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Monticello viticultural area expands into Fluvanna
Dec. 20, 20180232 By Ruthann Carr, correspondent Their hard work paid off. Fluvanna winery owners George Cushnie (Thistle Gate) and Bruce Deal (Cunningham Creek) waited for close to five years to have Fluvanna included in the Monticello American Viticultural Area. On Friday (Dec. 14) the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the U.S....
Locals share Christmas traditions and memories
Dec. 20, 20180118 By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent In the midst of the Christmas season, several locals took time to share their favorite Christmas traditions and memories. Some recalled traditions based on ancestral customs and past generations. At the core of most of these traditions was the concept of being with family. “Every year my family...
Gary Greenwood wins economic education award
Dec. 20, 20180184 Press Release Fluvanna County High School teacher Gary Greenwood was named a winner of the Virginia Council on Economic Education 2018 Economic Educator Awards Program. Greenwood’s entry, Setting Up Your Class as a Business, won first place in the category of K-12 lesson or unit. Greenwood received $1,000 at the council’s...
Break-in suspects sought
Dec. 17, 20180407 By Christina Dimeo, editor Two people were caught on camera trying to break into a house in Troy. The Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying them. There have been several other larcenies in the area, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. It is currently unknown...
Last-second buzzer beater bests Flucos
Dec. 16, 20180129 By Duncan Nixon, correspondent The Fluco boys’ basketball team led 46-39 with 5:50 left in the game Thursday (Dec. 13). Unfortunately, five minutes later they trailed 46-52. During that five-minute stretch, the Madison County Mountaineers sank 11 free throws. In the final 50 seconds, the Flucos came alive and managed to erase...
Schools may run out of utility money by March
Dec. 13, 20180392 Promised energy savings fail to materialize By Heather Michon, correspondent Fluvanna County Public Schools Superintendent Chuck Winker began his presentation to the Fluvanna Board of Supervisors on the fiscal year 2020 (FY20) budget with an apology. Earlier this year, he had asked the board for $150,000 to fix the roof at...
Restorative self-care through the holidays
Dec. 13, 20180311 Contributed by Cynthia Moore Self-care is the things we do for ourselves that allow us to gently prevent health disasters, survive well and thrive. If you look up self-care you may not find a dictionary definition, but I like what Wikipedia has to say, calling self-care the things we can control and initiate for ourselves, and linking...
Fluvanna teacher provides food for hungry students
Dec. 13, 20180255 By Madeline Otten, Correspondent A Fluvanna teacher who knows what it’s like to be hungry is doing what he can to keep his students from having the same experience. Gary Greenwood has dedicated 43 years of his life to teaching; 38 of those years have been with Fluvanna County Public Schools. In the past, he taught elementary...