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Fluvanna happenings: what’s new?
Jul. 4, 20240107 By Rae AlbertsCorrespondent Fun Fact of the Week: did you know that a sperm whale’s vocalizations are louder than a jet engine? They are the loudest animals on earth, capable of making sounds up to 230 decibels; jet engines cap out at around 150 decibels. Wow! Leadership Registration for Fluvanna Leadership Development...
Stargazing in Fluvanna
Jul. 4, 20240101 By Pat Beers Block Welcome to this month’s highlights of enjoyable evening and morning sky events! This month there are a significant number of planetary, and planet/star conjunction alignments as well as titillating lunar and meteor events that will inspire us to go out into the warm summer temperatures to observe and enjoy...
Planning Commission defers removing utility-scale solar from ag zoning districts
Jul. 4, 20240217 By Heather MichonCorrespondent A special meeting of the Planning Commission on Tuesday (June 25) ended in a deferral, as committee members failed to reach a consensus on a measure that would eliminate utility-scale solar facilities on land zoned as agricultural. Under current ordinances, solar projects of two megawatts or greater...
Fluvanna Faces: Susan VonDerBecke
Jul. 4, 2024090 By Harvey J. SorumCorrespondent Susan, are you a native of Fluvanna County? If not where did you reside before and why did you move to Fluvanna County? No, we moved here in 2000. Before that Alex, my husband, and I lived in central NJ. His family had property in Palmyra and after his dad passed away most of his family moved to...
Lake Monticello Swim Team outscores Green Hills Gators by four points
Jul. 4, 20240175 By Duncan NixonCorrespondent The temperature was in the mid-nineties at 6 p.m. on June 26 when the LMST Sharks hosted the Green Hills Gators at the Lake Monticello pool. Parents, grandparents, siblings and other spectators were all in search of shade. The meet was shortened by a serious cloud burst, but 33 events were completed. The...
Another successful round-robin at FAA
Jul. 4, 20240101 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent For the second year in a row, the Fluvanna Art Association presented its round-robin with artists sharing their expertise and ideas with members in various mediums. Members were enthusiastic, having fun trying new techniques, and learning tips and tricks. Among the presenters were Mary Beth Pfieffer,...
Supervisors mull water/sewer projects Pleasant Grove, Zion Crossroads
Jun. 26, 20240320 By Heather MichonCorrespondent Infrastructure was on the agenda at the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors Thursday night (June 20), delayed by one day due to the Juneteenth holiday. Dan Villhauer and Ryal Bogese of Dewberry Engineering gave back-to-back presentations on water and wastewater projects currently under...