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Fluvanna SPCA recognized for no-kill status
Jul. 11, 20240118 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent The Fluvanna SPCA was recognized by Best Friends Animal Society for reaching its goal and maintaining its status as a No-Kill facility in 2023, according to Best Friends Animal Society’s annual data report. They have been recognized and maintained this status for over ten years. Over 90 percent...
Lake swim team falls to the Hurricanes
Jul. 11, 2024065 Contributed by Amy Williams The Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST) kicked-off their Independence Day celebrations with a red, white and blue themed meet against the Forest Lakes Hurricanes, on July 3. The Hurricanes proved to be a formidable opponent, topping LMST 555.5 to 455.5. The meet began with the medley relays, with LMST wins...
Lake Monticello celebrates the Fourth with a Spirit Run, a Lake Swim, and golf
Jul. 11, 2024096 By Duncan NixonCorrespondent The annual 5k Spirit Run at Lake Monticello has traditionally been dominated on the male side by Matt Barresi. He is a marathon runner who ran in college at American University in Washington D.C. For him, three miles is sort of a walk in the park. Going into the 2024 run Barresi had won the race 19 times....
Missing for 10 years: Janet Renee Field
Jul. 11, 20240276 Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office Press Release Ten years ago, over the July 4th weekend, the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into a missing person - Janet Renee Field. The investigation has remained open and active ever since. Field, who goes by Renee, was reportedly last seen by her husband, Lewis...
Fluvanna happenings: what’s new?
Jul. 4, 2024088 By Rae AlbertsCorrespondent Fun Fact of the Week: did you know that a sperm whale’s vocalizations are louder than a jet engine? They are the loudest animals on earth, capable of making sounds up to 230 decibels; jet engines cap out at around 150 decibels. Wow! Leadership Registration for Fluvanna Leadership Development...
Stargazing in Fluvanna
Jul. 4, 2024058 By Pat Beers Block Welcome to this month’s highlights of enjoyable evening and morning sky events! This month there are a significant number of planetary, and planet/star conjunction alignments as well as titillating lunar and meteor events that will inspire us to go out into the warm summer temperatures to observe and enjoy...
Planning Commission defers removing utility-scale solar from ag zoning districts
Jul. 4, 20240160 By Heather MichonCorrespondent A special meeting of the Planning Commission on Tuesday (June 25) ended in a deferral, as committee members failed to reach a consensus on a measure that would eliminate utility-scale solar facilities on land zoned as agricultural. Under current ordinances, solar projects of two megawatts or greater...