Oct. 26, 20230138
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Almost two dozen Lake Monticello area residents gathered in the Maple Room at the Lake Monticello firehouse on Saturday (Oct. 21) for the “Coffee and Conversation With the County,” the second in a series of open meetings for citizens to learn more about the current state of Fluvanna County...
Oct. 26, 2023056
By Harvey J. SorumCorrespondent
Are you a native of Fluvanna County? If not, where did you come from and why did you relocate here?
I was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. I worked in the general labor/warehouse field for a while and wasn’t really going anywhere. My cousin who has lived in Virginia for some time was talking to me...
Oct. 26, 20230119
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The Fluvanna High volleyball team hosted the Hornets from Orange County High on Oct. 17 and traveled to Louisa on Oct. 19 to take on the Lions of Louisa County High. The outcome of both matches was the same, with the Flucos winning both matches three games to none.
In the first game of the match...
Oct. 26, 20230152
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
Helped by a daring play call, with only six seconds left in the half, the Fluco football team led the Louisa Lions 21-13 at halftime. With the ball at the Fluco 42, and the Flucos leading 15-13, Coach Mitchell Pace could have called on sophomore quarterback Will Lambert to take a knee, allowing the...
Oct. 18, 20230487
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Aqua Virginia has filed a request with the State Corporation Commission that could raise rates for Fluvanna customers by approximately 30 percent.
The petition, filed on July 27, asks for a 33.88 percent increase in water rates and a 21.08 percent increase in wastewater rates. This would result in an...
Oct. 18, 202301229
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Several Fluvanna County residents stepped up to the podium during the School Board meeting on Wednesday night (Oct. 9) to call out – and occasionally read explicit passages from – books they think do not belong in the Fluvanna County High School library.
Brittany Gray, who is currently running to...
Oct. 18, 20230159
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The Fluco girls were first and the boys were second at the Monticello High Quad meet held on Oct. 11 on a 5K course laid out behind the Monticello High School. This was the last scheduled meet of the season for the Flucos. The Fluco girls won the meet easily. Sophomore Ruby Frazier was the first-place...
Oct. 18, 20230145
By Page H. Gifford Correspondent
The grand reopening of Sweet Art Emporium at its new location on Oct. 6 and 7, was a hit.
“It was amazing, I had 60 people in the first hour,” said owner Erika Mitchell. Mitchell and Sweet Art were also featured for a second year in a row as a stop on the Artist's Studio Tour.
Mitchell...