John William Cogswell, Jr., 88, died unexpectedly at his home in Lake Monticello, Palmyra, VA on February 21, 2022. He is survived by his son, John III, his wife, Lisa, and their sons, John IV and Matthew. John is also survived by his daughter,...
Mar. 24, 20220315By Heather Michon
Correspondent
The Board of Supervisors voted to advertise a public hearing on April 13 to set the county budget for the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY2023) at its regular meeting on Wednesday night (March 16).
The total budget request is $98,202,191. For taxes, the proposed real estate tax is $0.87 per $100 in assessed...
Mar. 24, 20220285By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
Once again, top young female high school golfers competed over the Lake Monticello golf course on March 19 and 20. The Peggy Kirk Bell’s annual Commonwealth Classic brings in mostly Virginia golfers, but competitors also came from Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This year’s winner was Grace...
Mar. 24, 20220255Press Release
The Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to announce that Operations Captain Sean Peterson graduated from the 281st Session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy on March 17. The FBI National Academy is a professional course of study for U.S. and international law enforcement managers...
Mar. 24, 20220324PressRelease
Fluvanna County High School is pleased to announce the availability of the Paul W. Bragg Scholarship Fund application. Established by Mr. Bragg’s will, and managed by the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, the scholarship is meant “to provide undergraduate college assistance based on both need and merit to...
Mar. 24, 20220171By Page H. Gifford
Correspondent
During his visit with members of the Fluvanna Art Association, artist Bob Anderson discussed his artistic and varied lifestyle. Not many McGuffey Art Center artists have ties in Fluvanna but Anderson had been good friends with one of the original FAA founders, the late Alice Clifford and her family....
Mar. 17, 20220432By Duncan Nixon
Correspondent
Weather permitting, the Fluco baseball season is already underway. Coach Joel Gray is looking forward to a successful season, but can’t be sure how things will work out, due to the considerable youth of his squad. The team has only four seniors and has eight players returning. The rest of the squad...
Mar. 17, 20220264By Heather Michon
Correspondent
The Planning Commission unanimously approved a request from Southern Development on Tuesday (March 8) to move forward with a project that would bring four dozen new homes to the Village Gardens property on Rt. 53.
The 116-acre parcels were originally proposed for over 300 homes and an adjoining...
Mar. 17, 20220105By Harvey J. Sorum
Correspondent
Tell me a little about your background.
I’m a 17 year culinary veteran and I'm only 31. Started from McDonalds, Dairy Queen, Burger King and worked my way up to being a sorority and fraternity chef, sous chef and then to executive chef manager positions at the University of Virginia. Born and...