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KKK flyers delivered to Fork Union area
Jan. 22, 201901428 By Heather Michon, correspondent Residents along James Madison Highway and Route 6 say they recently found an unwelcome surprise at their homes on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: recruitment fliers from the Ku Klux Klan. Images of one of the flyers were posted on a local social media group on Monday (Jan. 21). Headlined “African...
School Board adds make-up days to calendar
Jan. 21, 201901106 Tackles teacher pay By Heather Michon, correspondent Members of the Fluvanna County School Board met Thursday (Jan. 18) for a half-day seminar on the budget for the 2020 fiscal year. Chair Perrie Johnson (Fork Union), Shirley Stewart (Rivanna), and Andrew Pullen (Columbia) formed a quorum. Brenda Pace (Palmyra) and Charles...
Space heater likely caused fire
Jan. 19, 201901197 Family safe By Christina Dimeo, editor A space heater likely started a blaze that consumed the Fork Union home of Jane and William Ford. Just before noon Thursday (Jan. 17) a report of a house fire came into dispatch, said Fluvanna Fire Chief Mike Brent. “We knew we had a pretty good one going,” said Brent. “The first...
Palmyra man arrested on drug, child endangerment charges
Jan. 18, 201902174 Press release A Palmyra man faces multiple charges resulting from an investigation by the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement (JADE) Task Force and the Fluvanna County Sheriff's Office. Kenneth Wayne Farish, 37, was arrested Wednesday (Jan. 16) on one felony count of possession with intent to distribute a Schedule I/II drug (cocaine),...
Lake board discusses $250 dues increase
Jan. 17, 20190791 By Heather Michon Correspondent As Lake Monticello residents pay their 2019 annual homeowners association dues, the Board of Directors is looking toward a major increase for 2020. The board members met in an open work session at Ashlawn Clubhouse Wednesday (Jan. 9) to discuss the need to raise the dues and shore up critical...
Fluco swim and dive athletes set records
Jan. 17, 20190167 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent The Fluco boys’ and girls’ swim and dive teams have been very busy. The girl’s and boys’ swimmers competed in a three-way meet Jan. 4 at Chancellor High and both teams took first place. The teams then swam Jan. 8 in the Ben Hair meet, a mega-event held at the University of Virginia pool facility....
Albemarle Warriors beat Flucos in fourth quarter
Jan. 17, 20190158 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent The Flying Fluco boys’ basketball team hosted a strong and athletic Albemarle Warriors squad Jan. 7. The unusual Monday game was a rescheduled game that was snowed out in December. The Flucos under Coach Jason Davis played a tough and intense game. They were even with the Warriors 18-18 at halftime...