Jul. 12, 20180231By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent
The Spirit Run 5K race and the Swim across the Lake are contested each year at Lake Monticello. Both are traditional Fourth of July events. This year, with July 4 falling on a Wednesday, the Lake’s festivities were held on the holiday even though it was a non-weekend date.
Turn-out for the 5K run...
Jul. 12, 20180267Submitted by Amy Williams
The Fluvanna Aquatics Sports Team (FAST) had a busy first week of July. They kicked off the week with a Tuesday night meet against the Culpeper Country Club (CCC), saw a number of their swimmers and coaches compete in the July 4 Swim across the Lake, faced the Louisa Gators in a Friday night meet, and capped...
Jul. 12, 20180320Contributed by Karen Miller
The Sharks of the Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST) gave a strong showing in their second home meet of the season July 2. Despite their loss to the Hollymead Hammerheads, LMST was decked out in red, white and blue and ready to compete. The final score was close, and the Sharks brought home several first...
Jul. 9, 20180420By Heather Michon, correspondent
A Palmyra man was sentenced in Fluvanna County Circuit Court Thursday (July 5) following his conviction for an incidence of domestic violence.
Daryl Carver, 33, was found guilty following a trial in March on charges of abduction, strangulation, and attempted malicious wounding in an altercation...
Jul. 5, 20180869By Heather Michon, Correspondent
Research into Fluvanna County’s contribution to World War I yielded an unexpected result: the discovery of a little-known African American community called Scott Town.
In a 1919 questionnaire submitted to the State of Virginia, Hasil H. Bullock, veteran of the 808th Pioneer Infantry, listed his...
Jul. 5, 201801132By Ruthann Carr, Correspondent
It wasn’t a young Margo Bruce’s dream to go into education.
No, she wanted to be an accountant.
Armed with a degree in business and accounting she was on that path with a job at LexisNexis.
When a friend told Bruce she was teaching and spoke so glowingly about it, Bruce was intrigued.
She...
Jul. 5, 20180466Press Release
Janet Renee Field has been missing from her Fluvanna County home for four years.
The Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate her disappearance. She was last seen July 2, 2014, in Fluvanna County by her husband, Lewis Field, who said she
drove away from their home after an argument.
Her...
Jul. 5, 20180148Improvisation, or improv, is a tool that actors are taught to help them through scenes and work on characterization. Beth Sherk, a retired drama teacher at Fork Union Military Academy, is reviving her love of improvisation and returning to her roots to do some workshops in July, for those who are interested and would like to learn more...