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Mainstays North Carolina and Duke unsurprisingly sit atop the ACC standings, though upstarts Florida State and Virginia are just as much a part of the race. The 21st-ranked Seminoles try to maintain at least a share of first Saturday with a seventh straight win overall and ninth consecutive home victory over the 16th-ranked Cavaliers, who can pull even with the Seminoles in the ACC race.

Fluvanna plans to cut seat from Board of Supervisors
Several people in the audience questioned the legality of the supervisors’ move.
Fluvanna suspends 15 students
School Board chairwoman said she isn't permitted to say why the students were suspended during Wednesday's meeting
Fluvanna police brutality case can go forward
The opinion was written by Sandra Day O’Connor, who was filling in on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.
UPDATE: Fluvanna advertises tax bump
The Fluvanna County School Board presented the Board of Supervisors with a $35.46 million fiscal 2012 budget that officials called “bare bones.”
Boys' Basketball State Tournament Results
(All games at VCU's Siegel Center)Tuesday's GamesBrunswick 65, Spotswood 37Waynesboro 72, Fluvanna 60Saturday's GameChampionshipBrunswick 55, Waynesboro 48
Fluvanna tax rate could skyrocket
One big-ticket item supervisors say is stressing the budget is the county’s new, $67 million high school.
Fluvanna SPCA flooded with German shepherds
People who want to help out monetarily or by volunteering to help care for the animals can find more information at www.fspca.org.
Day care director to serve 90 days
Tracy Lin Shifflett, 38, was sentenced Friday in Fluvanna County Circuit Court
Lawsuit continues over use of Fluvanna seal
A Fluvanna County blogger's lawsuit over an ordinance limiting the use of the official Fluvanna seal won't be disappearing despite the county's attempt to modify its code.
Suit continues over use of Fluvanna seal
The county’s Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 last month to ask the county attorney to amend its seal ordinance to reflect Virginia code on state seals. However, the lawyers behind Bryan Rothamel’s suit said they don’t think the state statute is constitutional, either.
Blogger sues Fluvanna over seal
The owner of The Fluco Blog, a Fluvanna County-based news site, has filed a lawsuit over an ordinance limiting the use of the official Fluvanna County seal.
Fluvanna man charged with maiming
A Palmyra man is facing maiming charges after a five-car pile-up Sunday on Pantops.
Santa Fund helps needy children in Fluvanna
The Santa Fund, which was started in 1894, collects donations to provide shoes, clothing, medicine and other essentials to children in need.
Ex-Fluvanna day care worker guilty of embezzlement
Tracy Lin Shifflett, 37, entered Alford pleas on Thursday in Fluvanna County Circuit Court to four counts of embezzlement and one count of money laundering from ABC Preschool in 2007 and 2008.
Wrestling wins quad meet
Turner Ashby High School’s wrestling team went 3-0 at their opening event Dec. 4. They defeated Warren County 36-33, Central 47-18, and Fluvanna 47-34. In the match against Warren County, winners included Jacob Michael (112), Mitch Thomas (125), Jared Bell (130), Luke Kiser (135), Shane Atkins (140), Jackson Reel (145), J
Girls: Powhatan 37, Fluvanna 29
POWHATAN (1-0) Shelton 5, Smith 0, Flippen 0, M. Berry 7, B. Berry 6, Ware 0, Shiflett 0, Harris 4, Davis 15. Totals 28 9-16 37. FLUVANNA (0-1) L. Key 0, Durross 6, Steeter 0, Harris 10, Mawier 3, Payne 0, Williams 6, Gains-Salter 0, Foster 4, Patterson 0, E. ...
Fluvanna couple helps families of UVa patients...
The Medical Center’s trauma, cardiac, transplant, cancer and other medical units serve people from as close as Ruckersville to as far away as Tennessee and West Virginia. Many families are struggling financially and unable to cover hotel bills.
Big police training facility coming to Fluvanna
The facility will offer state-of-the-art training to police and corrections officials.
More prison time for woman convicted in student...
LaPrecious Nicole Austin sentenced in Fluvanna for attacking two fellow inmates at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women.
Forgotten cemetery found in Fluvanna
Surveyors were looking at property lines for the firehouse located off U.S. 15 near Route 6 when they discovered the cemetery
Albemarle school bus driver to pay fine in wreck
According to Fluvanna’s court records, Ralph Leon Agee, 60, of Keene, was convicted of failure to yield to the right of way during a hearing Tuesday in Fluvanna General District Court.
Goochland 54, Fluvanna 14
David McKenna found the endzone twice in the first quarter and the Bulldogs blasted the Flucos in a Jefferson District game. McKenna only had 10 carries but ran for 120 yards. Dustin Plummer supported his efforts with 97 yards and a touchdown run. Jess McLaughlin led the Goochland (2-2, 4-3) ...
Girls volleyball: Fluvanna 3, Goochland 0
Fluvanna ------------------------- 25 25 25 Goochland ------------------------- 11 17 22 Highlights: Lainey Kopcysinki (G) 4 kills, 3 digs; Chelsea Pavona (G) 10 digs; Chelsea Donaldson (G) 10 digs Records: Fluvanna 7-4 Jefferson 13-9; Goochland 4-7, 6-9
50-plus marijuana plants found in Fluvanna sweep
A Fluvanna County eradication sweep Thursday found more than 50 marijuana plants and assorted paraphernalia, according to officials.
High rate of sexual misconduct reported at...
The Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women and the Eastern Shore Regional Jail are cited as having high rates of sexual misconduct -- as reported by inmates -- in a national U.S. survey released yesterday. The report, "Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2008-09," by the Justice Department's ...

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