Jul. 29, 20210791School board deals with masks, transgender issues, critical race theory
By Ruthann Carr
Correspondent
Fluvanna welcomed its newest superintendent with a rousing chorus of “No masks. No Critical Race Theory. No change to our policies for transgender students.”
Only the mask issue was settled at the Fluvanna School Board...
Carol Geer, age 83, passed away peacefully at home on July 16, 2021 due to the inability to recover from a stroke sustained in June 2020. She was born July 18, 1938 in Washington, D.C. to Daniel and Helen Beattie, and the family eventually moved to Detroit, Michigan where, in her 20s, Carol met and married her Roy Roberts. Carol and...
Jul. 21, 20210938By 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, 20210282By 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, 20210227By 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, 20210708By 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...