Aug. 25, 2021082By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
Where do you live?
“I live on a 28-acre working farm where we raise alpacas and periodically open the farm to the public for special events.”
How long have you lived in Fluvanna County? What brought you here?
“We bought our place in 1982 with the intention of moving here when we...
Aug. 25, 20210339Critics fear loss of county’s rural character
By Heather Michon
Correspondent
A lengthy public meeting on a zoning amendment resulted in a deferred decision by the Fluvanna Board of Supervisors at its regular meeting on Wednesday night (Aug. 18).
The current zoning ordinance allows a maximum density of 2.9 dwelling units per...
Aug. 20, 20210227By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
The Fluvanna NAACP is sponsoring a third virtual health forum on Thursday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. Their forums focus on current health issues and the previous two discussions centered on information regarding COVID-19. Medical experts answer questions and present important information on how we can keep...
Aug. 20, 20210288By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The Fluvanna County high school football team is preparing for a regular fall schedule in 2021. It will be the second football season of 2021, as the team played an abbreviated 2020-21 season in February and March, due to the pandemic caused cancellation of the regular 2020 fall football season.
The...
Aug. 20, 20210580By Heather Michon
Correspondent
The Fluvanna County School Board held its regular meeting on Wednesday (Aug. 11), a marathon five-and-a-half-hour session that covered the twin controversies of mask wearing and transgender policies, and even featured an unexpected cameo by Representative Bob Good (R-Va 5th).
The meeting came just...
Aug. 11, 20210293Some have failed on emergency calls
By Heather Michon
Correspondent
County rescue squads are operating with cardiac monitors and automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) that are themselves on life support. All have reached end-of-life, and some have failed on recent emergency calls.
The replacement cost for all units is...
Aug. 11, 20210217By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Like many artists who begin their artistic journey with a pencil at a young age, Joanne Braniff was no different. And as soon as she was able to hold a pencil she began drawing.
“My first validation came from a sixth-grade teacher who asked me to draw the Statue of Liberty for a bulletin board - yes,...