Jul. 21, 20210891By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
With less than a month left of summer, Fluvanna County Flucos are soaking up as much sun as possible before returning back to school. Changes will be made like every other year, and especially for Fluvanna County Middle School (FMS), which will be welcoming a new assistant principal, Darren...
Jul. 21, 20210231By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
Where do you live?
“Our home is in the Cunningham Meadows subdivision, and the Broody Hen Studio/Coop is next to our home.”
How long have you lived in Fluvanna County? What brought you here?
“We moved to Fluvanna in 2007 upon the purchase of our home. Fluvanna happened to have the quiet,...
Jul. 21, 20210211By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
For the first in-person meeting of the Progressive Club in over a year, Jeff James welcomed 37 attendees to the pub at the Lake Monticello golf course on July 13.
“That is the most I have ever seen in the eight years since the club started,” he said. Perhaps it was the intriguing subject and...
Jul. 21, 20210679By Heather Michon
Correspondent
The planning commission voted on Tuesday (July 14) to nearly double the number of dwelling units allowed per acre in R-4 zoning areas, opening the potential for the construction of more multi-family housing options in Fluvanna County.
The current ordinance allows a maximum of 2.9 dwelling units per...
The Fluvanna Leadership Development Program recently graduated two classes at Pleasant Grove Park, the 2019-2020 Class 17 whose class was cut short by the pandemic, and the 2021 Class 18, whose class was conducted virtually. Others at the event included: County Board Members Mozelle Booker and Patricia Eager, County Administrator Eric...
Jul. 14, 20210111By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
Back in 2015, the Lake Monticello Travelers golf team was established to play matches against comparable teams from other area golf courses. In that year, teams from five courses were involved. After a year off in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Lake Monticello Travelers are back in action. On July 8, the...
Jul. 14, 20210141Contributed by Jessica Haase Ketola
It was a hot, humid evening as the Sharks circled the tank, warm-ups delayed by thunder, the racers sharpened their teeth and sunned their fins in anticipation of the meet ahead. Wednesday, July 7th, just shy of 6:30 p.m. the Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST) Sharks competed in a home meet against...
Jul. 14, 20210902By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Growing up we heard about the chestnut tree in literature, heard it in Christmas songs, and some may remember, in places like New York City, street vendors selling roasted chestnuts. It was common to see chestnut trees in the wild and it was part of American life. They survived for 40 million years and...