One big clue that Christmas is nearing takes place on the first Friday of December when Fluvanna folks team up with other Charlottesville-centric counties to make sure the season is a happy one for all local kids. This year was no different thanks to the efforts of business owners Ed and Denise Lauterbach who, time and again, have...
The Flying Flucos and the Little Giants from Waynesboro both started the game in aggressive man-to-man defense when the Flucos opened their 2016-17 season at home on Tuesday, Nov. 29. During the first quarter the defenses dominated, with no scores in the first three and a half minutes. With less than two minutes remaining in the first...
I can’t remember the first time I went to a store, but I do remember when the store would come to us. The Raleigh Man drove a bright yellow enclosed wagon pulled by a horse, and he would come by our place about once every three months. His arrival was a big event for our mother, and also for us kids. The Raleigh Man sold a lot of small...
Anthony (Tony) Patrick Conway, 84, of Charlottesville, passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, at Hospice House of the Piedmont. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, to Patrick and Anita (Reynolds) Conway, he lived in New Jersey for many years before moving to Virginia in 1988. Tony married Anne (Molloy) in 1962 in Clifton, New Jersey....
Hunter Erik Campbell, 21, beloved son, brother, grandson, cousin and friend to many, suddenly departed our world on Dec. 2, 2016. Born on Aug. 23, 1995, at Bedford Memorial Hospital in Bedford, Virginia, Hunter was a resident of Lake Monticello, Virginia. He leaves behind his loving family, including parents Chris and Laura Campbell;...
Washington for the 22nd DistrictIt’s impossible to attend a Fluvanna Board of Supervisors meeting without hearing grumblings about our state representatives in Richmond and the unfunded mandates they bestow upon our county. We now have the opportunity to send someone to Richmond that actually understands the economic struggles we face...
Unlike the annual judged show in the spring where one person judges the entire show, the Fluvanna Art Association has its People’s Choice Award Show in the fall, where the public decides the three best in each category. This year the reception and judging took place on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Fluvanna County Library. There were 54...
Bullies. Cliques. Mean girls. Cafeteria food. Sex. Peer pressure. Body issues. Diagnoses. Identity struggles. The high school experience can be the best years of a student’s life but for some it’s the worst. Anyone who has ever felt alone or unsure of themselves could probably relate to Jimmy. He’s beginning his high school career...
