Mar. 25, 20190256By Duncan Nixon, correspondent
The Flying Fluco athletic schedule for Friday (March 22) was very full; however, it rained all day Thursday, so most of the activity had to be canceled. An exception was boys’ lacrosse, which was played on the artificial turf field at Phil Browning Stadium. One of the reasons for having an artificial...
Mar. 22, 201901112By Heather Michon, correspondent
Tensions over a potential paid fire chief to oversee Fluvanna’s volunteer corps of first responders came to the fore during a budget work session Wednesday (March 20).
Chiefs Richie Constantino (Lake Monticello), Mike Brent (Fluvanna), Dwayne Mayo (Palmyra), and Andrew Pullen (Kents Store) said they...
Mar. 20, 20190203By Ruthann Carr
Correspondent
The Fluvanna School Board approved the 2019-20 school calendar at its meeting Wednesday (March 13).
A committee of teachers who worked with the administration presented a draft to the board. One concern with the first draft was nine half days for students, which some thought was too many. The...
Mar. 20, 20190437By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Fluvanna County’s longest-running community theater group, The Persimmon Tree Players, is adding some new faces, both onstage and behind the scenes, to its spring production of Fred Carmichael's mystery comedy, Out of Sight… Out of Murder.
Among the newcomers behind the scenes is Jennifer...
John Greeley Howe, 83, of Lake Monticello, Va., passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019, at his home.
He was born Jan. 26, 1936, in Del-aware County, Penn.; son of the late Caryl Greeley Howe and Miriam Shugg (Anthony) Howe.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son: John G. Howe, Jr; stepson: Bob Ross,...
Roy Warren Schurmann, 89, passed away peacefully at home March 11, 2019, from glioblastoma brain cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Louise and Frederick Schurmann; his brother, Bob Schurmann and his wife, Audrey; his brother, Ralph; many aunts, uncles, cousins and nephew, Scott Wedell.
Roy is survived by his wife of 58...
Mar. 20, 20190241Press release
Aqua Virginia announced Friday (March 15) the acquisition of 21 water systems that serve about 1,500 people in Lancaster, Northumberland and Westmoreland counties. Aqua purchased the assets of the systems from Kevin L. Gouldman and Northern Neck Water, Inc. for nearly $468,000.
All the systems are located near other...
Mar. 20, 20190171By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
Age hasn’t slowed Palmyra resident Fred Lewis, 92, from sharing his passion for woodworking with others.
Lewis was born and raised in Creston, N.C., a town in which the mountains meet North Carolina and Tennessee. In 1943, he and his family moved to Fork Union and started their new life on a...
Mar. 20, 2019076By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
The Peggy Kirk Bell Golf Tour (PKBGT) is coming to Lake Monticello for the Commonwealth Classic on the weekend of March 30-31, and will bring top young women golfers to the course.
The PKBGT is in its 13thseason, with a series of tournaments staged across Virginia and the Carolinas for elite young...