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Foundation, community reach $100,000 goal for inclusive playground
May. 18, 20230263 Playground will be one of three in the state Contributed by Mike Feazel Two successful fundraisers over the weekend put the $100,000 fundraising campaign for the All-Inclusive Playground at Lake Monticello over the top, said Lake Monticello Community Foundation President Nancy Parsons. The playground is expected to open by...
Fluco Track and Field athletes excel at district meet
May. 18, 20230221 By Duncan NixonCorrespondent The Fluco track and field squad traveled to Albemarle County High School on May 10 to compete in the Jefferson District meet. The Fluco boys finished third in the district, while the girls came in fifth. Coach Melanie Kennedy’s boys and girls teams had a large number of All-District performers....
School Board delays renaming high school auditorium
May. 18, 20230314 By Heather MichonCorrespondent This year’s local elections made an unexpected appearance on the School Board’s agenda at the start of their monthly meeting on Wednesday night (May 10). The board was slated to discuss and vote on a new name for the Fluvanna County High School auditorium, but the item was struck from the agenda...
Zoning for Zion Crossroads Wawa approved by Planning Commission
May. 18, 202301953 By Heather MichonCorrespondent Fluvanna County is one step closer to getting a Wawa. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the zoning changes needed to move the project forward at their monthly meeting on Tuesday (May 9). Ann Neil Cosby, the attorney representing the developers, gave commissioners an overview of the...
Historical Society seeking location of structures that housed the enslaved
May. 18, 20230282 Contributed by Tricia Johnson Preservation Virginia, the oldest state-wide historic preservation organization in the country, released on May 9 its annual “Most Endangered” list of historic places in the Commonwealth facing imminent or sustained threats. Included on that list are dwellings for enslaved people across the...
The Fluvanna Review wins three VPA awards
May. 11, 20230161 The Fluvanna Review won three Virginia Press Association (VPA) awards for its news coverage and editorial design in 2022. Editorial designer Amelia McConnell won second place in page design. She won third place in cover design. The contest judge remarked on McConnell’s work that, “it is clear this publication places...