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Virginia Humanities awards grant to Fluvanna Historical Society for cemetery work
Dec. 2, 20210105 Press release A Virginia Humanities grant for $11,900 will be used to support ongoing work in Columbia and West Bottom, where archaeological surveys of two historic Black cemeteries have recently been completed. “The final archaeological report, which we expect to receive in the next month, serves as the foundation of our work...
Exhibit celebrates Yancey School
Dec. 2, 20210197 Contributed by Evelyn Edson, president Scottsville Museum In 2017, the Albemarle County School Board decided to close Yancey Elementary School in Esmont and move the children attending it to Red Hill and Scottsville schools. In the wake of that decision, the B.F. Yancey Heritage and History Project started to work on an exhibit to...
EMT course to launch Jan. 6 at Lake Monticello
Dec. 2, 20210308 Press release The Lake Monticello Rescue Squad will offer an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course beginning Jan. 6. Persons taking the course can become certified EMTs, qualifying them to volunteer with the squad or others, or to apply for professional EMT positions. “This is a non-traditional course via an online...
Flucos will be running, pressing
Dec. 2, 20210239 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent The Fluvanna County High School’s boys’ basketball Coach Heath Bralley said that he expects that his team will be playing up tempo this season with a lot of running and pressing. A couple of forecourt contributors from last season have graduated and one of the team’s top scores from a year ago has...
Festival of Trees kicks off holiday weekend at Lake Monticello
Dec. 2, 20210301 Contributed by Mike Feazel, Lake Monticello News Lake Monticello kicks off the Holiday season in a big way Dec. 3-4, with a Festival of Trees Dinner Dance Friday evening (6-9 p.m. at Ashlawn Clubhouse), the free Festival of Trees itself Saturday (9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Ashlawn), and the Holiday Home Tour, 12:30-5 p.m. Saturday at five Lake...
Fire department costs up, funding down
Dec. 2, 20210400 Contributed by Mike Feazel, Lake Monticello News Cost increases, many related to the pandemic, are making the annual fund drive of Lake Monticello Volunteer Fire & Rescue more important than ever, LMVFR officials said. The pandemic resulted in less county funding, less bingo revenue, and significantly higher operating and...
Redistricting debate heats up
Nov. 24, 20210359 By Heather Michon Correspondent The debate over redistricting heated up during the Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday (Nov. 17). At a previous meeting, supervisors voted 3-2 to put forth a six-district map for a public hearing on Dec.1. This map is non-binding; supervisors may ultimately vote on any of the five maps...