Jan. 29, 20260207
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors prepared for potential storm impacts at its Wednesday meeting (Jan. 21), approving a Declaration of Local Emergency amid forecasts of heavy snow, possible ice, and several days of below-freezing temperatures.
The declaration, which took effect at midnight Jan....
Jan. 29, 2026070
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The ninth annual Billy Wensel Wrestling Classic was hosted by Fluvanna County High School on Jan. 17. Four wrestling mats were set up in the Fluco gymnasium to accommodate the event, which included 16 high school teams.
Teams were divided into four groups and wrestled each team in their group during...
Jan. 22, 2026087
Forecasters are tracking a major winter storm that could bring a foot or more of snow to the region from Saturday afternoon into Sunday evening.
While exact snowfall totals may change as the system develops, officials say residents should begin storm preparations now.
Road conditions are expected to deteriorate by Saturday...
Jan. 22, 20260182
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
The Fluvanna County School Board met on Wednesday (Jan. 14) to elect new leadership, set the stage for the busy budget season ahead, and then moved on to the main event of the evening: recognizing the recipients of the 2025-26 Teacher and Staff of the Year awards.
Superintendent Peter Gretz explained...
Jan. 22, 20260373
Company plans appeal to supervisors
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
The Planning Commission denied Tenaska’s application for a finding that the company’s plans to build the massive 1.5 gigawatt natural-gas-fired ‘Expedition Generation’ plant were substantially in accord with Fluvanna’s Comprehensive Plan.
The Jan. 13...
Jan. 22, 2026093
By Page GiffordCorrespondent
Film producer Horace Scruggs will discuss his new documentary, Engraved: Finding Family at Oak Hill Cemetery, during a Friends of the Library program on Feb. 4 at 10 a.m.
The talk will explore ongoing efforts to identify formerly enslaved and free Black people buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, as well as...
The Reverend Father Schemahieromonk Kyrill (Stephen James Juli) reposed peacefully on the morning of January 1, 2026 at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, VA attended by his colleagues and friends from the Skete of St. Maximos the Confessor in Palmyra, VA. He was 77 years old. Born on March 24, 1948 in Auburn,...
William Edward “Bill” Alderman, 88, of Lake Monticello, died on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at his home.
He was born on December 17, 1937 in Long Beach, California, a son of the late John Clement and Natalie (Carle) Alderman.
Bill’s family moved to Virginia when he was a toddler and lived in both Norfolk and...