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Fluco girls top Black Knights 53-52 on late free throw
Jan. 12, 20230169 By Duncan NixonCorrespondent The Charlottesville Black Knights visited Fluvanna County High School on Jan. 3. For much of the game, it looked like the Fluco girls five-game winning streak was going to come to an end. However, with 14 seconds left in the game, and the score tied, senior forward Tatyana Turner went to the line for two...
Fluco boys trounce Goochland County 76-31
Jan. 12, 20230196 By Duncan NixonCorrespondent The Fluvanna boys’ basketball team hosted Goochland County on Jan. 6. The outcome was never in doubt. The Fluco squad was hot and playing good defense. At the end of the first quarter, the score was a one-sided 30-8. The Flucos were just too good for Goochland and they extended their lead to a lopsided...
Experience nature at Pleasant Grove
Jan. 12, 2023056 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent The holidays are behind us, a new year has begun, and it is time to start exercising. Walking and hiking at the county treasure that is Pleasant Grove can be a learning experience. Being aware of the fragility of our environment, nature is the first place we can start to understand how vital...
James River Water Project costs could top $35 million
Jan. 5, 20230699 By Heather MichonCorrespondent The Fluvanna Board of Supervisors closed out its final meeting of 2022 with an update on the James River Water Project, including a new cost estimate of around $35 million. Designed to pump water from the James River near Columbia to Zion Crossroads in Louisa, the project has made steady progress...
Fluco boys score easily over William Monroe 62-49
Jan. 5, 20230137 By Duncan NixonCorrespondent The William Monroe Dragons from Stanardsville came to Fluvanna on Jan. 27 and could not match the Flucos in three-point shooting. The Flucos sank 11 of 25 from beyond the arc, for an impressive 44 percent. The Dragons, on the other hand, made only 3 of 19 long range attempts. The Flucos started on top and...
Local couple visits Istanbul
Jan. 5, 20230338 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent Every year Al and Sue Mink travel overseas to exotic locales to “nest” for three months and soak up the local culture of the places they visit. They have been to many places in Europe and Asia and this time spent three months in Istanbul, Turkey. It's not a place that the average traveler puts at...
Despite 1,000 fire calls in 2022, 2023 starts quietly
Jan. 5, 20230121 Contributed by Judy Fish Lake Monticello firefighters responded to 1,000 calls in 2022, but fortunately rang in the New Year in relative quiet, according to the Lake Monticello fire chief. “New Year’s Eve was quiet, thank God,” Lake Monticello Fire Chief Richie Constantino said. “The only incident we had was a motor...