Jul. 16, 2026015
By Heather MichonEditor
A proposed teen center on Lake Monticello Road moved closer to approval last week after the Fluvanna County Planning Commission unanimously supported both a zoning change and a special-use permit.
Applicant Tiffany Smith, who owns two daycare centers on Lake Monticello Road, plans to convert one building...
Jul. 16, 2026016
By Heather MichonEditor
Prompted by the proposed Valley Link transmission project, Fluvanna County moved closer last week to adopting new protections for electric transmission infrastructure as the Planning Commission advanced both a comprehensive plan policy and proposed zoning rules for substations, switching stations and related...
Jul. 16, 2026016
By Page H. Gifford
The Fluvanna SPCA is heading into the heart of summer with a new director, expanded partnerships, and several programs designed to improve the lives of animals in its care.
From a nationwide adoption event to new volunteer training and rehabilitation efforts, shelter staff members are finding new ways to...
Jul. 16, 202605
By Duncan Nixon
There are some interesting goings-on at the Lake Monticello Golf Course this weekend and throughout the summer.
The Lake Monticello Travelers will host their counterparts from Orchard Creek, formerly Waynesboro Country Club, on July 16. The Travelers are a squad of lower-handicap senior men who play home-and-away...
Myra Ruth Webb, formerly of Palmyra, VA, and Ripley, WV, awakened into the arms of Christ the same way she lived her earthly life - serenely. Wise, faithful, and trusting in the Lord, Ruth was a woman of character and more precious than rubies. Though she walked through many valleys, she was filled with joy and peace that surpasses...
Jul. 9, 20260159
By Page H. Gifford
VA250 Mobile Museum coming to county fair
Virginia’s role in the nation’s founding will be on display at this year’s Fluvanna County Fair when the VA250 Mobile Museum Experience visits Pleasant Grove Park.
The traveling exhibit, titled “Out of Many, One,” is housed in a expandable tractor-trailer...
Jul. 9, 2026045
By Duncan Nixon
Every Fourth of July, Lake Monticello holds its 5K Spirit Run and Swim Across the Lake.
Even though the Spirit Run begins early, at 7 a.m., turnout continues to grow. This year, 200 runners registered in advance, with many more signing up early that morning.
Most runners are out to improve their personal...