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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, 20190327 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, 20190146 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, 20190336 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, 20190140 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...
Fluvanna eye doctor provides free surgeries in Haiti
Feb. 27, 20190163 Heads the Raising Haiti Foundation Contributed by Jeff James Lake Monticello and Fluvanna County attract people with almost unlimited experience in the arts, medicine, military and diplomatic careers, education, music, and more. Sue Carlson, of Lake Monticello, has achieved remarkable things. She exemplifies the experience that...Ellen Carol Bennett
Ellen Carol Bennett, 68, of Fluvanna County, Va., died Feb. 16, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Joseph Cleary and Norine Purcell Cleary. She is survived by one son, William Robert Bennett II and his wife, Suzanne Antonacci Bennett of Gordonsville, Va. A celebration of life will be held Friday, March 1, 2019,...Marianna Cosner Wood
Marianne Cosner Wood of Newport News and formally Saluda, Va., passed away peacefully on Feb. 18, 2019, at the age of 85. Born in Kents Store, Va., on Sept. 19, 1933, to the late Adam and Anna Cosner, she was the youngest of 12 children and is survived by her sister, Mrs. Merle Garner of Palmyra, Va. Marianne is preceded in death by her...