Dick was born on December 1, 1944, in Ashtabula, OH. He graduated from Edgewood High School, and with honors from Kent State University. He completed his MBA at Case Western Reserve University. He married Beverly Sandfield June 11, 1966. ...
Jun. 8, 20230987
Contributed by Bob and Mary Fleming Trumbull
Fluvanna native Mary Fleming Trumbull returned Monacan artifacts in the family’s possession since the 1870s to Lou Branham of the Monacan Indian Nation on May 25. The collection will be displayed at the Monacan Nation Ancestral Museum located at Bear Mountain in Amherst...
Jun. 1, 20230132
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
The members of the Fluvanna Art Association learned on May 16 a fun and easy way to make prints at home. Monoprints, often done on a commercial gel plate can be done on other surfaces as well. Fenella Bell, an art instructor with PVCC, demonstrated making prints with a glass plate. Plexiglass can also...
Jun. 1, 20230203
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The Fluvanna County High School baseball team hosted the first round of the region play-off on May 26. After three scoreless innings, the Flucos put up three runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 3-0 lead going to the top of the fifth. The way senior Nathan Gragg was pitching it looked like that...
Jun. 1, 20230233
Contributed by Mike Feazel
A program to provide special assistance to children in foster care is expanding into Fluvanna County and Lake Monticello, with plans to reach Madison and Orange counties sometime in the future.
The Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program is part of a nationwide program that has been...
Jun. 1, 202301113
290 students graduate
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
It was a beautiful night for a graduation.
Family, friends, and local dignitaries gathered on the playing field at Fluvanna County High School on Friday evening (May 26) to celebrate the Class of 2023. Well-wishers carried signs, bouquets of flowers, and balloons, cheering...
May. 25, 20230134
Pa Pa Jim's Ice Cream
By Harvey J. SorumCorrespondent
Tell us a little about yourself prior to opening Pa Pa Jim’s Ice cream.
I grew up in England and went to high school in New Jersey with my wife. She went to the University of Virginia and never came back. She is currently a teacher at Fluvanna County High School and I run...
May. 25, 20230337
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Gabe and Sonya Silver are bringing Rivanna River Company to Fluvanna for fun-filled educational rides down the Rivanna, enjoying Fluvanna's natural resources. Floating down the river on a summer's day or in the fall with the vibrant foliage, while being engulfed in nature's tranquility helps humans...