Mar. 26, 2025026
FCPS press releaseNow in his fourth year as the superintendent of Fluvanna County Public Schools, Dr. Peter M. Gretz has been named the 2026 Virginia Association of School Superintendents (VASS) Region V Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Gretz will formally be recognized during the annual VASS conference in April.
"Dr. Gretz's...
Mar. 26, 2025048
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
On April 2, at 10 am, the Friends of the Library will feature author Tanya Denkla Cobb, who will discuss her book The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food at its monthly meeting. The short version of a long story that spans nearly 36 years is that Cobb began writing the original book in...
Mar. 26, 2025096
Contributed by Mike FeazelBingo is back at Lake Monticello Fire & Rescue, starting April 4, with a new day – every Friday evening – a new band of volunteers, a renovated bingo machine, new food options and updated systems, said Carol Sorber, one of the organizers.
The doors will open at the fire house at 5 p.m. every...
Mar. 26, 2025038
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
In a pre-season interview, Fluco baseball Coach Joel Gray commented that his pitching staff would be good, if they didn’t allow too many walks. Twelve walks in seven innings are too many walks. The Wilson Memorial Green Hornets spoiled the Flucos home opener on March 18 by scoring ten runs to five runs...
Mar. 20, 20250151
Shifflett steps down as Rivanna commissioner
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Concerns about a single word being struck from a county ordinance led the Planning Commission to defer action at its monthly meeting on Tuesday (March 11).
Planning Director Todd Fortune and County Attorney Dan Whitten had recommended striking the word...
Mar. 20, 20250100
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
As the School Board discussed its budget proposal during its monthly meeting on Wednesday (March 12), the Board of Supervisors was holding its own meeting, debating how much – or how little – of the proposal they would fund.
In February, the School Board approved a budget requesting $24 million...
Mar. 20, 2025071
PRESS RELEASEFork Union Military Academy was named one of Virginia Living’s Top Schools & Universities 2025, a prestigious recognition of the Academy’s commitment to academic excellence, leadership development, and character formation. This annual guide, featured in the magazine’s April 2025 issue, highlights 178 outstanding...
Mar. 20, 20250161
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The Fluco baseball team won the Class 3 State championship in 2019, just before COVID. Last year with a roster that coach Joel Gray described as “youthful, but very talented” the team went to the State quarterfinals and posted an 18-6 record. This year Gray is looking to get back to the State final...