Without much warning, Two J’s Smokehouse closed Sept. 1. But barbeque lovers don’t despair, Two J’s is reopening around the corner in the same building, said co-owner Megan Ball.
In their final game of the 2013 season, on Friday (Oct. 27), Fluco football coach Jason Barnett send his team out in a wide-open offensive format. For most of the game, senior quarterback Dashon Tibbs lined up in a shotgun, empty back field, position, with four receivers split to one side, and sophomore wide receiver Jalen Harrison split...
Cross country On Oct. 27, the girls’ cross country team took their second district title in two years with a win at Powhatan. Nicole Douma came in first with a time of 19:48. Devon Burger came in third and Stephanie Bossong came in fourth. The team racked up a total of 47 points altogether, beating Western Albemarle by nine...
Coach Rose Brogan announced that “it’s a beautiful day,” even before her team raced to victory at the year-end Jefferson District meet. It was the second consecutive Jefferson District title for the girls’ team. The Jefferson District boys and girls cross country meet was held on Wednesday (Oct. 24) over a 5K course at Powhatan...
On Saturday (Oct. 13) with coordination from the Lake Monticello Water Safety Patrol, we had a wonderful time providing trips around the lake for 210 people that normally don’t get the see the lake from a boat.
The Board of Supervisors’ continued failure to make sound decisions regarding the health and welfare of our public school system is appalling. I am angry that they, once again, did not approve the funding necessary to support the needs of the county’s students and staff. When Ms. (Gena) Keller approached the supervisors last week...
At last year’s Old Farm Day, I introduced myself to a lady working at the Fluvanna Tea Party booth. I asked her if we could find some areas of common ground. She immediately shut down the conversation, even before we began talking about issues, by saying that she was unwilling to compromise on any issue. That mindset shows why we have...
We keep hearing from the Republican side that tax cuts will produce jobs and have a positive impact on the U.S. economy. It seems they are banking on our memory of past political mistakes being similar to our memory of bodily pain that has reached an end. Think about it.
Uranium mining has been banned for many years in Virginia because there are such serious dangers associated with it. Uranium mining produces waste which contains radioactive by-products, and toxic heavy metal including lead, arsenic, and mercury. This waste can cause cancer, kidney failure, and other severe health problems. The...
In September 2008 candidate Barack Obama promised, if elected, to cut the unemployment rate to under six percent. It would seem that Mitt Romney is on firm ground to criticize the president for falling far short of that goal. But it’s a funny thing about promises – they do not always contemplate the unexpected and unpredicted. ...
