Jan. 9, 2025086
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
It was not a close game. LCA won the opening quarter 17-5 and the Flucos could never get close, even though they played their opponents evenly over the second half, only being outscored 30-28. Liberty led at the half-time 36-19, and that margin proved to be insurmountable.
In the first quarter, the...
Jan. 9, 20250141
Winter storm Blair
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Fluvanna spent the opening weekend of 2025 bracing for the area's first significant snowstorm since the first week of 2022.
Some residents reported that up three to four inches of snow had fallen by mid-day Monday (Jan. 6) topped with some sleet and icy rain.
Thomas...
Jan. 9, 20250121
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Every five years the Planning Commission undertakes the task of planning for the future by updating the Fluvanna County's Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is a guide to the future growth and development in the county, and is the groundwork on which zoning and subdivision ordinances,...
Jan. 9, 2025059
Contributed by Mona OrangeFriends of the Fluvanna County Library hear from Bonnie M. Hagerman, author of Skimpy Coverage: Sports Illustrated and the Shaping of the Female Athlete at its Sept. 4 meeting starting at 7 p.m.
The 2024 Olympics shined the light on many amazing U.S. women athletes – many that most of us had never heard...
Dec. 30, 20240407
Contributed by Mike Feazel“The world will see me now!” enthused Fluvanna resident Reatha Holloman after sitting for a portrait done by local artists as part of the “Looking Back, Seeing Now” collaboration between the Fluvanna Black community and local artists.
She was one of 17 Fluvanna citizens, all descendants of enslaved...
Dec. 30, 20240106
BY PAT BEERS BLOCK
Happy New Year and welcome to this month’s highlights of celestial events visible in Fluvanna County!
Fun events to view in January
This month’s premier skylight performer, weather permitting, could be the Quadrantids meteor shower (Class I, Major) that will appear from early to mid January (...
Dec. 30, 2024096
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
It was an interesting and sometimes successful year for the Fluvanna County High School sports teams. Early in 2024 the Fluco boys basketball team had some strong performances, such as a five point win over Jefferson District rival Orange County, but the season had a somewhat middling ending with a 10-12...