Mar. 17, 20220133By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Mary Volin recently moved to the area from Maine and was looking for artists like herself. She joined the Fluvanna Art Association and now that COVID appears to be manageable, she is looking forward to getting more involved with the group and the artistic community.
“It has been fun to connect...
Mar. 17, 20220267By Ruthann Carr
Correspondent
Want some good news? Look no further than Fluvanna schools.
Don Stribling, executive director, human resources, operations, and student services, is responsible for many things COVID-19 related at the schools: vaccinations, data, reporting.
He had great news for the week of Feb. 28.
“No...
Dennis Audron Paine was born February 9, 1942 and passed away from complications of heart disease on January 7, 2022, one month short of his 80th birthday.
Dennis was born to Audron and Louise Read Paine in Scotia, California, joining his older brother Tom, followed by his younger brother Victor. He attended Scotia Elementary and...
Mar. 10, 202201900By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Affordable housing was back on the agenda for the Board of Supervisors during its regular meeting on Wednesday night (March 2), as the Charlottesville-based Pinnacle Construction & Development made their pitch for real estate tax relief to aid in a project that would bring 124 affordable housing...
Mar. 10, 20220168By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The Fluvanna County boys basketball team under Coach Heath Bralley made it into the State tournament by finishing second in the Class 3 Region C tournament. There are four regions in each class and the top two teams from each Region play in the State tournament. Region C was matched in the first round...
Mar. 10, 20220138Contributed by Cos DiFazio
The Virginia High School League championship meet is a trials and finals format that was held at the Collegiate Aquatic Center in Richmond. Coach Stacey Fuller explained that swimming in this type of state championship meet involves swimming in the morning trials to earn a spot in the top 16 swimmers for...
Mar. 10, 20220556Contributed by Marieke Henry
A majority of registered speakers at the Security Town Hall meeting held on March 2, expressed the desire to do whatever it takes to maintain our private police force. Speaker Rick Roth (and Chair of the LMOA Finance Committee) offered the community a dose of reality. “The budget is tight,” he stated....
Mar. 10, 20220167By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Jane Kulow, director of the Virginia Center for the Book for the Virginia Humanities, spoke on March 2 with members of Friends of the Library about the fast-approaching annual Festival of the Book in Charlottesville. The festival will take place between March 16-20 with a series of pre-festival...