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Zoning for Zion Crossroads Wawa approved by Planning Commission
May. 18, 202301959 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, 20230163 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...
Kelley announces re-election bid to School Board
May. 11, 20230840 Press Release James Kelley has announced that he is seeking re-election as the Palmyra representative to the Fluvanna County School Board. His campaign kick-off and barbecue will be held Saturday, May 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. “When I took office in 2020, who could have imagined what the next four years would hold. In the...
Local artist Nancy Sansom Reynolds exhibits worldwide
May. 11, 20230188 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent Nancy Sansom Reynolds' sculptures echo nature in the abstract. She has deep connections to nature, having spent her childhood in rural Maryland. “I grew up surrounded by nature and the arts,” she said. Her father was rooted in music, while her mother, an artist, nurtured her love of the visual...
Fluvanna Faces: Amy Smedley, Meals on Wheels
May. 11, 20230178 By Harvey J. Sorum, Correspondent Amy, tell us something about your background prior to joining Meals on Wheels. Before moving to Lake Monticello, I lived in Northern Virginia. I managed a real estate team and helped build a networking organization of businesses that help seniors. I spent 24 years as an Army wife moving around the...