Oct. 1, 2020085Proposals pass at Lake annual meeting
By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Lake Monticello residents approved two proposals and elected three new members to the Board of Directors at their annual meeting on Saturday (Sept. 26).
Elections Committee Chair Jean Booth said they received 2,065 member ballots, slightly lower than the...
July 2, 1978 -- September 20, 2020
Alice DeeAnn Hodges passed away at home in Palmyra on Sunday, September 20, 2020.
She is survived by her sons, Tyler Davis of Greenville and Blake Davis-Hodges of Stuarts Draft; her daughter, Eliana Hodges of Greenville; her step-daughter, Marissa Hodges of Stuarts Draft; and her mother, Diane...
Sep. 24, 202001369By Heather Michon
Correspondent
At least 115 inmates and 10 staff members at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women (FCCW) have tested positive for COVID-19 since early September, and two are currently hospitalized.
Shannon Ellis, a lawyer with the Legal Aid Justice Center, learned about the spread of the virus in the first...
Sep. 24, 20200368By Heather Michon
Correspondent
The Fluvanna Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance change at their regular meeting on Wednesday night (Sept. 16) to reduce the penalties for the late payment of biannual property taxes.
Late payment of tax bills has previously come with a 25 percent penalty on the outstanding...
Sep. 24, 20200341Press release
Virginia State Police Trooper J.C. Workman is investigating a two-vehicle crash in Fluvanna County. The crash occurred Sept. 14 at 8:40 p.m. on Rt. 250, less than a mile east of Diamond Road.
A 2000 Honda CBR 600 motorcycle was traveling west on Rt. 250. As it was attempting to pass a westbound vehicle, it struck...
Margaret “Peggy” May Verrilli, 63, of Fork Union, VA, passed away on Sept. 14, 2020. She was a beloved mother, sister and friend. Her loved ones will be comforted by their many memories with her filled with laughter and joy.
In only 63 years, Peggy lived a full life. Peggy brought fun and levity with her to every situation and...
Sep. 24, 20200341By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
MaryJane Cathers was shopping in a women’s consignment boutique in the Fall of 1993, looking for a warm sweater when she picked up a blue pullover. She recalls stroking it, feeling the soft, wispy fibers beneath her fingers, and that it was weighted like a wool sweater yet felt like silk lingerie....