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Playing beautiful music again
Jan. 3, 20190178 By Linda Salisbury, Correspondent The haunting strains of Sir Elton John’s Your Song can be heard from outside the door leading to Comer Piano Studio in a back room of the historic Mineral Baptist Church building. Steve Comer’s fingers improvised on the haunting melody as they covered the length of the keyboard. The playing was...
For the love of art: Remembering Alice Clifford
Dec. 27, 20180488 By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent At the end of a rustic gravel driveway off of Stoneleigh Road in Palmyra is a charming old house tucked away in a grove of trees. Inside, remnants of the old house remain, from the original brick in the fireplaces to the sliding doors to the living room. Everything about the house is wonderfully...
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Looking back: Noteworthy crimes and court cases in 2018
Dec. 27, 20180557 By 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...
Fluco girls lose in double overtime
Dec. 27, 20180129 By 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...
Man indicted in arson, attempted murder
Dec. 27, 20180386 By 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...