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Francis Ungemach
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...
Fluco girls head to Regionals
Feb. 12, 20190237 Fluco 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...
Supervisors settle lawsuit for $130,000
Feb. 11, 201901352 By 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...
Nichols proposes 3.36 percent tax increase
Feb. 7, 20190415 Suggests 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...
Reimagined venue becomes The Golden Fish Art & Play Studio
Feb. 7, 20190411 Now 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...
Get to know Kim Mabe, director of social services
Feb. 7, 20190453 By 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...
Fluvanna to dedicate Emancipation Proclamation Monument
Feb. 7, 20190187 Press release The Fluvanna Historical Society and Fluvanna County will dedicate a memorial recognizing the 150thanniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the American Civil War on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. in the memorial park in the Historic Village of Palmyra. An estimated 5,000 enslaved persons were freed by the...