This past week, with our wintry conditions, Lake Monticello Rescue received an emergency call to transport an older gentleman to Martha Jefferson Hospital. Access to the home was not easy since the driveway and front walk were covered with at least...
FUMA takes state championship “You can shave my head if you win the championship with only eight guys,” Fork Union Military Academy Swim Coach, Chris Van Slooten told his team while on the way to their championship meet in Northern Virginia. The swimmers and divers took those words seriously when they returned home from the...
Supervisors hash out capital budget Supervisors stayed late at a work session Wednesday night (Feb. 19) hashing out the FY15 capital budget. The capital budget is FY15’s portion of the FY15-19 capital improvements plan (CIP). As County Administrator Steve Nichols took the Board through a list of expenditures, supervisors tossed...
Sheriff says overall crime on the decline in Fluvanna But burglaries and break-ins increased Every year Sheriff Ryant Washington stands before the Board of Supervisors and reports on the state of law enforcement and crime in Fluvanna County. On Wednesday night (Feb. 19), he delivered encouraging news and stressed his need for more...
Walker’s Ridge axed A serious controversy that has brewed in Fluvanna County for over a year and a half was finally put to rest Wednesday night (Feb. 19), when supervisors voted to deny the rezoning and special use permit (SUP) necessary for Walker’s Ridge to be built.
Sheriff Washington seeks to add three more deputies Sheriff Ryant Washington does a lot of exciting things while protecting the people of Fluvanna County. Less dramatic, but no less important, is the work he does in developing a budget for his department. On the one hand, he must ensure that the budget he submits contains enough...
Did you clean up your garden last fall; beds all cut back and mulched, leaves shredded and decomposing in a compost pile? Or have you left the perennial debris and leaves, all crushed down now into a pile of mush lying on the beds? Either way, you can see what is left standing and it is time to do some pruning.With a more open view and...
Thank you, thank you, whoever you are. I had parked my car at the top of the driveway before the snowstorm. When I went to drive it to the store two days later, someone had shoveled all around my car with a clear shot to the plowed street. I checked with the usual suspects to express my appreciation, but none had done it. So it remains a...
On behalf of myself and my neighbors I want to thank Bing Spitler, my neighbor who moved here from Cincinnati a few years ago. Unlike me, who sold his snow blower right before we started getting big snow accumulations he still had his. He did my driveway and other paved driveways as well as many mailboxes. This is the spirit that makes...
