Dec. 20, 20180123By Linda Salisbury, Correspondent
Scooter’s chestnut coat glistened in the morning sun as he stood, without a bridle or any restraint, and watched Katy Pistole.
Scooter moved in any direction Pistole indicated, including spinning, trotting around her a number of times, and then climbing on a wooden box in the center of the ring on...
Dec. 20, 20180247By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent
The Fluvanna County High School boys’ and girls’ indoor track and field teams traveled to Lynchburg Dec. 8 to compete in a huge 26-school meet hosted by Heritage High.
The meet, which is held annually at the start of the indoor season, is known as the Wally Gilbert Invitational and is named for a...
Dec. 20, 20180346By Heather Michon, Correspondent
Fluvanna County residents have among the highest per capita net worth in Virginia, according to the financial services company SmartAsset.com.
“Our study aims to find the places in the United States where residents have the highest net worth,” the company said in reporting its findings. “To do...
Dec. 20, 20180210By Ruthann Carr, correspondent
Their hard work paid off.
Fluvanna winery owners George Cushnie (Thistle Gate) and Bruce Deal (Cunningham Creek) waited for close to five years to have Fluvanna included in the Monticello American Viticultural Area.
On Friday (Dec. 14) the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the U.S....
Dec. 20, 20180114By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent
In the midst of the Christmas season, several locals took time to share their favorite Christmas traditions and memories. Some recalled traditions based on ancestral customs and past generations. At the core of most of these traditions was the concept of being with family.
“Every year my family...
Dec. 20, 20180164Press Release
Fluvanna County High School teacher Gary Greenwood was named a winner of the Virginia Council on Economic Education 2018 Economic Educator Awards Program.
Greenwood’s entry, Setting Up Your Class as a Business, won first place in the category of K-12 lesson or unit. Greenwood received $1,000 at the council’s...
Dec. 17, 20180398By Christina Dimeo, editor
Two people were caught on camera trying to break into a house in Troy.
The Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying them.
There have been several other larcenies in the area, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. It is currently unknown...
Dec. 16, 20180124By Duncan Nixon, correspondent
The Fluco boys’ basketball team led 46-39 with 5:50 left in the game Thursday (Dec. 13).
Unfortunately, five minutes later they trailed 46-52. During that five-minute stretch, the Madison County Mountaineers sank 11 free throws.
In the final 50 seconds, the Flucos came alive and managed to erase...
Dec. 13, 20180387Promised energy savings fail to materialize
By Heather Michon, correspondent
Fluvanna County Public Schools Superintendent Chuck Winker began his presentation to the Fluvanna Board of Supervisors on the fiscal year 2020 (FY20) budget with an apology.
Earlier this year, he had asked the board for $150,000 to fix the roof at...