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Locally trained K-9s join police force
Jul. 1, 20190425 By Madeline Otten, correspondent Two new K-9 officers completed their training in May at Fluvanna’s Rivanna K-9 Services and are now working with the Charlottesville Police. Bono, who is two and a half, and Kai, almost two, are both Belgian Malinois dogs that came from the Netherlands. The dogs are half-brothers, sharing the...
Lake voters reject increases in landslide
Jun. 29, 20190648 Hinkle and Williamson elected as directors By Heather Michon, correspondent Lake Monticello voters overwhelmingly rejected ballot proposals to raise annual dues and pay a $50 per household subsidy for the community’s two restaurants at the 47th annual meeting of members on Saturday (June 29). Some members in the packed meeting...
History teacher retires after 50 years
Jun. 26, 20190350 By Ruthann Carr Correspondent Jane Ford is retiring after 50 years of teaching; 46 of those in her home county of Fluvanna. Ford, born Snead, said she’s been fascinated by history for as long as she can remember. She was a history teacher for many years and lived and breathed her subject. The Snead family came...
Get to know Mary Anna Twisdale
Jun. 26, 20190226 New 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...
Golf schedule packed at Lake course
Jun. 26, 2019082 By 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...
Animal advocate warns against puppy mills
Jun. 26, 20190441 By 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...