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Setting the stage for successful weight wellness
Jul. 3, 2025054 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent On June 21, Cynthia Moore held her monthly Hygeia Wellness program, "Setting the Stage for Successful Weight Wellness," with a presentation by Rachel Hart, MS, RDN, and owner of Central Virginia Nutrition Counseling. At Central Virginia Nutrition Counseling, Hart works with adults who are taking GLP-1...
Pause before rescuing outdoor kittens
Jul. 3, 2025049 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent Kitten season is peaking and the Fluvanna SPCA urges residents to look, wait, and learn because not all kittens need saving, and the wrong move could do more harm than good. Every spring and summer, thousands of kittens are brought to animal shelters by well-meaning residents who find them...
Lake music scene goes from “dead’ to ‘hotbed’
Jul. 3, 20250356 Contributed by Mike Feazel Five years ago, the music scene at Lake Monticello was what long-time Lake musician Gary Hawthorne called “dead, dead, dead.” Now it’s like a thriving mini-Nashville, with a dozen or so bands and maybe a score of single performers playing at multiple Lake venues and throughout the state of Virginia...
Lake Monticello Sharks lose to Key West in home opener
Jul. 3, 2025074 By Duncan NixonCorrespondent The Lake Monticello Swim Team (LMST) hosted swimmers from the Key West Swim and Tennis Club (the Killer Whales) on June 25. Key West is an older Charlottesville suburb off Rt.20 just east of Darden Tow Park. Jefferson Swim league meets are always long and occasionally very hot. It was in the...
FMG $1,000 Scholarship to McKinley Jones
Jun. 26, 2025017 Contributed by E. Dianne CampbellFluvanna Master Gardeners has recognized the achievements and potential of McKinley Jones with a $1,000 scholarship for her continuing education. The 16-year-old has graduated from the Rosedale Academy of Virginia homeschool program with a 4.09 GPA and will attend the Southside Virginia Community...
Swordfish edge the Sharks in competitive meet
Jun. 26, 2025034 Contributed by Amy Williams The City of Charlottesville Swordfish faced-off against the Lake Monticello Sharks, Wednesday, June 18, in what proved to be a closely competitive meet. In the end, City led the Sharks, 549.5 to 496.5. Kingston Arencibia (5), continued his winning streak from the week prior, by leading in both his 25...
Hashmi, Jones win statewide Democratic primary
Jun. 26, 2025040 By Heather MichonCorrespondent State Senator Ghazala Hashmi won a narrow victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary (June 17) to clinch the party’s nomination for lieutenant governor. Hashmi beat her closest competitor, former Richmond mayor Levar Stoney, by just over 4,000 votes statewide. In Fluvanna, Hashmi won 35 percent...