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Local restaurateur talks about business and family
Feb. 23, 20230565 Contributed by Judy Fish Laker Giacomo Cracchiolo is ready to get personal. Giacomo, who immigrated from Italy and now owns three local restaurants, dished recently about rumors of a big change for his Italian restaurant, his love story, and the importance of family. “The rumors are true! We are changing our name. We will...
The golf course is calling
Feb. 23, 20230143 By Duncan NixonCorrespondent Who would believe this weather? Normally even avid golfers are not on the course this time of year, but they are swarming the course. Lake Monticello golf pro Mark Marshall encourages everyone with a current contract to renew promptly and is always looking for new players, male and female. Lake...
The Fluvanna Historical Society Receives 2023 Commonwealth History Fund Grant
Feb. 16, 20230217 PRESS RELEASE The Fluvanna Historical Society is one of the 11 recipients to receive a grant from the Virginia Museum History & Culture’s (VMHC) Commonwealth History Fund. The Fluvanna Historical Society has been awarded $25,000. The VMHC, in partnership with Virginia’s Department of Historic Resources (DHR), awards grants...
Training programs give dog owners a new leash on life
Feb. 16, 20230281 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...
Frantic comeback attempt fails, Flucos lose to Warriors
Feb. 16, 20230130 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...
School Board approves $53.7 million budget request
Feb. 15, 20230461 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...