Apr. 9, 20200264By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
Inspired by a Facebook post, Fluvanna County member Liz Smith and property manager, realtor, and owner of First Virginia Homes Lisa McCormick, got the idea of wanting to distribute cards, letters, and hand-made drawings from kids to assisted living homes within the area to let the elderly know people...
Apr. 9, 20200207By Heather Michon
Correspondent
The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors continued the process of adjusting to new ways of operating in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the changes: the regular meeting on Wednesday night (April 1) was closed to the public and streamed on Facebook Live.
Supervisors Mozell Booker (Fork...
Apr. 9, 20200237By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The spread of the corona virus resulted in the closure of Fluvanna county public schools for the final two plus months of the 2019-2020 school year. As a result, Fluco athletes who compete in spring sports lost their season. For the senior class, this meant that their high school careers sadly were cut...
Apr. 2, 20200149By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Many residents of Fluvanna County are taking the fallout from COVID-19 in stride while others are fighting the loneliness of social distancing or just missing ordinary life.
One older woman misses her card games, helping at Bingo, and socializing with her friends. She is alone, trying to find ways to...
Apr. 2, 20200152By Heather Michon
Correspondent
The Lake Monticello Owners Association (LMOA) announced on Thursday (March 26) that the annual meeting of members and election of new board members scheduled for late June is being postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve a resolution postponing the...
Apr. 2, 20200622The COVID-19 pandemic has led to reduced work hours or complete unemployment for many Fluvanna residents as the businesses they work for either changed their mode of operation or closed altogether by order of the governor.
An astonishing 46,885 Virginians applied for unemployment benefits during the week of March 21, 2020, according...
Mar. 26, 20200317By Heather Michon
Correspondent
The Fluvanna Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve a Declaration of Local Emergency in the rapidly evolving coronavirus pandemic at the start of their regular meeting on Wednesday (March 18). This move allows the county’s emergency coordinators to take actions to protect the public and will...