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Living with black bears
Mar. 14, 20240134 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent The Lake Monticello Wildlife Committee kicked off its informative sessions on March 3 on wildlife with bears and how to protect them and live with them. The committee has been tasked with educating the community on living with, understanding, and enjoying wildlife while decreasing problems they...
Gretz presents school budget to supervisors
Mar. 14, 20240184 By Heather MichonCorrespondent Fluvanna County School Superintendent Peter Gretz led a presentation to the Board of Supervisors at a work session Wednesday night (March 6) on their $22.3 million request for county funding in fiscal year 2025 (FY25). This is an increase of around $340,800 over last year’s request. “I just...
Fluvanna happenings: Did you know?
Mar. 14, 20240147 By Rae AlbertsCorrespondent Store openings/closings: Papa Jim’s second location off Turkeysag Trail is now open alongside the original location near Zion Crossroads. Fun Fact of the Day: A dog’s howl can be heard nearly a mile away. That’s almost 1/5th the distance a lion’s roar travels! Palmyra is teeming with life!...
Fluvanna primary voters turn out for Trump and Biden
Mar. 14, 20240136 By Heather MichonCorrespondent Fluvanna County voters turned out on March 5 for Donald Trump and Joe Biden at the statewide presidential primaries. On the Republican side, Trump carried 65.7 percent of the votes to Nikki Hailey's 32.6 percent. Candidates who have already dropped out -- including Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, and...
Supervisors move forward with intention to regulate solar
Mar. 14, 20240431 By Heather MichonCorrespondent The Board of Supervisors moved forward with two resolutions that could greatly restrict the development of solar power in Fluvanna County. Two resolutions of intention were at issue Wednesday evening (March 6): one that would remove utility-scale solar development from land zoned A-1 (agricultural),...
School Board approves $55 million budget
Mar. 7, 20240241 Will request $22 million from supervisors By Heather MichonCorrespondent The Fluvanna County School Board adopted a $55 million budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) and will request $22,269,388 in local funding. The 3-2 vote to approve came at the end of a two-hour discussion on Wednesday (Feb. 28). School budgets are...
Dunbar schoolhouse marks centennial with launch of health hub
Mar. 7, 20240486 Contributed by Beth Sherk Pharmacist Justin Vesser gives Covid-19 Vaccine booster to Carmen Smith during Dunbar Schoolhouse's first free health fair. The Dunbar Schoolhouse on Mountain Hill Road in Palmyra - originally built to educate Black children only - celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Though segregated education is...