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Cellist Johnson to perform at Carysbrook
Mar. 14, 20240216 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent In celebration of Women's History Month, Carysbrook Performing Arts Center presents Cello Virtuosa: Celebrating Women Composers with a concert by Emma Hays Johnson on March 23, at 7 p.m. Johnson grew up in Fluvanna, and local residents may remember her from frequent gigs at local coffee shops and...
Fluvanna Faces: Tammy and John Ashcraft
Mar. 14, 20240281 By Harvey J. SorumCorrespondent Tammy and John, are you natives of Fluvanna County? John: I am not from Fluvanna originally, though I did graduate from Fork Union Military Academy. I was born in West Virginia and then lived in many places - Gettysburg, PA, Waldorf, MD, Richmond, VA., Jacksonville, NC, Fargo, ND,...
Living with black bears
Mar. 14, 20240116 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent The Lake Monticello Wildlife Committee kicked off its informative sessions on March 3 on wildlife with bears and how to protect them and live with them. The committee has been tasked with educating the community on living with, understanding, and enjoying wildlife while decreasing problems they...
Gretz presents school budget to supervisors
Mar. 14, 20240174 By Heather MichonCorrespondent Fluvanna County School Superintendent Peter Gretz led a presentation to the Board of Supervisors at a work session Wednesday night (March 6) on their $22.3 million request for county funding in fiscal year 2025 (FY25). This is an increase of around $340,800 over last year’s request. “I just...
Fluvanna happenings: Did you know?
Mar. 14, 20240142 By Rae AlbertsCorrespondent Store openings/closings: Papa Jim’s second location off Turkeysag Trail is now open alongside the original location near Zion Crossroads. Fun Fact of the Day: A dog’s howl can be heard nearly a mile away. That’s almost 1/5th the distance a lion’s roar travels! Palmyra is teeming with life!...
Fluvanna primary voters turn out for Trump and Biden
Mar. 14, 20240129 By Heather MichonCorrespondent Fluvanna County voters turned out on March 5 for Donald Trump and Joe Biden at the statewide presidential primaries. On the Republican side, Trump carried 65.7 percent of the votes to Nikki Hailey's 32.6 percent. Candidates who have already dropped out -- including Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, and...
Supervisors move forward with intention to regulate solar
Mar. 14, 20240404 By Heather MichonCorrespondent The Board of Supervisors moved forward with two resolutions that could greatly restrict the development of solar power in Fluvanna County. Two resolutions of intention were at issue Wednesday evening (March 6): one that would remove utility-scale solar development from land zoned A-1 (agricultural),...
