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By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Fluvanna County homeowners received their real estate reassessments over the past week.
They have questions.
By law, Virginia localities must conduct reassessments every two to six years to ensure real estate taxes are set based on relatively current fair market values. Fluvanna holds...
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By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Wild winter weather hit Fluvanna last week, bringing rounds of snow, heavy rain, and damaging winds from the start of the week all the way into Sunday night.
Tuesday (Feb. 11) brought about six inches of wet, heavy snow, along with some sleet and freezing rain.
“Our citizens did a great job...
Feb. 19, 202506
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Journalist, author, and historian Marc Leepson will speak on March 5 at 10 a.m. to the Friends of the Library about his latest book, The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW’s Story of Courage and Resistance in the Hanoi Hilton.
Leepson is the author of numerous books on topics ranging from the...
Feb. 19, 202508
Contributed by Terry Heyer, Youth Golf FoundationThis time of year is tough on golfers. Snow, wind, and cold certainly take their toll on golf courses, and they take a similar toll on those who want to get out and play. Watching a tournament in Hawaii brings temporary relief, but it’s just not the same.
Well, here’s something...
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Contributed by Scott MurdochEleven-year-old Leah Kagarise brought Lake Monticello’s Bunker Bistro Open Mic audience to its feet Nov. 13 as she delivered three of her own original songs: “Dream World,” “Kid Again,” and “Not Today.”
Leah, who will return to the Bistro Feb. 26, she sat for an interview about her...
Virginia Mary Whigham passed away January 13, 2025, peacefully at the University of Virginia Hospital surrounded by her family. Born in Brooklyn, New York on August 19th, 1947, to James and Sophie Crosby, she drew inspiration from her family. It was mainly her grandfather who taught her unconditional love, which she in turn shared...
Jean Lois Wood Sclater, 94, died peacefully at her Lake Monticello home in Palmyra, Virginia on Thursday, February 13, 2025.
She was born August 24, 1930 in Richmond, Virginia to the late Irvin Stonewall Wood and Pearl Snoddy Wood. She spent her early youth with her immediate family and three first cousins in...