William “Bill” Lionel Shaffer, 68, of Lake Monticello, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at his home, surrounded by family and his pastor, after a sudden diagnosis of metastatic pancreatic cancer.
Bill was born March 6, 1950, in Abington Township in Montgomery County, Penn. He was the son of the late Lionel “Bud” Shaffer...
We now have a new angel to watch over us. Below follows a celebration of the life of Anthony "Tony" Thomas.
Sunrise: Aug. 24, 1960. Sunset: Feb. 6, 2019.
Tony was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Benny Brown and Gloria Green, raised with love by Cyrus Thomas and Gloria Thomas. His loving parents preceded him in death, but they left him...
Frances Elizabeth Eustace Ungemach was born Sept. 4, 1923, and died Feb. 8, 2019.
Frances lived a full and varied life. Born in the nation’s capital on Labor Day, she lived in the South and in the North, in the city, in suburbs, in small towns and in the country. Fran met the love of her life, Richard “Dick” Ungemach, in the...
Feb. 12, 20190212Fluco girls top Monticello
Head to Regional tournament
By Duncan Nixon, correspondent
In the opening round of the Jefferson District’s year-end tournament, the Fluco girls’ basketball team hosted the Monticello Mustangs on Friday (Feb. 8). Early in the game, the Flucos had trouble pulling away from a team that they beat twice...
Feb. 11, 201901301By Christina Dimeo, editor
The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors has agreed to pay $130,000 to settle a lawsuit against them.
Katie and Walker Ward filed suit Jan. 19, 2018, over the board’s December 2017 decision to rezone a 90-acre parcel of land off Route 250 in Troy from agricultural to industrial. LKQ Corporation, a...
Feb. 7, 20190382Suggests tax rate of 92.3 cents
By Christina Dimeo, editor
County Administrator Steve Nichols kicked off budget season by proposing a 3.36 percent tax increase.
The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors held a work session Wednesday (Feb. 6) evening to hear Nichols present his recommended budget for fiscal year 2020 (FY20), which...
Feb. 7, 20190383Now includes Sweet Art Emporium
By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
With the proposal of a new artisan trail, the growth of the Fluvanna Art Association (FAA), and the increase in local artists who exhibit across the U.S. and have their work in private collections, the profile of the arts is rising in Fluvanna County.
For two years...
Feb. 7, 20190406By Madeline Otten
Correspondent
From a young age, Fluvanna County Social Services Director Kim Mabe felt that helping people was what she was called to do in life.
When she was younger, she and her older brother were adopted by their grandparents. The social worker who visited her during the adoption process later became one of her...