Fluvanna County

An Amherst man is facing several felony charges in connection to a string of nighttime home burglaries. Kevin Burchhardt, 32, was arrested on New Year’s Eve by the Wintergreen Police Department. He has been charged with 12 felonies in connection...

Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation. The state Department of Education on Wednesday released results of the objectives aimed at reducing proficiency...

The Obama campaign announced Saturday that the President will speak at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Charlottesville on Wednesday. The exact time for his speech has not been announced, but gates open to the public at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Free...

Cave Spring is moving on to the state championship game. The Knights knocked off Fluvanna County, 76-59, in the boys AA Division 3 semifinals. Cave Spring's Amin Abuhawwas had a game-high 20 points. Cave Spring led Fluvanna County, 29-27, at halftime....

The Cave Spring boys set-out in search of their fourth state championship Saturday afternoon, against the powers of Brunswick, in a rematch of the 2009 and 2010  title games, both of which the Knights won. The Bulldogs, however, are the more recent...

The company hired to finance three new Montgomery County schools is facing a legal challenge over its financial advice given to a central Virginia County. Davenport & Company is one of the largest independent investment firms in the state. It's been...

Teachers whose students do really well in the classroom will be getting some extra cash. Governor McDonnell is launching a performance-pay pilot program. It rewards teachers in hard to staff schools based on student growth and other performance...

Mary “Mollie” Green was 20 years old when she married 48-year-old William Martin, a grandson of William Martin, the Revolutionary War pensioner. It was her first marriage and his second. William and Mary had three children: Lucy, Florence...

Gloucester County officials, including school officials, have complained in recent years about the increase in unfunded mandates handed down from the state. Something might -- emphasis on might -- be done about that. Gov. Bob McDonnell has created the...

Jay Scudder, the former Gloucester County planning director, has been hired as county administrator in Fluvanna County. Scudder left Gloucester in May 2008 in the turbulent months after the infamous Jan. 2-3 Board of Supervisors meeting to become the...