Editor Fluvanna Review
Author's Posts
Mike Brent lauded for 32 years as fire chief
Feb. 12, 20200399 Hundreds turn out for surprise celebration By Tricia Johnson Correspondent It’s hard to catch a man like Fluvanna Fire Chief Mike Brent off guard – but Saturday, when hundreds of firefighters and community members came together to celebrate Brent’s retirement after 32 years of service as chief, he says he was “totally...
Dahl proposed one-cent increase on real estate tax
Feb. 12, 20200215 By Heather Michon Correspondent County Administrator Eric Dahl unveiled a $84.5 million budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21). Dahl told the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday night (Feb. 5) that overall expenditures were projected to be $1.78 million higher than FY20, for a total increase of 2%. To fund the increase, he...
February 14, 2020
Feb. 12, 202001319
Proposed bill could reduce wildlife collisions
Feb. 6, 20200594 By Heather Michon Correspondent A bill that could lead to better protections for humans and deer on Virginia’s roadways has advanced out of committee in the Virginia House of Delegates with the help of Delegate R. Lee Ware (R-65th Dist.), who represents part of Fluvanna County. If passed by the legislature, the Wildlife Corridor...
Fluvanna singer toured the world
Feb. 6, 20200381 Black History Month By Heather Michon Correspondent On August 23, 1821, an African-American performer named Charles Payne died of heart failure in a hotel in Amritsar, India -- ending an epic journey begun more than seven decades earlier in Fluvanna County. Little is known about Payne and his family prior to...
Subcommittee endorses bill to quarantine rabid animals
Feb. 6, 20200137 Press release The House Criminal Laws Subcommittee on Jan. 28 unanimously endorsed a bill patroned by Del. Rob Bell (R-Albemarle) to ensure that an owner properly quarantines a potentially rabid dog or cat. House Bill 1573 would require an owner to quarantine a dog or cat after receiving an order or agreeing to do so pursuant to...
