Sep. 22, 20220270By 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, 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...
Sep. 22, 20220243By 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...
Sep. 22, 20220476By 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...
Sep. 14, 20220326By 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...
Sep. 14, 20220415By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Anyone who drives around the county knows Fluvanna has some dangerous intersections, narrow bridges, and blind turns – but making our roads safer can be a complicated and expensive proposition.
The Board of Supervisors took a step toward identifying and remedying some of the major problem spots...
Sep. 14, 20220214By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
David Cariens understands what it is to lose someone in a mass shooting. His latest book, The Murder of Angela Dales, though written 21 years ago, is a revised and updated version with new information regarding the circumstances that surrounded her death.
In it, Cariens examines in factual...