May. 8, 2024086
Editorial designer Amelia McConnell and Lynn Stayton-Eurell, advertising designer, were winners in the 2023 Virginia Press Association annual news and advertising contest. The winners were announced Sunday (May 5) at the VPA banquet held in Charlottesville.
McConnell won first place in page design and second place in front page...
May. 8, 20240788
By Rae AlbertsCorrespondent
Store Openings: The Royal Cheesesteaks is now open on James Madison Highway, right next to Papa Jim’s Ice Cream! They specialize in Philadelphia-style cheesesteak subs and New-York-style pizzas.
Fun Fact of the Week: the most common trees in central Virginia are the loblolly pine and the yellow...
May. 8, 20240221
By Harvey J. SorumCorrespondent
Are you a native of Fluvanna County?
I am! Born in Winchester, Virginia. I arrived in Fluvanna County with my parents at six weeks old when my dad accepted a job at Fork Union Military Academy as an English teacher and football coach. That was the beginning of a wonderful life living in Fork...
May. 8, 2024077
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
It was clear from the start on April 30 that it was going to be a one-sided game. The Fluco freshman pitcher Lila Schwartz retired the Patriots in order in the top of the first, with two strikeouts and a routine ground-out. In the bottom of the first, the Flucos sent 15 batters to the plate. They scored...
May. 1, 20240103
By Pat Beers Block
Welcome to this month’s highlights of enjoyable astronomical events that will happen in the evening and morning skies above!
What a month April was this year! With events like the solar eclipse visible in North America, and the return of meteor showers, it seemed like we went on an exotic vacation to...
May. 1, 20240583
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
The James River Water Project cleared a major hurdle in late April, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) issued a permit critical to moving the project forward.
The permit will allow work to proceed on the construction of a pumping station on the James River near Columbia and a four-mile-long...
86, of Lake Monticello, VA , passed away after a long illness,on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
Born October 18,1937 to Neil P and Geneva (Austin) Luther, in West Carthage, NY. After graduation from Le Moyne College in 1959, Claire taught secondary math and science for eighteen years; served as a research assistant in physiology at...