Jul. 13, 20230149
Barresi wins race for the 19th time
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
On the night before the Spirit Run and the Lake Swim it rained significantly. However, by 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 2, when the runners were gathering at the Bunker ball field the weather was gorgeous. The 5K race (3.1 miles) starts at 7 a.m. and is run mostly on the...
Jul. 5, 20230396
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
Representatives from Michigan-based Sun Outdoors held a community meeting on Thursday night (June 29) at Water’s Edge at Mount Ida Reserve on Rolling Road South near Scottsville to update residents on their plans to develop a large agri-tourism resort on a 750-acre farm spanning the Fluvanna and...
Jul. 5, 20230115
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Instead of tourist traveling as we know it, Al and Sue Mink choose two places each year to live and work for three months at a time. They call it “nesting.” This past spring, they “nested” in Sydney, Australia. This is their ninth trip of living for three months somewhere abroad.
One of the...
Jul. 5, 20230195
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The Killer Whales from the Key West Swim club came to the Lake Monticello pool on June 28 to take on the Sharks of the Lake Monticello Swim Team. It was a mob scene. LMST coaches Maria Arroyo and Fe Fe Nardone said that they have about 170 swimmers this year and that almost half of their swimmers are...
Jul. 5, 20230212
Contributed by Mike Feazel
The Fluvanna Leadership Development Program recently graduated 21 county residents in its 20th annual class. The program is designed to create more-effective citizens of the county via classes featuring such things as county government, fire and rescue, community services, agriculture, economic development...
Jul. 5, 20230600
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
During last Tuesday’s (June 27) special meeting of the Lake Monticello Board of Directors meeting, President Larry Henson asked embattled Director Don Polonis the same question in public that he had asked in private: “Will you resign?”
“You know my answer,” Polonis replied. “I...
Jun. 29, 20230483
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors gave final approval for a Wawa gas station and convenience store at Zion Crossroads on Wednesday night (June 21).
Community Development Director Douglas Miles said the county had worked closely with the developer to assure that the design of the site fits the...