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School Board considers new textbooks
Apr. 2, 20190340 By Ruthann Carr, correspondent At the March 13 School Board meeting the administration presented the high school social studies textbook recommendations from the review committee for purchase. It was a first look for the board. Andrew Pullen (Columbia) said he wanted to get copies to look over. Brenda Gilliam, executive...
Alcorn becomes 58th District Democratic nominee
Apr. 2, 20190114 Press release Dr. Elizabeth Alcorn became the Democratic nominee for the House of Delegates 58th District seat Thursday (March 28) after the 5 p.m. filing deadline. She is challenging incumbent Rob Bell (R-Albemarle). Alcorn is running because the 58th District needs a reasonable representative who will fight for the issues...
Supervisors advertise 4.7 percent tax increase
Apr. 1, 20190434 By Christina Dimeo, editor The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors decided Wednesday (March 27) to advertise a real property tax rate of 93.5 cents per $100 valuation. The current equalized tax rate is 89.3 cents, so if supervisors adopt the advertised rate, taxes will increase by about 4.7 percent. Supervisors are not locked...
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Dominion customers fund coal ash cleanup through $5 bill increase
Mar. 27, 20190381 Fluvanna included among cleanup sites By Adrian Teran-Tapia Capital News Service Environmental and consumer groups applauded Gov. Ralph Northam after he signed legislation this week that aims to protect water quality by cleaning up more than 27 million cubic yards of coal ash from unlined ponds in the Chesapeake Bay...
Get to know CSA coordinator Bryan Moeller
Mar. 27, 20190538 By Madeline Otten Correspondent The Virginia General Assembly passed the Comprehensive Services Act in 1992 for at-risk youth and families, which was later renamed the Children’s Service Act (CSA) in 2015. CSA is a department of local government that facilitates services to meet the needs of families with children who have or are...
New book studies Jefferson's style, etiquette
Mar. 27, 20190265 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent They say that clothes make the man. In her new book, Gaye Wilson, a historian and costume designer, focuses on how Thomas Jefferson dressed throughout his life and how that wardrobe related to larger political concerns. Wilson explained that her inspiration for writing the book came from her...