With deep sorrow, we announce the unexpected passing of Commander Mary Pamela Batchellor on August 9, 2024, at the age of 77. She is survived by her devoted and loving husband, Michael Childress, a woodworking extraordinaire, and her son, Andrew Roderick.
Commander Batchellor earned a BA in Mathematics from George Mason...
Aug. 14, 20240102
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
The Board of Supervisors held a rare special meeting on Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 6) to approve an urgent Fluvanna County Public Schools request for $221,000.
Blame it on Tropical Storm Debby.
The track at Fluvanna County High School is currently being resurfaced, and late in the previous week, the...
Aug. 7, 2024072
Contributed by Pat Beers Block
Welcome to this month’s highlights of enjoyable evening and morning sky events!
This month, much like last month, there are a significant number of planetary, and planet/star conjunction alignments as well as the presence of the Perseid meteor shower that will keep us looking into the sky to...
Aug. 7, 20240241
Contributed by Mike Feazel
Lake Monticello Fire & Rescue volunteers had to cut, pry and disassemble parts of a vehicle involved in an accident on South Boston Road Wednesday (July 31) in order to free and rescue the male driver, Fire Chief Richard Constantino said. The Palmyra fire company assisted in the operation.
The...
Aug. 7, 20240418
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
Second year Fluco football coach Mitchell Pace goes into the 2024 season with some bad news and some good news. The bad news, which really is actually good news, when considered in non-football terms, is that 17 seniors from the 2023 team have moved on. That means that there are a lot of vacancies to...
Aug. 7, 2024094
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
There is an ethereal feeling, a soft tranquility and a surrealism to Alyce Walcavich's work. Her work is diverse because of the subjects she chooses, whether it be windows, trees, or draped fabric. Walcavich takes simple subjects and breathes life into them, and draws the onlooker allowing the story to...
Aug. 7, 20240149
Contributed by Linda Gore
By the time Fluvanna became a county in June of 1777, the Revolutionary War was already two years old. The records concerning the men from Fluvanna who served are listed in various places like court records and military records, so an exact number of men who served is hard to determine. We do know that the...