Dec. 27, 20180539By Heather Michon, Correspondent
It was a busy year for the Fluvanna County courts, with two major trials and dozens of other hearings, sentencings and dramas. Here’s a look back at the year inside the courtroom.
Shootout
The year began with the two-day trial of Gary N. Blowe for his part in a November 2016 shootout off Lake...
Dec. 27, 20180117By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent
The Fluco girls’ basketball team is getting good at giving its fans potential heart failure.
Coach Chad White’s squad went into overtime hosting Turner Ashby High Dec. 4 and won 62-60. On Dec. 20 the Fluco girls hosted Waynesboro. This time the game went into double overtime.
Unfortunately, in...
Dec. 27, 20180380By Heather Michon, Correspondent
A Mechanicsville man accused in a June arson attempt was indicted by a Fluvanna County grand jury Wednesday (Dec. 19) on three counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of arson, and use of a false ID.
Cole Spencer Augustus Carter, 26, is accused of having have set fire to a home on Miles...
Dec. 27, 20180323Submitted by Lt. Sean Peterson
The Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office held its 2018 Sheriff’s Reserve Academy graduation at Lake Christian Church Thursday, Dec. 6. The event honored 13 Fluvanna County residents that were chosen among a group of over 50 candidates to become sworn reserve deputies for the agency.
The sheriff’s...
Dec. 27, 20180125By Jenai McKee, FCHS journalism student
The fall semester brought accolades for three Fluvanna County High School TV production students when they scored third place in the Virginia School Board Association’s Student Video Contest.
Seniors Katie Morris, Kevin Burruss, and Madison Kennedy brought home their award from the...
Dec. 27, 20180161Girls win first place; boys take second
By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent
The Fluvanna County High School girls’ and boys’ swim teams traveled Dec. 18 to Woodberry Forest, an all-boys private school in Orange County, for an invitational meet. The girls’ team took first place, topping five schools from Central Virginia: Madison...
Dec. 21, 201802525By Christina Dimeo, editor
Fluvanna County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a student who they say threatened to commit a school shooting.
The sheriff's office was notified Friday (Dec. 21) at 7:24 p.m. of a threatening post on social media regarding the Fluvanna County High School. The post was a picture of the high school with...