Jan. 20, 202201460By staff
Fluvanna County School Superintendent Peter M. Gretz said he has learned some parents are attempting to organize students to come to school Monday without a mask. Gretz sent an email today (Jan. 20) to Fluco staff and families urging parents “not to bring conflict to our schools Monday.”
“Deliberately encouraging...
Dec. 28, 20210713Press release
On December 27, 2021, the Fluvanna County Sheriff's Office seized 42 head of cattle and seven horses from a farm located in the Winnsville area of Fluvanna County.
David Haney, age 83 has charges pending for permitting animals to run at large.
During the past year, sheriff’s deputies have issued over 50 summonses...
Dec. 16, 20210232By Heather Michon, correspondent
The Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Wednesday night (Dec. 15) to adopt Redistricting Map 5, Scenario 2. This map keeps the current districts but moves the boundaries of Columbia and Fork Union west into the more populous areas around Lake Monticello.
At previous meetings, supervisors had been...
Nov. 3, 20210811Fairchild elected Supervisor
Rittenhouse handily beats Anderson
Murray-Key-Beyer race too close to call
By Ruthann Carr, Heather Michon, correspondents
Chris Fairchild will represent Cunningham on the Fluvanna Board of Supervisors.
Fairchild was opposed by write-in candidate Jason Hamshar but carried the district on...
Aug. 5, 20210536By Ruthann Carr, Correspondent
Even though students aren’t due back until Aug. 11, school started for new staff Monday (Aug. 2). More than 40 attended first day orientation at the Fluvanna County High School.
They met new Superintendent Peter Gretz and many Fluvanna leaders.
While they ate lunch, Executive Director of Human...
Jun. 3, 202102806Press release
Tiffany Bryant was getting discouraged.
“I’m never going to win off these tickets. I don’t know why I play,” she remembers thinking.
That was just before she won $500,000 playing the Virginia Lottery’s $500,000 Cash Scratcher game.
“I was in complete shock!” the Palmyra woman told Lottery...
May. 25, 20210524Press release
Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Stewart Tool Company Inc., a California-based prototype to production manufacturer, will invest $9.1 million to establish its first East Coast manufacturing operation in Fluvanna County.
The company will renovate the former Kloeckner Metals facility at 61 Edgecomb Road in...
Nov. 17, 20200428Press release
Photo courtesy of VDOT
Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Rt. 53 (Thomas Jefferson Parkway) and Rt. 618 (Lake Monticello Road) in Fluvanna County finished on-time Nov. 17.
Under a $2.2 million construction contract, Chemung Contracting Corp. of Mitchells replaced the “T” intersection with a...
Nov. 4, 20200319By Heather Michon, correspondent
Photo by Sharen Montgomery
Preliminary numbers from the Virginia Department of Elections show that 15,620 of Fluvanna’s 19,518 registered voters cast ballots in this year’s presidential race. This puts the total turnout at 80 percent, far exceeding 2016’s turnout rate of 74 percent.
In the...