Thomas Joseph Farruggio, 51, husband, father, son, brother, uncle, coach and teacher, died on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, due to complications from heart surgery. Although originally from Freeport, N.Y., he made a home for his family in Palmyra, Va.
Tom was born on Aug. 31, 1966, and spent his childhood in Freeport, N.Y., in a large,...
Aug. 2, 20180150School may not start for another week, but teachers and staff have been busy getting ready for the big day.
That means prior to Aug. 9 nearly 300 teachers, including 31 new ones, are decorating classrooms, coming back from professional development seminars, boning up on the newest teaching tools and generally rolling out the welcome...
Aug. 2, 20180125A frightening scene played out Tuesday morning (July 24) when a 10-year-old Fluvanna boy and his 7-year-old brother were discovered driving down I-64 in Goochland County.
According to Capt. David Wells of the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office, the children’s custodians called 911 to report the boys and the family’s black Lexus...
Jul. 27, 20180895By Heather Michon, correspondent
Residents of Hardware Hills Circle in Scottsville were so accustomed to Joe Roach’s noisy rages that when he began blowing up during the late afternoon of April 29, 2017, neighbors barely reacted.
“Don’t pay any attention to it,” Michael Townsend recalled telling his grandson when the boy...
Jul. 26, 20180829By Heather Michon, Correspondent
The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors recently approved a $438,000 contract with Appomattox-based Delta Response Team (DRT) to provide 24-7 emergency medical staffing for the Fluvanna rescue squad.
Like many rural localities, Fluvanna has to supplement volunteers with paid staff. “Obviously,...