months of reports and meetings and a whole lot of...
Feb. 18, 20190105Fluco girls run up big lead in Region quarterfinals
Hold on to win 59-51
By Duncan Nixon, correspondent
The Flying Flucos girls’ basketball team had to travel over an hour and a half for their quarterfinal match-up in the Class C Region 3 playoffs on Friday (Feb. 15). The long bus ride did not have any apparent adverse effect....