Nov. 29, 20180307Submitted by Marlene A. Condon
The Monarch butterfly makes the longest insect migration in the world, even though it weighs, on average, less than a paper clip. Traveling to Mexico under its own wing power from Canada and the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, it might fly as many as 2,500 miles to get there.
Once taken for...
Nov. 29, 20180311Press Release
Central Virginia Services, Inc. (CVSI), which does business as Firefly Fiber Broadband, has been awarded $28 million in funding to be paid out over the next 10 years from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to offset the cost of making available voice-over IP (VOIP) phone service and gigabit speed broadband to...
Nov. 29, 20180346By Syerra Milliman, Fluco Beat Editor
The 2018-19 school year opened with many changes, including new staff members and a new traffic pattern for parents and student drivers. A more recent change has come in the form of new staff member Mathias Varga, who has joined Officer Lacorie Steppe as an additional school resource officer (SRO)...
Nov. 29, 20180231By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent
“It’s really odd that I became an art teacher because I never studied art in high school. My life back then was all about the Thoroughly Modern Madrigals – a show choir directed by Jeff Suling,” said Carysbrook Elementary School art teacher Francesca Walker.
She has been teaching since...
Nov. 29, 20180331Resolution allows for “quick take” of land
By Heather Michon, Correspondent
The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution allowing the condemnation and acquisition of easement properties along the path of the Zion Crossroads water and sewer project under the rule of eminent domain, a legal principle allowing the...
Nov. 29, 20180313By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent
Fluvanna County High School held its annual fall sports banquet Monday (Nov. 19) after a delay due to heavy rain and flooded roads.
As usual, Athletic Director Scott Morris acted as master of ceremonies. Morris started with a thank you to the many people who assist the sports program each season,...
Nov. 26, 20180374By Heather Michon, correspondent
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary report on the Nov. 4 plane crash in Louisa that took the life of Timothy Henson, 70, of Palmyra.
According to the Nov. 9 report, the airport manager at Louisa County Airport saw Henson’s plane take off around 2:15 p.m. The...