Oct. 1, 20200442By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Rassawek, the historic Native American village believed to be located at Point of Fork in Columbia, has made the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual list of “America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.”
“Rassawek is located at the fork of the Rivanna and James rivers and...
Oct. 1, 20200303By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Three people have been arrested in connection with a spate of vandalism directed against political yard signs in mid-September.
Maj. David Wells, of the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office, confirmed the arrests of the individuals, whom he described as one juvenile and two adults aged 18-20.
The...
Oct. 1, 20200465By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
How long have you lived at the Lake?
My husband, John, and I have lived at the lake since Thanksgiving of 2003. And we have been very happy here. I like to tell folks I am happy to be in a community that has all ages. I can always find someone to play with.
Tell us about yourself?
John and I lived...
Oct. 1, 20200157By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
There is a new, very impressive scoreboard in town. On Sept. 22, Fluco Athletic Director Scott Morris and a host of other Fluvanna County school officials gathered at the high school for a test of a new advanced electronic scoreboard that has a screen that measures 24 feet across and 12 feet high. The...
Oct. 1, 2020086Proposals 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, 202001378By 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...