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Exhibit celebrates Yancey School
Dec. 2, 20210212 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, 20210334 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, 20210262 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, 20210312 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, 20210420 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, 20210379 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...
LMOA seeks additional police officers
Nov. 24, 20210486 Press release The Lake Monticello Police Department (LMPD) continues to experience a staff shortage. Though the Lake community should be a coveted workplace, noncompetitive law enforcement salaries make it difficult to attract additional officers. The Lake’s patrol officers are down by half, with the remaining police stretched to...