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Dangers of Rt. 20 in Scottsville
Feb. 9, 20230584 Contributed by Evelyn Edson, presidentScottsville Museum In our last post, we wrote about the decision in 1969 to locate the community college near Charlottesville instead of one of the proposed sites near Scottsville. One issue raised was the danger of navigating Rt. 20, now Scottsville Road, the main link between Scottsville...
Fluco girls fall to Spotswood
Feb. 9, 20230128 By Duncan NixonCorrespondent Still playoff bound It was a game between two strong teams. The Fluco girls came in on Feb. 2 with a 14-4 record. The visiting Trailblazers from Spotswood High came in at 16-3. Unfortunately, the Trailblazers scored the first 12 points of the game and although the Flucos closed the margin at first,...
Remembering Peg Redd
Feb. 9, 20230319 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent Margaret Page Hawthorne, known to everyone as Peg, recently passed away at the age of 95. She was a long-time member of the Fluvanna Art Association and resident of Fork Union as well as Fluvanna County's first art teacher. She was gracious, charming, and a mentor to many, and her talent exceeded the...
Proposed budget calls for higher real estate, personal property tax
Feb. 9, 20230393 By Heather MichonCorrespondent County Administrator Eric Dahl introduced his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) to the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday night (Feb. 1) -- a package totaling $99,799,941. In an hour-long presentation, Dahl and Finance Director Tori Melton walked the supervisors through their projections for...
Historical society hosts volunteer event
Feb. 1, 20230149 Contributed by Jill Tartaglino Are you looking for a satisfying way to contribute to the community? The Fluvanna Historical Society needs volunteers with all sorts of skills, no matter how much or little time you have to give. Its mission is to preserve the history of the county, and to share that information. There’s...
Candidates for the Republican nomination for 56th District House seat make their case
Feb. 1, 20230646 By Heather MichonCorrespondent Former Congressman Tom Garrett told an audience of Fluvanna Republicans on Friday (Jan. 27) that he was going to talk about some tough subjects during his portion of a candidate’s forum for Virginia’s 56th District House seat – so tough he suggested parents might want to take their children...
Tartaglino talks about the business of art
Feb. 1, 20230247 Page H. GiffordCorrespondent At the Jan. 17 meeting of the Fluvanna Art Association, artist Tom Tartaglino discussed the business of art, focusing on copyright issues, galleries, and exhibits. Members were particularly interested in how copyrighting protects their work as well as understanding what is original work, not copied from...