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Supervisors hear good news on proposed budget
Mar. 15, 20230422 By Heather MichonCorrespondent The Fluvanna Board of Supervisors started off its Wednesday night budget work session (March 8) with nothing but good news. Since setting a maximum advertised real estate tax rate of $0.865 cents per $100, Commissioner of the Revenue Mel Sheridan “has given us some extra taxable values,” said...
Steve Bassett to perform at Carysbrook
Mar. 15, 20230225 By Page H. GiffordCorrespondent Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer Steve Bassett will perform at Carysbrook Performing Arts Center on March 25 at 7 p.m. Dubbed by some as “the soul man,” Bassett lived through and performed the original R&B and jazz back in the ‘60s, ‘70s, and beyond. Much of the music he and...
FUMA president retires, successor named
Mar. 15, 20230313 Press Release Col. David L. Coggins, USMC (Ret.), Fork Union Military Academy's 11th president, has announced his intent to retire later this year. The Academy will celebrate Col. Coggins' tenure in connection with Fork Union Military Academy's 125th Anniversary, which will be held on October 13-15. Col. Coggins and his wife...
Mike Goad announces bid for Board of Supervisor’s seat
Mar. 15, 20230752 Press Release Mike Goad, who currently serves as the Fork Union District Representative on the Fluvanna Planning Commission, announced that he plans to seek election to the Board of Supervisors this November. He has filed to run as an Independent in the Fork Union District. Supervisor Mozell Booker currently represents the Fork Union...
Top high school golfers coming to Lake Monticello
Mar. 15, 20230198 By Duncan NixonCorrespondent The Peggy Kirk Bell (PKB) Tour is returning to the Lake Monticello golf course on March 18 and 19 for the Commonwealth Girl’s Classic. This PKB tour event originally came to the Lake Monticello course by default when neighboring Birdwood The Peggy Kirk Bell Tour was established in 2007 to...
County to give Free Hill Cemetery to historical society
Mar. 9, 20230310 First step to studying, renovating burial ground By Heather MichonCorrespondent Fluvanna Historical Society Director Tricia Johnson gave a presentation on Free Hill Cemetery in Columbia at the Board of Supervisors meeting held March 1. The burial site was established early in the 19th Century as the final resting place for the...
Four constitutional officers announce reelection bid
Mar. 9, 20230652 By Heather MichonCorrespondent Four of Fluvanna County’s constitutional officers announced their reelection bids on Monday afternoon (March 6). County Sheriff Eric Hess, Commonwealth’s Attorney Jeffrey Haislip, Commissioner of the Revenue Andrew “Mel” Sheridan, and Clerk of the Circuit Court Tristana Treadway met on the...