Aug. 31, 20220188Press Release
Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow is encouraging Virginia families to submit free meal applications to local schools.
Virginia is expanding eligibility for free meals during the 2022-2023 school year through funding provided by the General Assembly in the state budget. Students with families at or...
Aug. 31, 20220297By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Carysbrook Performing Arts Center is finally opening its doors again to the public after almost three years of being shuddered and silent. Once again, the theater will be filled with music.
New to the venue will be visual arts and film. To kick off the 2022-23 season, the Center will open on Sept....
Aug. 31, 202201046Press Release
Earlier this year, the Virginia State Police launched a website to display the newly developed cold case database in response to legislation introduced previously in the General Assembly. Cold cases include investigations into homicides and missing or unidentified persons cases that remain unsolved for at least five...
Aug. 31, 20220412Contributed By Judy Fish
Long-time Laker Debra Kurre, recently tagged to fulfill an unexpired term on the Lake Monticello Owners’ Association (LMOA) Board of Directors, brings to her new role 30 years of experience as a Lake Monticello resident, business savvy—she owns her own business and is a CPA—and even first-hand LMOA Board...
Aug. 31, 20220364Press Release
All Sherod Hawkins wanted was some cigars. That’s why the Palmyra man happened to be at the Fas Mart at 101 Crofton Place in Palmyra on a Friday evening (Aug. 26).
“I was in the store, and I looked up and saw that ticket,” he told Virginia Lottery officials. “I said, ‘Okay, let’s go ahead and get...
Aug. 31, 20220209By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
Fluco Head Football Coach Michael Morris described the battle as “an old school physical football game.” Unfortunately, for the Flucos the Gobblers were able to jump to a 21-9 lead in the first half. The Flucos looked good in the second half as each team managed one touchdown for a final score of...
Aug. 25, 20220262Contributed by Judy Fish
Eagle Scout Matt Kolczynski, now 20, operated his own landscaping company—Kolczynski Outdoor Services—while working at the Lake Monticello Marina and attending classes at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC).
That hard work paid off.
When Kolczynski starts classes Aug. 23 at the University...
Aug. 25, 20220580By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Zoning issues were front and center at the meeting of the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday night (Aug. 17), including a public hearing on a new commercial development proposed for Lake Monticello Road (Rt. 618) and a previously deferred vote on zoning for a new self-storage on Rt. 53 near Food...