Sep. 20, 20180433By Madeline Otten, Correspondent
Fluvanna County residents woke Tuesday morning (Sept. 18) to washed out roads and flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Florence.
“We had heavy flooding last night and have two roads damaged,” said Debbie Smith, county emergency management coordinator.
Rt. 15 was closed due to a washout...
Sep. 20, 20180182School Board addresses recent controversy
By Ruthann Carr, Correspondent
At Wednesday’s (Sept. 12) School Board meeting there was enough to keep anyone interested.
Teachers praised Chair Perrie Johnson during public comment.
The Board commended those involved in keeping students safe in the opening day bus fire.
Starting...
Sep. 20, 20180158By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent
A deaf author will visit Fluvanna to speak about writing within the deaf community and to promote a recent compilation of works by deaf and hard of hearing writers.
Christopher Jon Heuer is an English professor at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., and has been there for 20 years.
He is...
Sep. 20, 20180154Groups band together to remove business obstacles
By Rudy Garcia
I just had the opportunity to witness the reason I do what I do in the county.
I attended the Tuesday (Sept. 11) Planning Commission meeting where the issue on the table was a restatement of the rules pertaining to home studios zoned A1 (agricultural). The motion to...
Sep. 17, 20180201By Heather Michon, correspondent
Almost 70 Fluvannians gathered at the 9/11 Memorial beside the Lake Monticello Volunteer Fire Department building on South Boston Road Tuesday (Sept. 11) to observe the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C.
Richie Constantino, former New York City police...
Sep. 13, 20180613Author discusses John Singer Sargent
By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent
It took author Donna M. Lucey eight years write her book about master portrait painter John Singer Sargent and the high-society women of the gilded age he immortalized on canvas. Lucey discussed her latest book, Sargent’s Women: Four Lives Behind the Canvas,...
Sep. 13, 20180143By Ruthann Carr, Correspondent
Children who are read to, who are surrounded by adults who cherish books, have an advantage.
Unfortunately, many children come to school having rarely been read to.
Book Buddies at Central Elementary is on a mission to change that.
Carol O’Dell said Book Buddies is a school-based tutoring...
Sep. 13, 20180121By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent
One of the premiere events of the local cross country running season is the Ragged Mountain run held each year at Panorama Farms in Earlysville. This year the event was held Sept. 5.
Teams of four runners per squad compete in a two mile per runner relay. Times are also recorded on an individual basis...