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Lake Monticello votes to end July 4 fireworks
Oct. 3, 20240446 County says it does not contemplate hosting fireworks event eitherBy Heather MichonCorrespondent Lake Monticello will not be holding its annual Fourth of July fireworks starting in 2025. The Board of Directors voted 7-0 to cancel the fireworks a month after Lake Police Chief David Wells raised serious concerns about the safety of...
Fluco field hockey team falls to Orange County 6-0
Oct. 3, 2024064 By Duncan NixonCorrespondent Field hockey is a sport that is somewhat new at Fluvanna County High. It is like lacrosse, in number of players on the field and a purpose to fire more goals into a net than the opposition does, but with a lot less scoring. Controlling a fast-moving ball with a stick that is only flat on one side and...
Chicken Head Blues Band coming to Carysbrook
Oct. 3, 20240104 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent If New Orleans boogie-woogie, upbeat rhythm and blues with a smooth and mellow sound is your music style, then the Chicken Head Blues Band is the band for you. They will perform on Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. at Carysbrook Performing Arts Center. The band formed in 1999 when Durty Nelly's Pub in...
School book review members wrestle with content of two novels
Oct. 3, 20240135 Both referred to full committee for evaluation By Heather MichonCorrespondent By chance, two of the toughest books on the Learning Resources Review Committee (LRRC) reading list fell into the final batch up for review. Since this spring, the 10-member committee has steadily worked through a baker’s dozen of young adult...
Supervisors approve 2015 Comp Plan; talk dogs, schools and housing
Sep. 25, 20240256 By Heather MichonCorrespondent The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the re-adoption of Fluvanna’s 2015 Comprehensive Plan at its meeting Wednesday night (Sept. 18 ). The Comprehensive Plan is a master document that guides a county's physical development. It is required under the Code of Virginia and must be renewed at...
Kennel cough hits shelter
Sep. 25, 20240137 Fluvanna SPCA urgently requesting dog foster homes By Heather MichonCorrespondent The Fluvanna SPCA is urgently calling for residents willing to foster dogs as they deal with an outbreak of “kennel cough” at their facility on Union Mills Road. Mycoplasma cynos is a bacteria that leads to a respiratory infection in dogs. It...