Barbara Anne (Byrd) Ropka, 72, of Palmyra, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville. She was born on Dec. 2, 1946, in Elbert, W.Va., the daughter of the late Julian Eugene and Anna Marie (Wadosky) Byrd....
Jun. 6, 20190225By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
Sun-kissed relaxation, vacation and fun. These are just some words that come to mind when someone says “summer.” The school year is finally out for Fluvanna County and parents are searching for plans to fill their kids’ empty days. Teens and young adults are itching to get out of the house to...
Jun. 6, 2019045Submitted by Debbie Smith
The arrival of hurricane season is the perfect time to talk about getting – and staying – prepared for severe weather. While Central Virginia doesn’t typically feel the full force of these storms at their strongest, it’s still important to know the potential for severe weather brought by...
Jun. 5, 20190703Fluvanna County High School Class of 2019
Valedictorian Bayley Leyshon
Parents: Randy Leyshon and Anne-Marie Parrish
Destination after high school: College of William and Mary
Plan of study: English
Dual enrollment/AP credits: 29 with three pending
Activities and achievements:
President of Alliance Club;
Clubs: BETA,...
Jun. 5, 20190107By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
In her mid-50s Kat Berard, an animal communicator or what some might call a dog or horse whisperer, decided to leave her job as a paralegal to devote more time to animals. She was at a transitional phase in her life when she came to visit her friend Mary Birkholz at Caring for Creatures (CFC). Sharing...
Robert Earl Anthony Roy "Uncle Bob" was born May 27, 1929. He passed away June 1, 2019, at the age of 90. He is survived by his sisters, Marie Burroughs and Anna Lou Davis, along with numerous nieces and nephews who loved him dearly. He was preceded in death by his wife, McCoy Hancock Roy; his parents, Joseph Clement Alfred Raphael Roy...
Jun. 5, 20190278By Duncan Nixon, correspondent
The Abingdon High Falcons came to Fluvanna County High on June 4 for a State tournament quarterfinal matchup. The game was an extremely tense pitchers’ dual that was decided on a left field line double by Fluco junior shortstop Cameron Shields that scored the game’s only run, leading the Flucos to...
Jun. 3, 201901936Carter, almost 28, will spend next 28 years in prison
By Heather Michon, correspondent
Just two days short of the first anniversary of the night Cole Carter set a Palmyra home on fire with a family asleep inside, Judge Richard E. Moore sentenced him to serve the better part of the next 30 years in prison.
The sentencing came at...