Nov. 7, 20240101
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
The annual People's Choice Awards Show, sponsored by The Fluvanna Art Association, is currently exhibiting at the Fluvanna County Public Library. This year, artists submitted 52 pieces, including wood items, sculptures, paintings, collages, prints, and more. The diversity in technique and mediums is...
Nov. 7, 20240178
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Over 100 people gathered in Wilmington on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 3) to mark the bicentennial of the visit of Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette, to Fluvanna County.
Speakers, including Supervisor Mike Sheridan (Columbia), Fluvanna Historical Society president Marvin Moss, and Lafayette...
Nov. 7, 20240184
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
There was a very large crowd on hand on Nov. 2 when the Fluvanna County competition cheer squad hosted the Virginia High School League (VHSL) Region 3C Competition Cheer event. The crowd was large because 12 schools were competing.
Competition cheer squads work extremely hard in practice and training....
Nov. 7, 2024062
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Did you grow up in Fluvanna?
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Tell us about yourself and your family.
I come from a large family, the youngest of many siblings. I have one daughter, LaTonja who lives in Fluvanna. My mother and some of my siblings also live in Fluvanna while other siblings live in other parts of...
Oct. 31, 20240101
By Pat Beers BlockWelcome to this month’s highlights of enjoyable evening and morning sky events!
October weather was a bit uncooperative, with many October evening skies filled with clouds and precipitation. These conditions made it difficult to view events like the orbiting of the mini-moon, the flare of the ...
Oct. 31, 20240195
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Smartphones and social media have become a regular part of daily life for people of all ages.
The impact of this technology on students was the subject of a community meeting at Central Elementary on Wednesday night (Oct. 24). For the latest Fluco Engagement Night, school officials, the...
Oct. 31, 20240571
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
The Board of Supervisors passed a new set of ordinances at their Oct. 16 meeting that will heavily restrict the development of utility-scale solar farms within Fluvanna County.
The ordinances, created by a joint committee of two supervisors and two Planning Commission members, set stringent...
Oct. 31, 20240169
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Author Jody Hobbs Hesler's will discuss her new novel Without You Here with Friends of the Library on Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. It is told through the eyes of eight-year-old Noreen, who deals with her aunt Nonie’s suicide. Hesler said that the loss, compounded by the family’s fears that Noreen will...