Football The last week hasn’t been the most memorable one for the football team as both junior varsity and varsity faced off against the Monticello Mustangs. While the Mustangs marked a change to the Flucos’ usual homecoming opponent, the...
“Mummy Man” also known as Principal Don Stribling hugged Sean Oliva. Jacob True wrapped “Mummy Woman” also known as Assistant Principal Yvonne Howdyshell. Both boys are members of Rachel Besecker’s third grade class. Students took turns rolling the principals in toilet paper because their class had 100% participation in...
Happy Tails opened its doors and its heart on Saturday (Oct. 20), not only to celebrate its sixth anniversary in business, but to support area animal shelters. The Bark-tober fest included dog games, a costume contest, a grooming demonstration and advice on how to care for older dogs. ...
Those who want to fully enjoy tennis should make sure that they have the right equipment, apparel or tennis shoes. Having good equipment enables you to play better and enjoy the game and it is important towards reducing injuries. ...
Fluvanna County’s dropout rate of 1.4 percent – down from 2.68 percent in 2011 – is significantly lower than the state’s average of 7.2 percent, according to a press release from the school system. Fluvanna’s 2012 dropout rate is the lowest in the area, according to statistics released Tuesday by the Virginia Department of...
Devin Goode was crowned homecoming king and La’Dietra Jackson was crowned homecoming queen Friday night (Oct. 19) at a special halftime show featuring the entire 2012 homecoming court. But homecoming wasn’t a winner for the football team. Monticello High School dominated the game in the second half to win 48-13. ...
After two recent attempts to seek additional money from the Board of Supervisors, Superintendent Gena Keller listed a series of money saving options at a special meeting today that included closing schools, eliminating some sports or furloughing employees. ...
“You’ve got to work within your budget.”“I have no idea where the money would come from.”“I’d love to say we have a magic wand, but we’re in a very bad condition.”“I don’t see how we can do it.” After hearing those comments from the Board of Supervisors, no one seemed surprised at the “no” vote Wednesday (Oct....
