Dec. 16, 20180131By 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...
Dec. 13, 20180392Promised 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...
Dec. 13, 20180312Contributed 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...
Dec. 13, 20180256By 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...
Dec. 13, 2018091By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent
In a toughly contested, seesaw battle, the Fluco girls, behind junior guard Nevaeh Ivory and freshman post player Khamare Steppe, managed a well-deserved two point win in overtime Tuesday (Dec. 4) over Turner Ashby. The final score was 62-60.
Ivory scored seven of the Flucos’ nine points in overtime,...
Dec. 13, 20180104Submitted by Dave Wirth
Giving to others does not just happen at a particular time of year. The members of the planning team and all the volunteers want to thank the Fluvanna community for their generous support at the Feeding Fluvanna Community Day held Sept. 8.
Representatives of many of the congregations in Fluvanna County met...
Dec. 13, 20180122By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent
Local traveler John Day presented to the Lake Monticello Wildlife Committee Dec. 2 about his trip to the Galapagos Islands.
“I was always interested in zoology and this was a trip that was on my bucket list,” said Day.
He began his trip in Ecuador and discussed some of the customs that make up...