Nov. 1, 201801880“Most dangerous man in Fluvanna County” will likely serve life in prison
By Heather Michon, correspondent
More than a year after Joe Kain Roach, Jr., began firing a rifle into her parents’ Scottsville home, Sarah Townsend Williams continues to live with the trauma of that spring evening.
On the witness stand in Fluvanna...
Nov. 1, 20180114By Christina Dimeo, editor
When you were a kid, did you think you’d have it all figured out by the time you were a grown-up?
Third graders in Angela Davis’ language arts classes at Carysbrook Elementary aren’t so sanguine about adults these days. Asked to expound on grown-up life, these kids called it the way they see it –...
Nov. 1, 20180114By Madeline Otten, Correspondent
Lake Monticello resident Jean-Jacques Bevilacqua has been captivated by music ever since he was kid. Bevilacqua was born in the French Republic of Upper Volta in Africa. His father was a military colonel and the comptroller of the military hospital. A year after Bevilacqua was born, his family moved to...
Nov. 1, 20180158Voters decide Nov. 6
By Heather Michon, Correspondent
With just days until the polls open, the Fluvanna Chamber of Commerce and county officials held a series of informational sessions at the Historic Courthouse in Palmyra on Wednesday (Oct. 24) to tell local business owners what to expect if voters pass the proposed meal tax.
The...
William Robert “Bob” Falconer, Jr., 79, of Palmyra, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, at his home due to complications related to Parkinson’s Disease.
Bob was born on May 1, 1939, in Amherst County, Va., a son of the late William Robert “Rob” Falconer Sr. and Katherine Mae “Kitty” (Foster) Falconer.
Bob graduated...
Nov. 1, 20180807What are those amendments all about?
By Christina Dimeo, editor
Next Tuesday’s (Nov. 6) midterm election is a big deal to people of all political stripes. Information and opinions abound on how Fluvanna voters should cast their ballots in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives races.
Less discussed are the Virginia...
Nov. 1, 20180106By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent
Mixed media artist Susan Crave Rosen talked about her newfound love of art with members of the Fluvanna Art Association at their monthly meeting Oct. 19. While most gravitate toward art early in life, Rosen didn’t discover her inner artist until she had been a singer, musician and real estate...