John Geoffrey “Jeff” Henrietta passed away peacefully on Friday, July 23, 2021 at the University of Virginia hospital ICU in Charlottesville, Va. He was born the only son of five children on July 7, 1937 to the late John and Eleanor Henrietta in Cleveland Ohio. He was preceded in death by his sister, Val and his granddaughters, Megan...
Aug. 25, 20210161By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The club champions at the Lake Monticello golf course were decided on Aug. 14 and 15. On the men’s side there is now a 2021 open mens’ champion, a senior champion and a super senior champion. On the womens’ side only an open champion was decided.
The men’s open champion is high school junior...
Aug. 25, 20210162By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
The Friends of the Library Board met almost a month ago and decided to go ahead with in-person speakers, beginning with Nancy Parrish, on Sept. 1 at 10 a.m.
“Nancy was originally going to present her latest book to us last April, but was canceled due to COVID-19 closure of in-person use of the...
Aug. 25, 2021095By 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, 20210366Critics 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, 20210253By 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, 20210337By 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...