Nov. 16, 20230601
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Lake Monticello officials are considering asking members to approve a dues increase of around $300 in 2024.
The suggestion came during the first look at the 2024 budget at an open work session held by the Board of Directors on Nov. 1.
“This is a hard-candy Christmas budget, folks,” said...
Nov. 16, 20230497
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
October’s controversy over nearly two dozen books in the Fluvanna County High School library collection has spawned a new body: the Learning Resource Review Committee.
School Board members unanimously approved the formation of the committee at their meeting Wednesday night (Nov. 8).
During the...
Gone but never forgotten: Camp Friendship Founder
Chuck Ackenbom leaves behind a wonderful legacy Charles Raymond Ackenbom of Palmyra, Virginia, age 85, passed peacefully in his sleep surrounded by friends and family on November 8, 2023. Chuck passed knowing that he was loved greatly by his family and that he had made a positive...
Amanda Danielle Tilley Tillman passed into God’s hands on October 14, 2023. She was born on June 1, 1988, her fathers’ birthday. After marriage to her husband Ben, Amanda lived in Fluvanna County for the past 18 years.
She is survived by parents, Bobby and Hazel Tilley, her husband, Ben Tillman, and daughter Aliyana...
Nov. 16, 20230170
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
“You see junk, we see possibilities,” is the motto for Pete's Pick-up. Pete's Pick-Up is not just a service picking up unwanted items and junk, they are redefining junk removal and the future of recycling. They are mission-driven, offering affordable pick-up with a purpose of ensuring...
Nov. 9, 20230592
O’Brien says residents have “zero faith” in the company
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Aqua Virginia president John J. Aulbach told the Board of Supervisors Wednesday night (Nov. 1) that someone may be deliberately tampering with its sewer system, potentially contributing to blockages and overflows at Lake Monticello in...
Nov. 9, 20230273
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Fluvanna County High School students nearly staged a walkout last week over the sudden reassignment of a popular Student Resource Officer.
Principal Margo Bruce held an unplanned school-wide assembly on Thursday afternoon (Nov. 2) to try to address the situation shortly before the walkout was...