May. 8, 20190109By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The Orange County Hornets were able to find the back of the net twice in the first half and that was enough. The Flying Flucos under Coach Earl Gibson actually dominated play most of the game, but soccer is a game where controlling the ball does not always result in goals. The Flucos fired off a number...
May. 8, 20190241By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
Local sports stations confirm that Jalen Harrison, former standout athlete at Fluvanna County High School, has moved from the University of Virginia (U.Va.) baseball team to the football team.
Harrison played football, basketball and baseball in his freshman and sophomore years for the Flucos. He was...
Antoinette “Anty” Marie Wolowski, 91, originally from Plains, Penn., but who moved to Lake Monticello in Palmyra, Va., in 2007, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, at the Hospice House in Charlottesville, Va. She was born Aug. 14, 1927, in Plains, Penn., a daughter of the late Benjamin Wolowski and...
May. 7, 201901409By Christina Dimeo, editor
Richard Johnson, 40, who went missing from his Scottsville home Monday (May 6), returned to work Wednesday (May 8).
Johnson had been last seen early May 6 at 4 a.m. driving his wife's red 1998 Honda CRV with Virginia plates reading VZT9943. He was reportedly headed for job-related training in Harrisonburg,...
May. 7, 20190370Submitted by Tricia Johnson
Thousands of visitors enjoyed Old Farm Day Saturday (May 4) under sunny skies at Pleasant Grove Park in Palmyra.
“With over 140 exhibitors and vendors, there was definitely something for everyone to enjoy at this year’s festival,” said Old Farm Day Committee co-chair Tricia Johnson.
Familiar...
May. 2, 20190658By Christina Dimeo, editor
Members of the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors decided Wednesday (May 1) to raise their salaries for the first time since 2008. Each supervisor will see a pay increase of $100 per month when the new rates take effect Jan. 1, 2020.
Chair Mike Sheridan, who currently makes $9,000 per year, will make...
May. 2, 20190582Board raises taxes 3.6 percent
By Christina Dimeo, editor
In unexpected displays of passion, four of the five Fluvanna County supervisors delivered impromptu speeches venting their frustrations as the board prepared Wednesday (April 24) to vote on the new budget and tax rates.
The vote to raise taxes to 92.5 cents, up 3.6 percent,...