Aug. 16, 20180247Press Release
The Fluvanna County Fair is back for its fifth year Aug. 16-18.
The carnival opened a day early, operating Aug. 15-16 from 6-10 p.m., Aug. 17 from 4-10 p.m., and Aug. 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5-10 p.m.
Fair hours are Aug. 16-17 from 4-9 p.m. and Aug. 18 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is $2 per person over 2...
Nancy Avers, of Palmyra, Va., died on Aug. 9, 2018, at the Hospice of the Piedmont Center for Acute Hospice Care in Charlottesville from complications of pancreatic cancer. She was born in Baltimore, Md., on June 5, 1942, to the late Stanley Louis Konski and Gladys Reeves Konski.Nancy is survived by her husband, Carl Dennison (Denny)...
Aug. 15, 20180883By Heather Michon, correspondent
The cost of Lake Monticello’s pool replacement has risen from $900,000 to $1,399,265.
In a special session Wednesday afternoon (Aug. 15), the Lake Monticello Board of Directors unanimously approved a contract with J.A. Heisler Contracting for the project, which is scheduled to begin as soon as...
Aug. 9, 201801052No one injured
By Heather Michon, correspondent
The school year got off to a dramatic start as a Fluvanna County school bus caught fire near the junction of Route 15 and Union Mills Road Thursday (Aug. 9) at around 8 a.m. Everyone walked away uninjured.
Fluvanna County Public Schools Superintendent Chuck Winkler said in an email...
Aug. 9, 20180135Here’s a test question: How many hours does a student spend testing in third and fourth grade?
The Fluvanna County School Board took a deep dive into tests students take during the school year.
The Board held a seminar Tuesday (July 31) in which they spent the bulk of the time learning about testing, how much tests cost, how many...
Aug. 9, 20180347LM Karate Academy, which has been run for past 23 years by Robert Silverman, is now located just outside the Lake Monticello Turkeysag gate on Route 53. Silverman has been turning out championship competitors for all these years. This year, LM Karate took an astonishing 20 competitors to the National competitions in Reno, Nev.
The...
Aug. 9, 20180510It’s the details that count
Contributed by Madeline Otten
Formerly a mobile service, Detail Me Now – an auto detailing company founded by co-owners José Hernandez and Tyler Brown – now has an established location in Crofton Plaza behind the gas station by Lake Monticello.
The business celebrated its grand opening June 1 and...