Carlos Santos
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Stewart Tool Co. to bring 22 new jobs to Fluvanna
May. 25, 20210565 Press 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...
Roundabout at intersection of Rts. 53 and 618 completed
Nov. 17, 20200442 Press 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...
Fluvanna voters turn out
Nov. 4, 20200332 By 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...
Almost 10,000 Fluvanna residents voted early
Nov. 1, 20200346 Photo by Sharen Montgomery The last day Virginians could vote early in person was Saturday (Oct. 31). Early votes will continue to arrive by mail so these numbers will change when the final tally is done. A total of 9,960 Fluvanna residents had already cast their ballots by Oct. 30. In our most recent presidential election in 2016,...
Silk City Printing to relocate to Fluvanna bringing 93 jobs
Oct. 20, 20200932 Press release Governor Ralph Northam today (Oct. 20) announced that Silk City Printing, LLC will relocate its corporate headquarters from Paterson, New Jersey, investing $5.7 million to establish a new silkscreened apparel production operation in the former Thomasville facility in Fluvanna County that has been vacant since 2007....
Update: Board chooses full virtual for Fluvanna schools
Aug. 15, 20200534 By Ruthann Carr, correspondent Just days before teachers are scheduled to report to the classroom they found out students won’t be in the same room with them when school starts Sept. 8. On Wednesday (Aug. 13), the School Board voted 3-2 to open with a full virtual schedule for the first nine weeks. School Board meetings are...
Fluvanna man killed in crash
Jun. 8, 202001604 A Fluvanna man was killed Saturday after his car ran off the road in Fluvanna County. The driver, Arthur N. Smith, 56, of Kent Store, died at the scene, according to the Virginia state police. State Trooper J.A. Wade responded to the single-vehicle crash on Covered Bridge Rd. a half mile south of Venable Rd. The 2000 Toyota...
Fluvanna Sheriff Eric Hess, wife Ellen, detail life with COVID-19
Apr. 17, 202005585 Sheriff urges citizens to stay home to avoid “horrible illness” By Tricia Johnson, correspondent Ellen Hess, the wife of Fluvanna County Sheriff Eric Hess, is battling Covid-19 at home. The experience leaves her concerned for her community, and gives the sheriff a personal understanding of the seriousness of this...