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Senior Flucos Participate in Decision Day
May. 13, 20200239 By Madeline Otten Correspondent Fluvanna County High School seniors were able to celebrate their Decision Day on May 1 but with a virtual twist. In the past, seniors would have the end of the day to celebrate with their fellow classmates and teachers on their postgraduate plans. However, with the challenges brought by COVID-19 and...Dana Joy Hawks
Dana Joy Hawks, 77, of Palmyra, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020. She was born August 29, 1942 in South Haven, Michigan and was the daughter of Clarence C Ullrey and Pauline L First Ullrey. Dana graduated from Benton Harbor High School in Michigan in 1960 and from Bronson School of Nursing in 1963. In 1965, she married Richard...
Firefighters Respond to Rolling Road Fire
May. 13, 20200344 Fork Union Volunteer Fire Company responded to a fire on Rolling Road near Rt. 6 in Fluvanna County on Friday morning (May 8), according to CBS19 News. The company said the call came in around midnight and several fire departments responded to the scene including ones from Fluvanna, Albemarle, Louisa and Buckingham...
Covid Creates “brutal” FY21 County Budget
May. 7, 20200295 Fluvanna Unemployment Over 10 Percent By Heather Michon Correspondent The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday night to approve a $79.8 million budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21). The real estate tax rate will remain at 92.5 cents. The final budget is around 4 percent lower than earlier proposals and the tax rate two...
Lake Monticello golf course now open to all property holders
May. 7, 20200119 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent The Lake Monticello golf course has announced an extension of its operational plan. Effective May 2, the golf course will be open to all property owners, not just to year-long contract holders. Play by golfers from outside the Lake community is still not allowed. Calling in to the pro shop to reserve...
Area animal shelters need help during pandemic
May. 7, 20200140 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Though it would seem there is a glimmer of light at the end of the long dark economic tunnel for area animal shelters it cannot come soon enough. For most charities, it has been a time of uncertainty and fear during the pandemic since all rely on outside assistance and monetary donations to stay...
The Fluvanna Review wins three VPA awards
May. 7, 2020080 The Fluvanna Review won three Virginia Press Association (VPA) awards for its news coverage and advertising design in 2019. Editorial designer Amelia McConnell won first place in page design. Advertising designer Lynn Stayton-Eurell won first place in the advertising/real estate category and former editor Christina Dimeo, who left the...