Marion Annette Elliott, who always went by Annette, was born on June 29, 1939 in Hopewell, Va., the only child of the late Charles Payne Elliott and Mildred Annette Wells of Virginia. Annette attended public schools in Virginia, where she graduated...
In a naked effort to intimidate Fluvanna County Supervisors, Louisa County appears to have violated its contract with our county, the interjurisdictional agreement to route Louisa’s water line through eastern Fluvanna. Louisa hastily filed lawsuits against Fluvanna even though the agreement prohibits such actions. “The Parties agree...
We all have staplers, and I am taking mine to the sports bar today. We should encourage our friends, legislators and president to pack, carry and openly display their staplers, too, even to the floors of Congress, churches, schools, doctors’ offices, places of employment, post offices, bars and wherever else you need protection.This...
Probably the most head-shaking fact about the Louisa/James River Water Authority lawsuit against Fluvanna County is not that Louisa pulled out its six-guns and marched to the courthouse. It’s that a Fluvanna citizen appointed to represent Fluvanna on the JRWA voted to sue his own county. Not only did Lake Monticello resident and former...
After reading about the Pleasant Grove house restoration receiving an award, it reminded me of the unrecognized work that Wade Parrish has done on the historic cemetery. He and the Haden family have raised money to restore the markers and continue to try and raise money for a fence around it. Wade has done this without help from the...
FUMA alumni Hackenberg declaring for NFL draft Christian Hackenberg made it official following Penn State's appearance in the TaxSlayer Bowl: he is declaring for the NFL draft in 2016.
Fluvanna calls lawsuits “premature” The two lawsuits filed against Fluvanna County, one of which seeks damages of $40 million, are “premature,” a press release from County Administrator Steve Nichols’ office stated Monday (Jan. 4).
Fluvanna sued for $40 million Fluvanna County and the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors now have two lawsuits filed against them, one of which seeks $40 million in damages. On Dec. 30 Louisa County and the Louisa County Board of Supervisors filed suit against Fluvanna and its supervisors. On Dec. 31 Louisa and its supervisors were...
Water authority votes to sue Fluvanna Fluvanna County is getting sued. At a special meeting on Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 30), the James River Water Authority (JRWA) voted to file suit against Fluvanna County for its Dec. 2 denial of the JRWA special use permit.
What brought you to Fluvanna?Although I do not live in Fluvanna, I have taught here for 25 years. I was fresh out of college at the University of Virginia (I grew up in Charlottesville) and was moving to Richmond. Fluvanna offered me a job (thank goodness) and although it was a long commute, I took my first (and only) teaching position...
