Carlos Santos
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Fluvanna director of emergency services arrested
Jan. 11, 202502772 By Heather Michon, correspondent Fluvanna County Director of Emergency Services James True was arrested on Friday (Jan. 10) on seven counts of sexual battery and two counts of assault and battery. All the charges are misdemeanors. County Attorney Daniel Whitten announced the arrest on Saturday, saying that True had turned himself...
A letter to the editor from the Fluvanna branch of the NAACP was inadvertently left out of this week's paper.
Oct. 31, 20240151 Make Your Voice Heard – Vote! Voting, the cornerstone of our democracy, is a cherished right many fought to secure. In the words of the late Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis, "We cannot afford to let democracy slip away. Don't take this right for granted. Don't squander it. Keep building. A vote is your voice...
State police investigating fatal officer involved shooting
Oct. 12, 202401649 Virginia State Police press release The Virginia State Police Appomattox Field Office, at the request of the Fluvanna County Sheriff's Office, is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred Friday (Oct. 11) in the 400 block of Gravel Hill Road. Deputies were initially called to the residence for an armed domestic...
Lake Home Heavily Damaged by Monday Fire
Aug. 27, 20240373 Contributed by Mike Feazel Two Lake Monticello firefighters were treated and released due to heat and exhaustion while battling a large fire on Haversack Road Monday afternoon (Aug. 26). No residents were injured but the residence became inhabitable, said Lake Monticello Fire Department Chief Richard...
Historical society seeks information on Evergreen School
Jul. 12, 20240277 Display on school opens Sunday (July 14) from 2 to 4 p.m. Contributed by Jill Tartaglino Did you or someone you know attend Evergreen School in the Wilmington area of Fluvanna County? The Fluvanna Historical Society is researching the history of the school and would like the help of anyone who has information about...
Fire and Rescue Handle Serious Accident on South Boston Rd
Jun. 7, 20240706 Contributed by Mike Feazel Photo courtesy of the Lake Monticello Fire Department The Lake Monticello Fire Department and Rescue Squad responded to a serious accident on at South Boston Road and Broken Island Road Wednesday (June 5), extinguishing a vehicle fire that threatened a house and transporting the injured...
Two confirmed dead in Fluvanna plane crash
May. 5, 202401418 Two people died when a twin-engine plane crashed in Fluvanna County today, according to the Virginia State Police. At 8:54 a.m. Sunday (May 5), the Fluvanna County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from residents living within the 200 block of Miles Jackson Rd. in Palmyra concerning a low-flying plane and then what sounded like an...
Sheriff’s office investigates malicious wounding on Nahor Manor Road
Apr. 12, 20240613 A female passenger riding in a pickup truck on Nahor Manor Road was seriously injured after a rock was thrown at the vehicle, shattering the windshield and striking her, according to a press release from the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office. She was not identified. The sheriff’s office is investigating the incident which...