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Hospice of the Piedmont Brings Telephone of the Wind to Charlottesville
Dec. 5, 20240121 A quiet space for healing at Darden Towe ParkHospice of the Piedmont (HOP) is proud to announce the installation of the Telephone of the Wind. This unique space for community members to process grief and connect with lost loved ones is now open to the public in Darden Towe Park in Charlottesville. Inspired by a concept originating...
Piecemakers quilt donations brighten holiday season
Nov. 26, 20240106 Press ReleaseThe Lake Monticello Piecemakers are closing out the year by donating many of its creations to benefit local community service organizations, including Lake Monticello Fire & Rescue, the Lake Monticello Beautification Corps and the Lake Monticello Community Foundation. The quilters sold many of their creations again...
Fluvanna teen charged with homicide
Nov. 26, 20240919 By Heather MichonCorrespondent Fluvanna County deputies were called to the scene of an apparent homicide in Fluvanna near Scottsville on Monday morning (Nov.18). Investigators from the Virginia State Police’s Appomattox Field Office were alerted by Fluvanna authorities at around 11 a.m. that morning, VSP spokesperson Matthew...
Supervisors strike rural cluster subdivisions from county code
Nov. 26, 20240488 By Heather MichonCorrespondent In a major revision to county zoning, the Fluvanna Board of Supervisors voted to eliminate rural cluster subdivisions as a by-right use in A-1 zoning districts at its meeting on Wednesday night (Nov. 20). Rural cluster subdivisions have become ubiquitous in the local landscape since they were first...
Stargazing in Fluvanna: December
Nov. 26, 2024068 By Pat Beers BlockThis month’s premier skylight performers include the very active Geminids (Class I, Major) and Ursids (Class I, Major) meteor showers. The Geminids shower promises to produce as many as 120 meteors per hour during much of December. The maximum meteor activity will occur on Dec. 13 and early morning on Dec....
Bees are busy at Edgewood Apiaries and Farm
Nov. 26, 20240128 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent After leaving corporate America and returning to her Virginia roots in 2021, Amanda Sweeney knew going back to a corporate job wasn’t for her. With generations of her family farming in Virginia, she felt it was her turn to steward the land and carry on their legacy. “I see my journey into...
County gets first look at FSPCA Ruff Retreat
Nov. 26, 20240106 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent The staff and volunteers from the Fluvanna SPCA celebrated the official opening of a play area for the dogs on Nov. 16 called Ruff Retreat. The project cost $30,000 and was paid for by the generosity of one major anonymous donor along with other donations. Among those who attended were Supervisor...