Jun. 19, 20240115
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
One of the biggest events of the year at the Lake Monticello golf course is the annual tournament to benefit the Lake Monticello Fire Department and Rescue Squad. This tournament is a major fundraiser for Fire and Rescue. This year’s tournament on June 15 drew over 100 golfers. With 26 four-person...
Jun. 19, 20240271
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Horace Scruggs, a local educator, musician, conductor, composer, and documentary filmmaker, received a fellowships through the African American Fellows Program as part of the Voices Remembered initiative at Preservation Virginia. Scruggs was among five Fellows selected on June 10.
During the...
Jun. 19, 20240142
New rates effective June 12
Press Release
Effective June 12, 2024, Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC) members will see a rate increase on their bills to help recover the rising costs associated with providing electric service. CVEC filed a streamlined rate case with the Virginia State Corporation Commission on May 13...
Jun. 19, 20240217
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
The students may be away, but Fluvanna County Public Schools are buzzing with activity.
“A lot of people ask, ‘So you get all summer off?’” Executive Director Don Stribling joked as he presented updates to the School Board at its meeting on Wednesday (June 12).
Mandatory school safety...
Jun. 18, 2024088
By Rae AlbertsCorrespondent
Fun Fact of the Week: There is a species of lizard that is composed entirely of females. Found primarily in southwestern US states, the New Mexico whiptail is one of the many species that can exist through parthenogenesis. They have been given the unofficial title of ‘lesbian lizards’ as they perform...
Jun. 12, 2024065
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The weather conditions were nearly perfect for the 2024 Member-Guest tournament over the Lake Monticello Golf Course on June 8 and 9. Four flights of six two man or man and women teams competed. It is an interesting format, as each team plays a nine hole competition against each of the other teams in the...
Jun. 12, 20240374
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Supervisors and members of the Planning Commission held a joint work session Wednesday night (June 5) as part of their ongoing discussion on how to manage the development of solar power projects in Fluvanna County.
By the end of the two-hour session, the group felt far more knowledgeable about both...
Jun. 12, 20240175
Contributed by Mike Feazel
The Lake Monticello Fire Department and Rescue Squad responded to a serious accident on at South Boston Road and Broken Island Road Wednesday (June 5), extinguishing a vehicle fire that threatened a house and transporting the injured driver.
The vehicle was ablaze and lying on its roof about ten feet...