Dec. 6, 20230124
Press Release
The new Dolly Parton Imagination Library (DPIL) program for Fluvanna recently received a $2,500 grant from the Lake Monticello Community Foundation, in addition to its first annual $500 donation from the Rose Deborah Altschull Endowment.
The grants help cover the cost of providing one free book per month to the...
Dec. 6, 2023049
Press Release
A total of 44 needy Scottsville and Palmyra families gathered last month at the Scottsville Pavilion and Bethel Baptist Church Picnic Shelter to receive complimentary Thanksgiving foods baskets provided by the donors and volunteers of the James River Good Works Group. In total, the baskets made it possible for 218...
Dec. 6, 20230151
Press Release
Piedmont CASA celebrated the induction of 11 new volunteers on Nov. 14, five of whom are from Fluvanna. Judge Areshini Pather swore them in after applauding their commitment to become Court Appointed Special Advocates.
CASA’s newest volunteers were administered an oath in front of their family members, program...
Dec. 6, 2023077
By Rebecca Martin, FCHS Journalism Program
Fluvanna County High School has earned a Trophy Class award from the Virginia High School League (VHSL) for its 2023 "Retrospect" yearbook. This is the equivalent of receiving a state award. In addition, the school received a First-Class award for the 2023 "Undefined" Literary Magazine and a...
Dec. 6, 2023099
Contributed by Adele Schaefer
Once again the Fluvanna Community Singers ushered in the holiday season with its annual Christmas concert held Dec. 2 and 3 at the Fluvanna County High School auditorium. A large, enthusiastic audience heard everything from old favorites such as “Joy to the World” and “I Heard the Bells on...
Dec. 6, 20230152
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
The weekend weather was gray and dreary, but inside Lake Monticello’s Ashlawn Clubhouse, all was merry and bright.
The Terrace Room was transformed on Saturday (Dec. 1) into a mini winter wonderland of tabletop trees loaded with innovative ornaments and lights, as the Lake celebrated its fourth...
Dec. 6, 2023095
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
After nearly a month of voting, the public's choices for the winners in the annual People's Choice Awards Show were announced on Saturday, Nov. 25.
A total of 40 members of the Fluvanna Art Association participated in what William Snow said was “one of the best shows,” he'd seen. Participants...
James Travers Smith, known as Jim or “JT,” passed away suddenly on Friday, December 1, 2023. The oldest of eight, Jim was born and raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey, where he went to trade school before moving to Northern Virginia in the late 1960s. He bounced around several companies before breaking off on his own and moving to...