Oct. 6, 20180468Record stands at 5-1
By Duncan Nixon, correspondent
The Fluco football team scored its third touchdown with seconds to go in the first half during its Friday night (Oct. 5) game against Charlottesville.
With 22 seconds left in the half, freshman quarterback Kobe Edmunds swept left from the 18, broke several tackles and took the...
Oct. 4, 20180445Residents reminded to lock their cars
Two vehicles have been stolen and four vehicles have been broken into on Justin Drive in the Sycamore Square neighborhood, according to a press release from the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded Thursday (Oct. 4) to Justin Drive and determined that personal items and mobile...
Oct. 4, 20180227By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent
It was a highly competitive and extremely entertaining match. Western won the first game 25-22. The Flucos bounced back to win the second game 25-20. Western went back ahead by winning game three 25-17. The Fluco were undaunted and captured the fourth game by the slimmest of margins at 25-23. In the...
Oct. 4, 20180395Business Spotlight: Evelyn’s Confections
By Madeline Otten, Correspondent
There’s a new shop in town located in the Food Lion shopping center near Lake Monticello’s Turkeysag gate. Darryl Hoelscher, owner of Evelyn’s Confections, opened his ice cream shop Aug. 1 with a variety of sweet flavors for the community to...
Oct. 4, 20180351By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent
Russian artist Julia Lesnichy spoke about her passion for plein air painting with the Fluvanna Art Association Sept. 21. An award-winning plein air impressionist painter, she is originally from St. Petersburg, Russia. She majored in linguistics, German and English but took private art classes in...
Oct. 4, 20180176By Duncan Nixon, Correspondent
Former Fluco volleyball star Maddy Kline was named the MVP of the Jefferson Cup, a college volleyball tournament held at the University of Virginia Sept. 7-8. Kline is a senior, who is listed on the University of North Carolina Wilmington roster as a 6-foot 1-inch outside hitter. She was a kill shot...
Oct. 4, 20180274Submitted by Jamie Dennis
On Sept. 1-2, the Fluvanna Youth Soccer Association U18 boys’ soccer team traveled to Fredericksburg to play in the FSCI Labor Day Tournament. The boys played two games Saturday and two games Sunday. Not only did the boys go undefeated in this tournament, but they also shut out every team they faced....
Oct. 4, 20180265By Linda Salisbury, Correspondent
When Jocelyn McClung feels stressed she reaches for one of her hula hoops. “I call it moving meditation,” she said.
When she travels, she has to demonstrate to TSA and airline personnel that her collapsible fluorescent hoops will fit in an overhead compartment or under a seat.
She calls hula...