Feb. 16, 20230261
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
The Dog Spot at the Fork Union Community Center run by Fluvanna County Parks and Recreation has been around since 2006. It was then that Ashleigh Morris began training with Cheryl Falkenburry, the trainer and animal behaviorist and the creator of The Dog Spot. It used to be that to get your dog trained...
Feb. 16, 20230128
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The Flying Fluco boys basketball team traveled to Crozet on Feb.10 to take on the Western Albemarle Warriors in the Jefferson District play-offs. Both teams came in with excellent records. The Flucos at 16-6 and the Warriors at 17-3. One of the Warriors three losses was to the Flucos.
Height counts...
Feb. 15, 20230441
Request includes raises for teachers, bus drivers
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
The Fluvanna County School Board approved a $53.7 million budget for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) during its meeting on Wednesday night (Feb. 8).
This includes a request to the county to provide $22,401,764 in local funding – close to $2.7 million...
Feb. 15, 20230155
PRESS RELEASE
After a great regional meet at the Charlottesville YMCA on Tuesday, Feb. 7, the FCHS swim team will be taking 12 swimmers to states - eight swimmers and four divers. During the Regional dive meet on the boys side, Ivan Patchett received a third-place win with Ethan McPherson taking a fourth-place. Ashlyn Wolkowicz...
Osborne C. Cosner, 86, died peacefully at his home in Keswick on January 14, 2023. Os was born in Fluvanna County, Virginia and was one of 11 children born to the late Theodore R. Cosner and Clara Payne Cosner. He was preceded in death by sisters, Audrey B. Day, Elender C. Hensley and Alma Cosner; and brothers, Joseph L., Maynard...
Glenn A. Bredder peacefully departed this earthly life on January 28, 2023, lovingly surrounded by his wife, Mary Jane, and their family.
Glenn was born on December 11, 1951, and spent his childhood in Landing NJ, Morristown, NJ and Winston Salem, NC. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from...
Feb. 9, 20230598
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...
Feb. 9, 20230133
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,...