Jun. 5, 20190754Fluvanna 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, 20190119By 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, 20190304By 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, 201902108Carter, 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...
May. 31, 20190530Headed to State quarterfinals
By Duncan Nixon, correspondent
The Flying Fluco baseball team won the Region 3C championships Thursday (May 30) after trouncing the Brookville Bees 8-1.
The game was played at Liberty Bedford High, a neutral field, and the Flucos scored three in the first inning and three in the third to rout the number...
May. 29, 20190604Fluvanna County High School celebrated the graduation of 257 students of the Class of 2019 Saturday (May 25) at the Phil Browning Stadium in the R.J. Searcy Sports Complex.
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May. 29, 20190134Submitted by Cindy Brown
It’s spring and transcontinental cyclists are arriving at Palmyra United Methodist Church (PUMC) in groups ranging from seven down to those who travel solo. They have taken time off in their busy lives to ride over 4,000 miles. The majority of them ride from Yorktown, Va., to Astoria, Ore. – or vice...