Jul. 26, 20230397
By Carlos Santos, Editor
Water rescue teams descended on the Rivanna River near Fork Union in the early morning hours of July 16 in response to an emergency alert sent out by a Garmin emergency beacon that fell in the river, automatically activating it. The beacon belonged to a group of 10 people on an overnight canoe/kayak trip on...
Jul. 26, 20230364
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Just In time for the start of the school year, Fluvanna County Public Schools (FCPS) has announced the appointment of a new division-wide mental health coordinator.
Kaitlyn Harlow-Burner has spent the last five years as a clinical social worker in pediatrics at UVA Health, with a focus on...
Jul. 26, 20230208
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
High school football is the sport of “Friday Night Lights.” Usually, more local fans are interested in home football games than in any of the other high school sports. Here in Fluvanna baseball does get a lot of support from the community, but a good football team is still king. Before COVID, the...
Nancy E. Brown, 70, of Palmyra, Virginia passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at her home, in Lake Monticello with family at her bedside.
Nancy was born December 16, 1952, daughter of Alice Russell and Kenneth Russell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Craig and Mel, and also by her husband...
Jul. 26, 20230158
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
CASA, a child advocacy program that matches trained volunteers with children in foster care, is expanding into Fluvanna County,
Kate Duvall, president of Piedmont CASA in Charlottesville, gave a presentation on the program at July’s virtual meeting of the local progressive club, the Lefty Lunch...
Jul. 20, 20230451
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Fluvanna County High School could be getting some additional security support this upcoming academic year thanks to $100,000 in grant funding for two school security officers, or SSOs.
Captain Von Hill of the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office gave a detailed presentation on the role of SSOs at the...
Jul. 20, 20230193
Press Release
Rudy Garcia, a member of the Rotary Club of Fluvanna, began his one-year term as district governor of Rotary International District 7600 on July 1. District 7600 covers central and southeastern Virginia and includes 64 Rotary clubs with about 2,700 members.
Garcia, a Fluvanna County businessman, owns a tax...