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Portrait project celebrates descendants of free and enslaved Fluvanna residents
Dec. 30, 20240446 Contributed by Mike Feazel“The world will see me now!” enthused Fluvanna resident Reatha Holloman after sitting for a portrait done by local artists as part of the “Looking Back, Seeing Now” collaboration between the Fluvanna Black community and local artists. She was one of 17 Fluvanna citizens, all descendants of enslaved...
January: Stargazing in Fluvanna
Dec. 30, 20240133 BY PAT BEERS BLOCK Happy New Year and welcome to this month’s highlights of celestial events visible in Fluvanna County! Fun events to view in January This month’s premier skylight performer, weather permitting, could be the Quadrantids meteor shower (Class I, Major) that will appear from early to mid January (...
Fluvanna County sports in review 2024
Dec. 30, 20240113 By Duncan NixonCorrespondent It was an interesting and sometimes successful year for the Fluvanna County High School sports teams. Early in 2024 the Fluco boys basketball team had some strong performances, such as a five point win over Jefferson District rival Orange County, but the season had a somewhat middling ending with a 10-12...
Looking back at the arts in culture in 2024
Dec. 30, 20240116 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent The arts flourished in 2024 with another successful Artist's Studio Tour, sell-out crowds for Empowered Players at Carysbrook Performing Arts Center, while Fluvanna Art Association members' creative minds and imagination gleamed in the spring show Elements. It wasn't a year just for entertainment...
A look at the biggest stories of 2024
Dec. 30, 20240163 By Heather MichonCorrespondent As we head toward what is sure to be an action-packed 2025, let’s take a look back at some of the biggest stories from 2024… School book committee Late in 2023, a resident submitted a list of books in the Fluvanna County High School Library as inappropriate for children. In January 2024, the...
Supervisors talk sign cleanup challenges
Dec. 23, 20240348 By Heather MichonCorrespondent If Fluvanna County residents want political and business signs removed from private property off county roadways, they need to file complaints. This was the message from the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday night (Dec. 18) during a discussion of sign regulations and enforcement. Under county...
Upcoming talk features director of the Virginia Center for the Book
Dec. 23, 20240169 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent For those who are avid book lovers, on Jan. 8, at 10 a.m., Friends of the Library welcomes Kalela Williams, author and director of the Virginia Center for the Book in Charlottesville to talk about her new book, the center, and the upcoming Festival of the Book. Williams' passion for the written word...