Nov. 30, 20220184
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
In his latest foray into writing, Forney Shell discusses success in his new book Having a Successful Life: No Permission Needed. He wrote it as an inspiration for others and makes some solid points along the way. He writes it in a fictional format with two people, Mr. Thomas, the older mentor, and the...
Nov. 30, 20220218
Contributed by Mike Feazel
A shed fire on Nahor Manor Road near Lake Monticello killed about 40 poultry and damaged a nearby house early Sunday morning (Nov. 27), Lake Monticello Volunteer Fire & Rescue reported. LMVFR received the call about 2:28 a.m. and was the first department on the scene. Upon arrival,...
Nov. 30, 20220343
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
Fluco boys’ basketball Coach Heath Bralley said he expects his team to be ‘in the hunt” again in Jefferson District play. The team made it to the Region playoffs last year. It returns some serious players and Bralley expects that a couple of players will be stepping up from last season’s level of...
Nov. 30, 20220303
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
The Fluvanna Board of Supervisors began their meeting Wednesday night (Nov. 16) with a resolution paying tribute to the late Gequetta Murray-Key, praising her “dedicated service, compassionate leadership, and many contributions to the County of Fluvanna.”
Murray-Key passed away on Oct. 11 after...
Nov. 30, 20220286
Contributed by Mike Feazel
Lake Monticello Water Rescue Squad Chief John Lye pulled an 80-year-old man from the cold water in Lake Monticello’s Jackson Cove Friday morning (Nov. 18), after the man was seen struggling in the water.
Police had received a call about an elderly man on Vine Ridge Drive that had apparently wandered...
Nov. 30, 20220817
Press release
Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 360 just west of Rt. 654 in Charlotte County on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 7:52 p.m.
A 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass was traveling west on U.S. 360 when it ran off the right side of the road, overcorrected, ran off the road a second time and struck a parked 2017...
Nov. 30, 20220128
Contributed by Marianne HillPoint of Fork Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
It was hard to tell who had the best time, children, parents or the veterans at the Fluvanna Library on Thursday, Nov. 10. Local veterans Fred Lewis (Army) and Joe Childress (Navy) brought books, pictures, military caps and a...
Nov. 30, 20220124
By Duncan NixonCorrespondent
The Gray Foxes at the Lake Monticello golf course are a senior mens’ golf group. There is an eighteen-hole component and a nine-hole component. Players are not restricted to one or the other. The eighteen-hole group plays on Thursday mornings and the nine-hole group plays on Friday mornings. At the end...