Road conditions deteriorating Heavy snow is falling across central Virginia and highways throughout the region are snow covered and slippery. The Virginia Department of Transportation is advising residents to stay off the roads during the storm,...
Water projects come together Fluvanna County’s two water projects will eventually merge into one. The Zion Crossroads water project will lay pipes in the ground that will eventually be filled with water from the James River project, County Administrator Steve Nichols told the Board of Supervisors Wednesday night (Jan. 20). ...
Supervisors reverse course by approving James River water project After hours of debate, apologies, and passionate speeches from the public, the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors reversed its position on the James River water project by unanimously voting Wednesday night (Jan. 20) to approve the two special use permits associated with...
On the morning of Jan. 7 at approximately 2 a.m., my wife Christine and I awoke to the horrendous experience of our home being on fire. Fortunately, we were able to escape uninjured immediately through the front door and ran to a neighbor’s home for help. The internal fire started in our sunroom and destroyed everything we owned...
I am 90 years old and have lived in Columbia for 84 years. I have lived through many fires, floods, snow storms etc., and the people always stuck together and helped each other. Growing up here was a wonderful experience. Having so many friends and play mates is something I will never forget. Columbia has been host to so many lovely...
I wanted to write this as a thank you for the hard work and dedication shown by the police officers and maintenance workers that live and work here at Lake Monticello.On the morning of Jan. 15 I was working from home when my beagle started barking at something outside.There in my driveway lay a doe that seemed unfazed by his barking....
A new legislative year brings both opportunity and challenges for our schools, and the Fluvanna County School Board is preparing to bring to the attention of our legislators by personal visits, letters and emails the issues that are of concern to our community. Below are some of the areas our School Board would like everyone to be aware...
Where do you live?I live in Lake Monticello.How long have you lived in Fluvanna? What brought you here?After meeting my wife Bethany in college at the University of Virginia, we got married in 2005 and lived for two years in Charlottesville. Then we decided to settle in Fluvanna in 2007 because we thought it would be a great place to...
Carysbrook Elementary School announces 3rd and 4th grade honor roll * denotes All A's Abel, Avery Elizabeth Adams, Joseph Clifford Allen, Wesley Reed * Amato, Anna Elizabeth