Mar. 26, 20250555
By Heather MichonCorrespondentFluvanna County has a new tax.
The Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to establish a four-percent meals tax at its meeting on Wednesday (March 19).
The tax, scheduled to go into effect on Aug. 1, will apply to ready-to-eat foods, including restaurant meals, grab-and-go prepared meals from grocery...
Mar. 26, 2025070
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
Despite some very iffy weather, the Peggy Kirk Bell (PKB) two-day Commonwealth Girls’ Classic tournament was completed at the Lake Monticello golf course on March 15 and 16. The first round on Saturday was completed on a drizzly, dreary day. The Sunday round went off early in an attempt to finish 18...
Mar. 26, 20250248
By Heather MichonCorrespondentWith budget season underway, several county residents stepped up to the podium Wednesday night (March 19) to encourage the Board of Supervisors to fully fund Fluvanna County Public Schools.
Public comments started off the meeting and extended for over an hour.
The School Board has requested a local...
Mar. 26, 2025062
FCPS press releaseNow in his fourth year as the superintendent of Fluvanna County Public Schools, Dr. Peter M. Gretz has been named the 2026 Virginia Association of School Superintendents (VASS) Region V Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Gretz will formally be recognized during the annual VASS conference in April.
"Dr. Gretz's...
Mar. 26, 2025075
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
On April 2, at 10 am, the Friends of the Library will feature author Tanya Denkla Cobb, who will discuss her book The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food at its monthly meeting. The short version of a long story that spans nearly 36 years is that Cobb began writing the original book in...
Mar. 26, 20250251
Contributed by Mike FeazelBingo is back at Lake Monticello Fire & Rescue, starting April 4, with a new day – every Friday evening – a new band of volunteers, a renovated bingo machine, new food options and updated systems, said Carol Sorber, one of the organizers.
The doors will open at the fire house at 5 p.m. every...
Mar. 26, 2025065
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
In a pre-season interview, Fluco baseball Coach Joel Gray commented that his pitching staff would be good, if they didn’t allow too many walks. Twelve walks in seven innings are too many walks. The Wilson Memorial Green Hornets spoiled the Flucos home opener on March 18 by scoring ten runs to five runs...
Mar. 20, 20250185
Shifflett steps down as Rivanna commissioner
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Concerns about a single word being struck from a county ordinance led the Planning Commission to defer action at its monthly meeting on Tuesday (March 11).
Planning Director Todd Fortune and County Attorney Dan Whitten had recommended striking the word...