Mar. 19, 202001067Fallout from coronavirus
By Tricia Johnson
Correspondent
Fluvanna Food Bank Manager Bertha Armstrong expects more Fluvanna residents will need help feeding their families in the weeks to come, as the coronavirus outbreak continues.
Families that ordinarily rely on the free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch program at Fluvanna...
Mar. 19, 20200774By Heather Michon
Correspondent
A man has been sentenced in a fatal crash in Troy nearly two years ago.
Jeremiah Hasher, 42, was sentenced to one year with four months suspended for his role in the crash that killed Joshua Lamb, 21.
According to Virginia State Police reports, the crash occurred at the intersection of Rt. 250...
Mar. 12, 20200147By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
Spring is a very busy season for Fluvanna County High School athletes. There is baseball and softball, boys’ and girls’ soccer, boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, boys’ and girls’ tennis and outdoor track and field.
All of these sports start in the third week of March. The varsity baseball team...
Mar. 12, 20200170By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Fluvanna County is taking preliminary steps against the coronavirus.
In his report to the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday night (March 4), County Administrator Eric Dahl said there were already talks ongoing between the Virginia Department of Health and local governments. County office buildings...
Mar. 12, 20200404By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Art came naturally to Paul Charlton and his sister Page, who grew up with Peg Redd, a co-founder of the Fluvanna Art Association and taught art in the Fluvanna and Albemarle schools. Redd believed the arts were just as important as the academics and headed up a crusade to add art education to the...
Mar. 12, 20200164Contributed by Kristen Pace
Last fall, Fluvanna County High School added another club to an already-long list of options, introducing the school’s first-ever Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) club.
Called the STAR (Students Taking Active Roles), the club was set in motion by senior Mikaela Sullivan to be a club...
Robert Owen Stanton of Lake Monticello, Virginia passed away peacefully in his home on March 7, 2020. His devoted wife of 58 years, Catherine, “Kay,” was by his side.
Robert, “Bob,” was born in New York City on February 25, 1937. He grew up in Yorkville and recalled fondly his childhood days of playing stoopball, visits to his...