Sep. 25, 20240139
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...
Sep. 25, 20240107
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
The Fluvanna Chamber will sponsor the third annual Women's Refresh at Camp Friendship on October 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
“The Women’s Refresh was created as a way for women in Fluvanna to have a one-day reset, re-focus, or refresh from the daily humdrum of activities,” said realtor...
Sep. 25, 20240117
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
After a bye week, the Fluvanna High football team under Coach Mitchell Pace traveled to Fredericksburg on Sep.t 13 to take on the Chargers of Chancellor High. The Fluco offense clicked throughout. The halftime score was Fluvanna 22, Chancellor 0. The Chargers made a slight comeback in the second half, but...
Joanette B. Rasnake, 73, of Palmyra, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at her home surrounded by her “little precious” family.
Joan was born on January 7, 1951, to the late Buford and Vivian Blankenship. She was also preceded in death by her sister Valery Sheila Blankenship and brother,...
Sep. 18, 20240353
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Fluvanna County Public School Superintendent Peter Gretz’s contract was renewed for a new four-year term at the School Board meeting on Wednesday (Sept. 11).
“We don’t agree on everything, Dr. Gretz, but we all collectively agree on extending your contract,” said James Kelley (Palmyra).
It...
Sep. 18, 20240392
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Leslie Berner. Submitted photos
Every year Leslie Berner hosts The Halloween Hangout each weekend throughout October and Halloween night. Berner says she has been doing this for three years and the community feedback has been what has kept the project going. But Berner wants to get the word out to...
Sep. 18, 20240388
Ordinance moves to the Board of Supervisors for public hearings
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
The Planning Commission held a lengthy public hearing on Tuesday night (Sept. 10) on a proposed ordinance that would dramatically impact solar farm development in Fluvanna County.
The word of the night was “setbacks.”
The key...
Sep. 18, 20240117
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
About 75 community members gathered for the annual 9/11 remembrance at the Lake Monticello firehouse on Wednesday evening.
Chief Richie Constantino said the perfect blue skies reminded him of the weather on that day in 2001, where 2,977 people lost their lives in a terrorist attack on New York and...