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Former and current Fluvanna students earn AP Scholar awards
Sep. 22, 20220353 Press Release A total of 37 Fluvanna County High School students have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams during the 2021-2022 school year. This compares with 36 receiving the recognition in 2020-2021. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) provides willing and...
County works to strike balance between development, rural character
Sep. 22, 20220264 By Heather Michon Correspondent The Planning Commission heard an update on the progress of the county’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan during its monthly meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 13). Community Development Director Douglas Miles reviewed the two key priorities that emerged during a series of open house meetings this past spring and...Phyllis Pace
Phyllis Pace, 95, of Palmyra, Va., passed peacefully on September 15, 2022, at The Heritage Inn of Charlottesville. Born on May 17, 1927, in Esmont, Va., she was the daughter of the late William and Nora Bragg. She was preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey O. Pace; her brother-in-law, Herman Pace; and her son-in-law, Brian...
Carysbrook opens with Virginia Folklife film
Sep. 22, 20220239 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Carysbrook Performing Arts Center opened Friday, Sept. 9, with its first show of the 2022-23 season and its first film. About 79 people attended the reception and film sponsored by the Fluvanna County Arts Council and Virginia Humanities. The film, In Good Keeping in 2022, is part of an ongoing...
Fluvanna Faces: Mary K. Birkholz
Sep. 22, 20220472 By Harvey J. Sorum, Correspondent Mary, tell us a little about your background prior to your starting Caring for Creatures. My love affair with animals began in childhood. I loved to walk and play with our neighborhood dogs and my heart went out to those who were neglected. One dog that lived behind us was chained and rarely...
School Board recognizes championship speech and debate team
Sep. 14, 20220325 By Heather Michon Correspondent As they did in August, the Fluvanna County School Board started its September meeting on a celebratory note. They honored the high school’s forensics team, which brought home their fourth state championship back in March. And – since forensics is the art of both speech and debate – they took...