Jan. 11, 20240388
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
In a joint session on Wednesday night (Jan. 3), the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission heard a presentation on the potential negative impacts of utility-scale solar power.
The presentation was led by Jason Sweeney, a local attorney who established a nonprofit called “Citizen Defenders...
Jan. 11, 20240210
Sheridan to serve as vice-chair
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Early January is a great time to get organized for the new year, and that’s exactly what the Board of Supervisors did on Wednesday night (Jan. 3).
As they do each first meeting of the year, the first order of business was to elect new leadership.
In his first...
Jan. 11, 2024085
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
It was a busy year in the arts in Fluvanna, beginning with a solid season for the Carysbrook Performing Arts Center and the Fluvanna County Arts Council.
Talent abounded. Steve Basset, whose Sweet Virginia Breeze was selected as Virginia's official state song, performed with his band. And not...
Jan. 11, 2024089
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The Fluco boys’ basketball team hosted and topped the Hornets from Orange County on Jan. 5. The final score differential of five points was one of the biggest margins of the game. The Fluco led most of the way, but whenever it looked like they might pull away, the Hornets either scored a couple quick...
July 12, 1939 - December 27, 2023
Kirk M. Dunklee, age 84, of Palmyra, VA, and formerly of Wyalusing, PA, passed away on Wednesday morning, December 27, 2023, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA.
Kirk was born in Towanda, PA, on July 12, 1939, a son of the late Elanson D. and Gladys Bahr...
Jan. 3, 2024088
By Pat Beers Block
Welcome to this month’s highlights of enjoyable events that will happen in the evening and morning skies above!
Sky gazing is a fun way to engage in the world around us, helping us to appreciate all of the exciting events that happen in the evening and morning sky. Events like meteor showers, solar and lunar...
Jan. 3, 20240209
By Harvey SorumCorrespondent
Kelley and Shawn, are you natives of Fluvanna County? If not, what brought you here?
Shawn was born and raised in Charlottesville, and I moved to Charlottesville in 1996. We moved to Fluvanna in the mid ‘90s to find land that we could afford for the growth of the business in the future. We also...