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Fluvanna homes increase in value by 4.7 percent
Oct. 3, 20180455 By Christina Dimeo, editor Fluvanna residents should expect to see the value of their homes increase in reassessment notices arriving in mailboxes early next week. Real estate and personal property tax bills will show up too, but the amounts will reflect current home values. The reassessment will take effect Jan. 1. Randy...
Introducing Fluvanna’s new economic development coordinator
Oct. 1, 20180513 By Madeline Otten, correspondent Wanting to get away from the urban lifestyle, Fluvanna County’s new economic development coordinator, Jennifer Edwards, moved from Mobile, Ala., to start her new life in central Virginia. As economic development coordinator, Edwards hopes to grow and develop the business climate within the county....
Sheriff’s office warns of IRS scam
Sep. 27, 2018076 Press Release The Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office has received over 20 accounts of IRS scam calls in one day (Sept. 19). Be advised phone scammers are calling Fluvanna residents pretending to be the IRS and demanding payments right away. The scammers are threatening residents with immediate arrest if payments are not made that...
Dance instructor starting program for Parkinson’s patients
Sep. 27, 20180227 By Page H. Gifford, Correspondent Angell Husted described herself at a young age as a tomboy in frills. She has always loved the arts, particularly dance. During a 10-year span from age 6 to 16, she took ballet lessons while growing up in Pleasant Valley, N.Y. She has been teaching dance and fitness for 36 years with students ranging...
Interpreter seeks to connect with the deaf community
Sep. 27, 20180234 Business spotlight: Sign language interpreter services By Madeline Otten, Correspondent Seán Sopht wants to use his skills as a sign language interpreter to help deaf people in Fluvanna communicate with those around them in educational, medical, business or other situations. Moving across the country from Orange County, Calif.,...
Route 616 closed for weeks for pipe replacement
Sep. 27, 2018065 Press Release Route 616 (Union Mills Road) will remain closed to through traffic west of Route 15 (James Madison Highway) due to a culvert washout caused by the torrential rains Sept. 17. A detour is in place using Route 631 (Troy Road), Routes 633 and 600 (North Boston Road). The large pipe, which measures 16 feet by 10 feet,...
Seeing the Light at Cunningham Elementary
Sep. 27, 20180700 By Ruthann Carr, Correspondent Even though Cunningham Elementary is now The Light Academy, it’s still the community’s school. Joyce Parr, principal and founder of the academy, said she feels blessed to have the building and grounds. She shows it by letting local teams practice on the baseball field and neighbors park buses and...