Jun. 26, 20190220New county finance director
By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
Fluvanna County found itself in need of a new finance director when Eric Dahl, former finance director and current deputy county administrator, began preparations to succeed County Administrator Steve Nichols upon his July 3 departure. Mary Anna Twisdale, who has...
Jun. 26, 2019081By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The Lake Monticello Golf Course is in excellent shape and a number of events are on the schedule for the coming months.
Three scheduled fundraiser tournaments include the Saints Peter and Paul Golf Tournament that is just around the corner on July 14, the Rivanna Lions Club Tournament that...
Jun. 26, 20190436By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Imagine a Yorkshire Terrier puppy, a poodle, or most likely a so-called “designer” breed like a Yorkie-Pooh, whose sole purpose in life is to breed while living her life in a rabbit hutch. Her paws are lacerated from walking on the wire mesh floor of her hutch, her hair matted, tangled and...
Jun. 26, 20190155Submitted by Amy Williams
The Fluvanna Aquatics Sports Team (FAST) hosted the Culpeper Country Club swim team at Fairview Swim Club Wednesday (June 19). FAST fielded just 43 swimmers, compared to the 82 sent by Culpeper. Despite having only slightly more than half the number of swimmers, FAST remained competitive, falling by just...
Jun. 26, 201901883Mixed-use development slated for Route 53
By Christina Dimeo
Editor
A motion to approve died on the floor. So did a motion to deny.
After a lengthy discussion in which the fate of the proposed Colonial Circle development hung in the balance, the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors ultimately allowed the project on a...
Jun. 25, 20190916Press release
The Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call Tuesday (June 25) at 3:05 p.m. about a man boating on the James River near Bremo Bluff who appeared to have some sort of medical emergency and fell off his boat into the water. Rescue units and law enforcement from multiple agencies...
Jun. 25, 20190780Press release
Curtis James Armstrong, 83, was found a little after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (June 26) after going missing from his Bremo-area home the preceding afternoon, according to the Fluvanna County Sheriff's Office.
Armstrong was found at a gas station in Louisa County's portion of Zion Crossroads by people who recognized him from...