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Palmyra postmark honors monument dedication
Mar. 5, 20190176 Press release The United States Postal Service (USPS) issued a pictorial postmark Feb. 12 at the dedication of Fluvanna's memorial to the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War. Palmyra's postmaster, Guy M. Brice, coordinated with the Fluvanna Historical Society to offer the postmark. It first became available at a...Frances C. Sadler
Frances C. Sadler, 93, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at Martha Jefferson Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold Sadler. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Samuel and Sadie (Godfrey) Pepper, she had lived in Lake Monticello, Va., for seven years, previously, a longtime resident of Cranston, R.I. She was a...James Robert “Bob” Hamm
James Robert "Bob" Hamm, a longtime resident of Lake Monticello, died Feb. 17, 2019, in senior living in Boulder, Colo. He was 98 years old. Bob had worked at Westinghouse Electric Co. in Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Philadelphia for more than 40 years. He and his wife Marian "Toddie" Hamm moved to Lake Monticello in 1985. Bob served...
Supervisors advertise 94.9-cent tax rate
Mar. 4, 20190323 By Heather Michon, correspondent The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday night (Feb. 27) to advertise a maximum real estate tax rate of 94.9 cents per $100. At the Feb. 6 meeting, County Administrator Steve Nichols proposed a rate of 92.3 cents per $100 for fiscal year 2020 (FY20), which starts July 1. The current...
Stirring concert-lecture celebrates Underground Railroad
Feb. 27, 20190132 By Page H. Gifford Correspondent Horace Scruggs and his musical group, Odyssey of Soul, performed at Carysbrook Performing Arts Center to an enthusiastic crowd Feb. 17. They delivered the third lecture-concert in Scruggs' Odyssey of Soulseries, which was entitled A View from a Train: Decoding the Stories and Music of the Underground...
Jefferson Pharmacy celebrates 10 years
Feb. 27, 20190324 By Madeline Otten Correspondent The Good Neighbor Jefferson Pharmacy, located in Palmyra’s Food Lion shopping plaza, opened in March 2009. Ten years later, the pharmacy plans to celebrate, and is inviting the community to join the fun. Jefferson Pharmacy will celebrate its 10thanniversary Saturday, March 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m....
March launches golf season
Feb. 27, 20190137 By Duncan Nixon Correspondent The Lake Monticello Golf Course may have been under snow recently, but Fluvanna County golfers are ready for the 2019 season. Lake Monticello golf contracts run from March 1 to Feb. 28, so serious Fluvanna golfers need to sign up for the coming season. The handicap fee also needs to be paid by golfers...