Sep. 28, 20220214By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
On Monday, Sept. 19 the Fluvanna County High School golf team hosted seven other schools from the Jefferson District at the Lake Monticello course. The weather was fine and the course was in excellent shape. In high school golf, each team enters six players and the best four final scores are added...
Sep. 28, 20220243By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
It has been 11 years since the Fluvanna County Historical Society sponsored the last art studio tour. Artist Linda Staiger took on the task of reviving the artists’ tour but ran into a roadblock regarding an ordinance that charged artists/artisans for operating businesses out of their homes. Artists...
Sep. 22, 20220368Press 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...
Sep. 22, 20220278By 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, 20220250By 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, 20220480By 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...