By Rae AlbertsCorrrespondent
Fun Fact of the Week: Did you know that the mantis shrimp can see four times the amount of colors that humans can? These colorful shrimp live in the warm, shallow waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Humans can process only three channels of color (red, green, and blue), while mantis shrimps perceive...
Jul. 18, 20240107
Contributed by Amy Williams
A common challenge of the summer swim season is waiting out afternoon thunderstorms. Wednesday, July 10, the Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST) had to do just that, when they visited the Key West Club (KWC). With storms forecasted, the meet directors and coaches worked feverishly, throughout the day, to...
Jul. 18, 20240106
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
The Fluvanna Art Association will celebrate 50 years of contributing art to the community in 2025. Each year, the association grows in its diversity and with its experienced members. This year, the FAA added a summer exhibit at the library, rotating between the themed show and the People's Choice...
Jul. 18, 20240182
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The FAST swim team competes in the Jefferson Area Swim League, as does the Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST.) FAST is a smaller entity with about 60 swimmers. The team members are mostly from Fluvanna County, but a few members are from neighboring counties. FAST practices and holds home swim meets at the...
Jul. 11, 20240262
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
The Board of Supervisors approved a zoning change that prohibits utility-scale projects in land zoned for agricultural use and called for the creation of a new solar district.
The vote came at the end of a lengthy public hearing, which was itself at the end of a lengthy regular meeting on Wednesday...
Jul. 11, 20240175
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
The Fluvanna SPCA was recognized by Best Friends Animal Society for reaching its goal and maintaining its status as a No-Kill facility in 2023, according to Best Friends Animal Society’s annual data report. They have been recognized and maintained this status for over ten years. Over 90 percent...
Jul. 11, 2024096
Contributed by Amy Williams
The Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST) kicked-off their Independence Day celebrations with a red, white and blue themed meet against the Forest Lakes Hurricanes, on July 3. The Hurricanes proved to be a formidable opponent, topping LMST 555.5 to 455.5.
The meet began with the medley relays, with LMST wins...
Jul. 11, 20240189
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The annual 5k Spirit Run at Lake Monticello has traditionally been dominated on the male side by Matt Barresi. He is a marathon runner who ran in college at American University in Washington D.C. For him, three miles is sort of a walk in the park. Going into the 2024 run Barresi had won the race 19 times....