Jan. 3, 20190302By Madeline Otten, Correspondent
Ever since the age of four, Maria Graff knew she wanted to become a teacher. But before she could start teaching, she worked her very first job as a cashier at McDonald’s, eventually climbing all the way up to shift manager.
After she graduated from James Madison University with a degree in early...
Jan. 3, 20190351By Christina Dimeo, editor
From controversies over logos and speeding tickets to dedications of solar farms and museums, last year was a busy one for Fluvanna County. Here, in no particular order, are the 10 biggest stories of 2018.
Controversy roils over rainbow F logo
Fluvanna’s most intense controversy of 2018 unleashed over...
Jan. 3, 20190191By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent
Many will look back at 2018 as a year of turmoil and uncertainty while gazing ahead at 2019 in the hopes of a better year. Looking back at the year that is passing tells us so much about where we’ve been and where we are going. Hindsight teaches us about our successes and our failures and what to...
Jan. 3, 2019093By Madeline Otten, Correspondent
As 2018 becomes part of the past and the new year rings in, resolutions are a hot topic. Whether it is influence from online advertisements, television commercials, or word of mouth, they are constantly being talked about.
New Year’s resolutions have existed for over 4,000 years thanks to the...
Jan. 3, 20190123By Linda Salisbury, Correspondent
The haunting strains of Sir Elton John’s Your Song can be heard from outside the door leading to Comer Piano Studio in a back room of the historic Mineral Baptist Church building. Steve Comer’s fingers improvised on the haunting melody as they covered the length of the keyboard.
The playing was...
Dec. 27, 20180440By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent
At the end of a rustic gravel driveway off of Stoneleigh Road in Palmyra is a charming old house tucked away in a grove of trees. Inside, remnants of the old house remain, from the original brick in the fireplaces to the sliding doors to the living room. Everything about the house is wonderfully...