Aug. 10, 20220390By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Compensation for county employees was on the top of the agenda for the Fluvanna Board of Supervisors during its meeting on Wednesday night (Aug. 3).
To make the county more competitive in hiring and retaining employees, supervisors voted last November to fund a comprehensive compensation and...
Aug. 10, 2022095Harvey J. Sorum,
Correspondent
Tell us about yourself prior to opening The Road House.
In 1994 Melanie’s parents bought the house and 11 acres adjacent to our property, Rill Cross Farm, in Bybee. The Road House was built in 1860. Until the early ‘70s, it was also the home of the Bybee General Store and Post Office. Melanie...
Aug. 10, 20220186By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
Local playwright, Beth Sherk is creative when it comes to her plays but is also concerned with environmental issues. Both are combined in her play titled Ducky Dimsdale and the Sitting Ducks in Goldmine, an environmental fairy tale in the style of a live radio show. She describes her protagonist,...
Aug. 10, 20220246By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
It was extremely hot on Aug. 4 when the Fluvanna County High School golf team hosted eight other high school golf teams at the Lake Monticello golf course. Despite the heat, all the high school golfers are required to walk the course, and the Lake Monticello course has a fair amount of ups and downs....
Aug. 10, 20220267All recovered and back at work
By Heather Michon
Correspondent
Three Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office deputies are doing well after sustaining minor injuries and smoke inhalation while rescuing an elderly woman from an early-morning house fire on Aug. 2.
In a recent update, FCSO Public Information Officer Lt. Aaron Hurd noted...
Aug. 4, 20220517School to start Aug. 9
By Heather Michon
Correspondent
With the start of the school year fast approaching, Fluvanna County Public Schools welcomed their new teaching staff at an orientation breakfast on Monday morning (Aug. 1).
“I’m thrilled that you’re here and I’m excited about the school year to come,” said...
Aug. 4, 20220100By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
The Cunningham United Methodist Church is partnering with All Blessings Flow for a new community outreach program. Medical equipment is expensive and many people who have gently used medical equipment in good condition wonder where they can donate it. This program brings together those who want to...