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2018 deemed second-most rainy of 118 years
Jan. 24, 20190667 By Madeline Otten, correspondent, and Christina Dimeo, editor People who think 2018 was remarkably rainy aren’t crazy – they’re right. Last year had the dubious distinction of having the second-highest amount of rain in 118 years of records. According to data from the McCormick Observatory in Charlottesville, 72.14 inches of...
Get to know Jason Stewart, director of community development
Jan. 24, 20190723 By Madeline Otten Correspondent Jason Stewart, Fluvanna County’s director of community development, has 13 years of experience behind him and plans to make changes within his new role. Stewart’s first job with Fluvanna began when he was hired in December 2013 as the planning and zoning administrator. He is currently still...
Wrestlers host Billy Wensel classic tournament
Jan. 24, 20190395 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent The Fluco wrestling team, under Coach Michael Gore, hosted the third annual Billy Wensel classic invitational Saturday (Jan. 19). The tournament is named for a long-time Fluvanna resident who was a wrestler and a wrestling coach and is suffering from ALS. Wensel and his family were in attendance for the...
Writers discuss author inspirations
Jan. 24, 20190140 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Writers approach their craft from varied perspectives. Writing may be guided by opinion, humor, logic, debate, emotion and memory. A picture emerges in the writer's mind, which may be fact or fiction. For every writer, it is a personal journey; it connects with the spirit, awakening a curiosity to...
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KKK flyers delivered to Fork Union area
Jan. 22, 201901452 By Heather Michon, correspondent Residents along James Madison Highway and Route 6 say they recently found an unwelcome surprise at their homes on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: recruitment fliers from the Ku Klux Klan. Images of one of the flyers were posted on a local social media group on Monday (Jan. 21). Headlined “African...
School Board adds make-up days to calendar
Jan. 21, 201901130 Tackles teacher pay By Heather Michon, correspondent Members of the Fluvanna County School Board met Thursday (Jan. 18) for a half-day seminar on the budget for the 2020 fiscal year. Chair Perrie Johnson (Fork Union), Shirley Stewart (Rivanna), and Andrew Pullen (Columbia) formed a quorum. Brenda Pace (Palmyra) and Charles...