Town of Columbia may be dissolved Leaders of the town of Columbia are seeking to dissolve its designation as a town, supervisors learned tonight (May 21).
After 25 years of teaching in Fluvanna Public Schools, this year will be my last. I love my students, and leave with an exemplary teacher evaluation rating. I’m retiring because I don’t feel respected by this school administration. I don’t feel respected when my professional expertise takes a back seat to programs, tests, and...
I don’t know how the rest of you feel but I am frustrated by the slow drivers going to town every morning on Rt. 53. Once in a while I get a good crowd and they all go the speed limit and we all get to work on time, but then there is the driver who is in la la land and wants to drive 40 and passing a 55 mph speed limit sign does no...
Fluvanna graduation set for Saturday Residents should expect lengthy traffic delays on Rt. 53 anywhere near Fluvanna County High School, Pleasant Grove park, and the town of Palmyra on Saturday, May 24, between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. because of graduation exercises, authorities said.
School board approves budget; Feathers named teacher of year The Fluvanna County School Board voted tonight (May 14) four to one to approve the proposed 2014-2015 budget, and to approve a Virginia School Boards Association resolution commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Brown vs. the Board of Education decision which led to the...
I was excited to get my Fluvanna Real Estate tax bill and discover the tax rate was unchanged at $.795/$100. I thought the Board of Supervisors had jacked our taxes 11% to a record $.88/$100 making Fluvanna the highest county tax rate in central Virginia. On closer examination I find they did, in fact, charge me $.88 but one must extend...
In case you missed it we had two jet skis on Lake Monticello last weekend. No, the Board of Directors did not go crazy and authorize jet skis for everyone – but Water Rescue needed two for the Monticello Man swim. Take a good look at this picture taken by Ben Stoppe, you won’t see it very often....
As summer approaches in the USA, I am reminded of many memorable summers spent in Virginia and although it’s been 12 years since my first experience with summer camp, all those memories still lingers fondly with me.“Enter here, to be, and find a friend” was the brainchild of a man who still runs the camp 48 years later.Charles...
