Nov. 30, 20220398
By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent
Dr. Michael Cary Jr. RN, Ph.D., was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 30. This is the highest award given in the nursing field and this year's class of fellows was the largest since the AAN's inception 50 years ago. A total of 250 leaders throughout the U.S. and...
Nov. 30, 20220311
Contributed by Mike Feazel
A program to deliver a free monthly book to every pre-school child in Fluvanna County is being organized, and already has raised $8,300 of the recommended $10,180 to fund the program for the first three years.
The idea is to create a Fluvanna chapter of Dolly Parton’s...
Nov. 30, 20220324
By Heather MichonCorrespondent
As part of their ongoing debates over residential growth and business development in Fluvanna County, the Board of Supervisors asked county staff to look into ways to measure the fiscal impacts of the different types of development on the county services.
At its meeting last Wednesday night (Nov....
Nov. 30, 20220187
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, 20220351
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, 20220310
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, 20220290
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...