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Girls’ cross country blows away competition in Monticello Midweek Madness
Oct. 18, 20180164 Boys take third place with solid performance By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent The Fluco girls’ and boys’ cross country squads traveled down Route 53 to Monticello High School on Wednesday (Oct. 10) to participate in the Monticello Midweek Madness meet. Five teams competed on the course laid out on the practice fields behind the...
Homecoming festivities fall into place
Oct. 18, 20180159 By Blake Berry, Fluco Beat editor Homecoming week is always an eventful experience for students and staff at FCHS. Spirit Week, the Pep Rally, and the Homecoming game and dance are some of the most anticipated festivities of the fall season. However, a strange confluence of holidays and Mother Nature conspired to make this...
Sanctuary worker discusses wildlife rehab
Oct. 18, 20180123 By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent Kat Werner, from the Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary in Nelson County, visited Lake Monticello Sept. 29 with her friends: a screech owl, box turtle and a corn snake. She spoke to an audience of 75, most of them inquisitive and wide-eyed children learning about wildlife and what the sanctuary...
EMT training added to high school career and tech program
Oct. 18, 20180389 By Ruthann Carr, Correspondent Two teens prepared to apply a traction splint to the leg of a young girl. It wasn’t the real thing, just a demonstration. Fluvanna High School emergency medical technician (EMT) students explained the proper procedures and the reason for each step. Teacher Stephanie Corbin stood silently by as...
What I want Fluvanna to know about domestic violence
Oct. 18, 20180161 Submitted by Sherri Stader, Director of the Victim/Witness Assistance Program of the Fluvanna Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time dedicated to remembering victims whose lives ended too soon as the result of domestic violence, offering safety and support for those currently in...
Two men arrested for murder of Fluvanna man
Oct. 12, 201803496 14 years later By Carlos Santos, Correspondent Authorities aren’t saying what led to the arrest of two Albemarle County men charged in connection with the murder of Jesse Morgan Hicks Jr. Hicks disappeared from Fluvanna County a little over 14 years ago. Albemarle County Police arrested 56-year-old Richard Glen Spradlin and his...
Fluvanna schools fully accredited
Oct. 12, 2018089 Committee will examine reducing testing By Ruthann Carr, Correspondent For the fifth year in a row, Fluvanna County Public Schools are fully accredited. That was just one piece of news delivered to the School Board at its meeting Wednesday (Oct. 10). The Board voted to approve hiring a coordinator of federal and instructional...
Riggleman visits fire and rescue squad
Oct. 12, 20180220 By Ruthann Carr, correspondent As Hurricane Michael brought winds and torrential rain to Fluvanna Thursday (Oct. 11), 5th District Republican candidate Denver Riggleman stopped to visit Lake Monticello Volunteer Fire and Rescue. The candidate, whose father lived in Lake Monticello and Palmyra, talked with Fire Chief Richie...