Feb. 23, 20220274Contributed by Cos DiFazio
With strong individual performances and victories in the boys 200 Medley Relay (Jacob Ondek, Gus Jones, Anthony Caruso, Ahmad Woodson) and the boys 200 freestyle relay (Ahmad Woodson, Jackson Kinsella, Anthony Caruso, Gus Jones), the FCHS swimmers won their first boys team Region 3C Championship.
Swimming...
Feb. 16, 20220489By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Nowadays, communities are finding various ways to connect and bring people together. The “buy nothing” movement has been bringing friends and neighbors together since 2013. Not only have people saved money but they recycle by giving things away for free. Helping others in the community by offering...
Feb. 16, 20220169By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The Fluvanna boys basketball team ended its regular season with games against two of the top teams in the region. Albemarle and Orange County are significantly bigger schools than Fluvanna County High School, but the Flucos held their own.
The Patriots of Albemarle High came to Fluvanna on Feb. 8 with...
Feb. 16, 20220520By Ruthann Carr
Correspondent
After listening to vitriol about a moot mask mandate issue, the Fluvanna County School Board passed a fiscal year 2023 budget Thursday (Feb.10).
The nearly $52 million budget ($51,983,078) includes:
5 percent compensation increase for all employees;
7 percent compensation increase for the...
Feb. 16, 20220329Residents are encouraged to participate in defining future county land use
By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Community Development Director Douglas Miles outlined the county’s plan to update the 2040 Comprehensive Plan before the Planning Commission at its meeting on Tuesday night (Feb. 8).
The Comprehensive Plan lays out a...
Winifred “Winnie” Browning, 88, of Lake Monticello, VA, passed away on February 4, 2022. She was born on February 10, 1933, in Richmond, VA to the late Robert Cleveland Perkins and Gertrude Rosson Perkins of Fork Union, VA. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Phillip Coleman Browning; infant...
Feb. 9, 20220256Dahl proposes $96 million budge;, tax rates to remain stable
By Heather Michon
Correspondent
County Administrator Eric Dahl unveiled his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) during a work session at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday night (Feb. 2).
Dahl is proposing a budget of $96,290,691, a decrease of 14.8...