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Local first responders rescue teen from crash
Aug. 18, 20220371 CONTRIBUTED BY JUDY FISH Local firefighters rescued a 16-year-old male driver Wednesday, Aug. 10 after he was trapped in his pickup truck in a sin- gle-vehicle accident, according to Lake Monticello Fire Chief Richie Constantino. The chief said he heard the teenager was on his way to school. The Lake...
School Board honors champion athletes
Aug. 18, 20220234 BY HEATHER MICHON CORRESPONDENT Fresh off their success at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in June, the Flucos unified track and field team was recognized by the Fluvanna County School Board at the top of their meeting on Thursday night (Aug. 11), sharing some of their experiences – and showing off...
Fluco football returns with added line depth
Aug. 18, 20220499 BY DUNCAN NIXON CORRESPONDENT The Fluvanna County High football team did not have a lot of success in 2021. Coach Michael Morris believes that this year’s squad will be different because of increased depth on both sides of the line. At all levels of football, games are often decided “in the trenches.” Morris...
Planning Commission approves Rt. 618 commercial development
Aug. 18, 20220837 BY HEATHER MICHON CORRESPONDENT A proposal for a commercial devel- opment took one step closer to frui- tion during the Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday night (Aug. 9). Joseph Jones of Wolfpack Properties LLC has requested the 35-acre parcel on Lake Monticello Road (Rt 618) be rezoned from A-1 (Agricultural) to...
Supervisors tackle new salaries for county employees
Aug. 10, 20220476 By Heather Michon Correspondent Compensation for county employees was on the top of the agenda for the Fluvanna Board of Supervisors during its meeting on Wednesday night (Aug. 3). To make the county more competitive in hiring and retaining employees, supervisors voted last November to fund a comprehensive compensation and...
Fluvanna Faces: Melanie and Rob Lewis
Aug. 10, 20220165 Harvey J. Sorum, Correspondent Tell us about yourself prior to opening The Road House. In 1994 Melanie’s parents bought the house and 11 acres adjacent to our property, Rill Cross Farm, in Bybee. The Road House was built in 1860. Until the early ‘70s, it was also the home of the Bybee General Store and Post Office. Melanie...
Play highlights the environmental impact of modern-day goldmining
Aug. 10, 20220257 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Local playwright, Beth Sherk is creative when it comes to her plays but is also concerned with environmental issues. Both are combined in her play titled Ducky Dimsdale and the Sitting Ducks in Goldmine, an environmental fairy tale in the style of a live radio show. She describes her protagonist,...