Mar. 7, 2024081
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Gloria Vest, who passed away on Jan. 3, 2024, is remembered as a remarkable woman who left behind a legacy of dedication to her community.
Born in 1954, Vest grew up and lived her life in Fluvanna County. She grew up helping to raise her younger siblings after her mother passed away. She took care...
Mar. 7, 2024079
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
Fluco indoor track and field Coach Melanie Kennedy took a significant contingent of athletes to the state meet held on Feb. 26. A host of school records were broken as the Flucos performed extremely well.
Over 30 schools competed and the Flucos turned in school record performances in two relay...
Mar. 7, 20240125
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The Fluco baseball program under Coach Joel Gray has been quite successful recently. They were Virginia Class 3C state champions before COVID. In 2023, riding on the strength of two Division I senior pitchers, the varsity posted a 16-8 record and played in the state quarterfinal.
This year’s...
Feb. 29, 20240189
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Supervisors took their first in-depth look at capital improvement projects (CIPs) requested for Fiscal Year 2025 during their work session on Wednesday (Feb. 21).
County Administrator Eric Dahl proposed $7,998,711 in projects for the coming year, spread across public works, parks and recreation,...
Feb. 29, 20240236
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) visited Fluvanna County on Friday afternoon (Feb. 23) for a question-and-answer session with county supervisors and officials from Fluvanna, Buckingham, and Cumberland counties.
During the hour-long session at Fork Union Military Academy’s Wicker Chapel, the three-term...
Feb. 29, 20240236
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Members of the Learning Resources Review Committee met Thursday evening (Feb. 22) at the Fluvanna County High School Library for their second meeting following the appointment of five citizen representatives at the School Board meeting on Jan. 10.
The group of 11, comprised of librarians, school...
Feb. 29, 20240340
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Recently, three black bear cubs, each weighing less than two pounds, were admitted to the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro after their den was destroyed at a construction site in Orange County. The cub's mother fled during the incident, and one of the cubs was injured. Wildlife biologists...
Feb. 29, 2024067
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Carol Sorber is a unique artist among Fluvanna Art Association members, sculpting in glass using a small flame torch. Her studio is not like the other members who paint, do mixed media, or pastels.
At the FAA monthly meeting on Feb. 20, she described her working environment where she creates...