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Coalition hopes lawmakers increase ‘remarkably uncompetitive’ teacher wages
Feb. 8, 20240142 By Parker BarnesCapital News Service An education coalition and lawmakers on Friday hosted a press conference in Richmond to highlight legislative priorities, including teacher compensation. Several bills to improve teacher pay are working through the General Assembly. Nearly three-quarters of Virginians recently surveyed think...
Historical Society celebrates Fred Lewis' book
Feb. 8, 20240199 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent The Fluvanna County Historical Society is sponsoring a recitation and signing of Fred Lewis' book, Some of Old Fred's True Stories, on Saturday, Feb. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. The 186-page book includes anecdotal stories posted by Fred Lewis on his Facebook page from 2017-2022. Lewis has lived in...Florence Strohmayer
Nov. 28, 1931 – Jan. 28, 2024 Florence May Strohmayer (nee Lanese) passed away peacefully on January 28, 2024, at the age of 92 in Burke, VA. On January 18th she had just celebrated her 65th wedding anniversary to her beloved husband Robert Eric Strohmayer. She is survived by her husband and three children, Dean Strohmayer...
School board budget session looks at challenges ahead
Feb. 1, 20240208 By Heather MichonCorrespondent The Fluvanna County School Board met for an in-depth seminar on Wednesday night (Jan. 24) as planning for the FY2025 budget gets underway. Superintendent Peter Gretz and Finance Director Brenda Gilliam took a three-hour deep dive into school finances and the challenges presented by the Virginia...
Author Livesay breaks barriers in romance writing
Feb. 1, 20240136 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent Fluvanna’s Friends of the Library will be celebrating romance with Love Is In The Air with author Tracey Livesay, on Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. Livesay, an African-American romance writer will discuss her work and her unique journey in a genre dominated by White women. “Some of my earliest memories...
Fluvanna Unlocked Program notes rapid growth in users
Feb. 1, 20240171 Press Release The Unlocked program has handed out 500 information/signup packets in Fluvanna and Lake Monticello since it was launched just a month ago, Doers Group organizers said. Karen Panko of the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office said “interest in the Unlocking program has sprouted” during that brief period. The free...