Apr. 27, 20230229
Real estate tax set at $0.844, personal property tax at $4.10
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Months of work and debate came to a close on Wednesday night (April 19) as the Board of Supervisors voted on the final budget and tax rates for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24), including an additional $2.2 million to the schools for increased pay...
Apr. 27, 20230115
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Anyone planning a garden or thinking about landscaping their home, particularly newcomers to the area, needs to be grounded with the facts before putting one plant in the ground. Fluvanna Master Gardeners Sue Tepper and Rich Buccia have some advice for first-time gardeners in the Piedmont of Virginia....
Apr. 27, 2023080
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The Fluco girls soccer team hosted the Charlottesville Black Knights on April 20. The first half was scoreless, and it looked like the Flucos might be able to pull an upset against a team with only one loss so far this season. Unfortunately for the Flucos, the second half was a different story.
A...
Apr. 27, 20230425
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Longtime Fluvanna leader Mozell Booker has decided she will not seek reelection and will retire when her term expires in January 2024. Booker is a 16-year Fluvanna Board of Supervisors veteran and current Board chair.
"I want to thank people for their support and encouragement during my years of...
Apr. 27, 20230106
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Betty Mallory will discuss her cookbook “To Be Blessed,” at the Friends of the Library on May 3 at 7 p.m. She will be talking about her childhood, growing up on a farm, the history behind some of the stories and recipes, and the many aspects that she used to compile her recipes into a...
Apr. 27, 20230880
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Horace Scruggs III has announced that he is running for the Fork Union Board of Supervisor’s seat in the Fork Union District in the upcoming election. The seat will be vacated by Mozell
Booker who is not seeking re-election after holding the seat for the past 16 years.
Mike Goad, who...
Apr. 27, 20230276
Contributed by Judy Fish
Two local men were rescued on Wednesday (April 19) by firefighters when the lift they were using to repair a chimney malfunctioned, trapping them some 40 feet in the air.
The Fork Union Fire Company, Palmyra Fire Company, Lake Monticello Fire Department and Scottsville Fire Department were...
Apr. 20, 20230284
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
At least a dozen Fluvanna residents took the podium at a special hearing on the county’s proposed FY24 tax rates and budget on Wednesday night (April 12).
The overwhelming majority asked the supervisors to fully fund the School Board’s request for an additional $2.6 million to raise staff pay to...