Marion “City” Snead Cole died in her sleep on February 3, 2016 at the glorious age of 97. City was a resident of Gordon House since late December and previously resided in her home in Fork Union.She was born in Hagerstown, Maryland to William...
I want to thank Sen. Thomas Garrett for his vote against Senate Bill 560 during the Senate Courts of Justice committee meeting on Feb. 8.With his continued support we can ensure that foreclosure notices will continue to be published in local community newspapers. Voting no to Senate Bill 560 insures that the public interest will be...
“Aqua” bill unanimously passes Virginia House and Senate The pair of bills that will impose stricter rules on water and sewer companies such as Aqua Virginia were passed unanimously by the Virginia House of Delegates (Feb. 8) on Monday and the Virginia Senate on Thursday (Feb. 11).
Consumer Cellular is running a month-long contest throughout February called the Fantastic Family Photo Contest. Each day, the public gets to vote for their top five favorite family photos. At the end of each day, judges from Consumer Cellular select a grand prize winner based on creativity to receive a new Motorola smartphone.I...
County Administrator Steve Nichols noted that sewage treatment will be an issue down the road.No! It must be an issue now! A look at Aqua Virginia and other water systems in the area will show that the capital cost and operating cost of sewage treatment is at least twice the cost of treated water service. If the cost of the James River...
As a resident of about 40 years, I have seen some changes (of course), since when I asked my girlfriend (now wife - 1970) just where is Fluvanna County? Because there is a big Woodstock-like musical festival happening. Didn’t happen. Just as well. Since then a lot of other things have happened. Subdivisions of land and development...
County administrator unveils “lean” new budget Though various office budgets will be lean, day-to-day operational requirements are adequately provided for in his proposed fiscal year 2017 (FY17) budget, County Administrator Steve Nichols told the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors Wednesday night (Feb. 3).
Fluvanna roundabouts rank high for state funding Some of the troublesome spots on Fluvanna County roads will soon become safer thanks to the likelihood of funding from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). VDOT now uses a ranking system called HB2 to award funding to transportation projects. The new rankings are out and...
