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December 28, 2018
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Looking back: Noteworthy crimes and court cases in 2018
Dec. 27, 20180617 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, 20180150 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, 20180402 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...
Reserve academy celebrates graduation
Dec. 27, 20180356 Submitted by Lt. Sean Peterson The Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office held its 2018 Sheriff’s Reserve Academy graduation at Lake Christian Church Thursday, Dec. 6. The event honored 13 Fluvanna County residents that were chosen among a group of over 50 candidates to become sworn reserve deputies for the agency. The sheriff’s...
TV production students win video contest
Dec. 27, 20180144 By Jenai McKee, FCHS journalism student The fall semester brought accolades for three Fluvanna County High School TV production students when they scored third place in the Virginia School Board Association’s Student Video Contest. Seniors Katie Morris, Kevin Burruss, and Madison Kennedy brought home their award from the...
Swim teams excel at Woodberry Forest meet
Dec. 27, 20180191 Girls win first place; boys take second By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent The Fluvanna County High School girls’ and boys’ swim teams traveled Dec. 18 to Woodberry Forest, an all-boys private school in Orange County, for an invitational meet. The girls’ team took first place, topping five schools from Central Virginia: Madison...
Arrest made in threatened school shooting
Dec. 21, 201802548 By Christina Dimeo, editor Fluvanna County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a student who they say threatened to commit a school shooting. The sheriff's office was notified Friday (Dec. 21) at 7:24 p.m. of a threatening post on social media regarding the Fluvanna County High School. The post was a picture of the high school with...