Former Columbia school may become canine training facilityThe former Cunningham Elementary School, vacant for four years, will again see students under its roof if an approved sale to The Light Academy, a Fluvanna-based private school, goes through.The fate of the former Columbia Elementary School is less certain after the Fluvanna...
Steve Sylvia traces his interest in the Civil War to his childhood, sparked by his brother’s help reading Shelby Foote’s Shiloh. But it was a belt buckle that belonged to a long-forgotten Union soldier that may have been the catalyst for a life-long involvement in the history of this nation’s defining conflict, a career writing...
It all began when Carol Fleurette moved from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., an area she said is nothing but desert and residents are lucky if it rains a week out of the year. While going to school at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., she decided to move to Virginia. In 2012, she packed up her truck and bought a horse trailer, putting...
The breath is the first step in most mind-body relaxation skills. Deeper breathing is one of the classic paths to balancing the brain and body. It is the most portable stress reduction skill. You can take it anywhere. Certain breathing practices can restore peace and give us a pause that allows the “wise owl” part of our brain to...
Pullen response is tellingIn the article “Candidate for School Board will not appear on ballot” (Fluvanna Review Sept. 14 issue), Andrew Pullen has shown that rather than campaigning on the issues, he is more interested in using intimidation and shady politics to win a seat on the Fluvanna County School Board. The Pullen campaign...
Republicans rally around candidatesIt was a beautiful evening Saturday (Sept. 23) at the Layz S Ranch and Fluvanna Republicans took advantage of it.At the annual Fluvanna Republican fundraiser there was food, like-minded folks, candidates and lots of “Hurrah for our side!”
Emancipation Proclamation monument to join Confederate monument in Civil War ParkThe Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors ended almost a year of debate by voting Wednesday night (Sept. 20) to place the county’s Emancipation Proclamation monument in Civil War Park in the village of Palmyra.
