County drops potential dog barking ordinance A proposed dog barking ordinance – a hot topic when it was first discussed about a year ago – fizzled away when the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors decided it was unnecessary.
Cost recovery debated in lively town hall meeting The dozen Fluvanna County residents who showed up for a town hall meeting at the library Wednesday evening (Aug. 12) created a lively exchange over the county’s new cost recovery program.
Mozelle Booker wants to “repurpose” Confederate Park, jumping on the bandwagon about anything Confederate. My and my wife’s ancestors and relatives were mostly from Fluvanna serving in the 14th, 44th, and 57th Virginia Infantry Regiments and the Fluvanna Artillery. Some died at Malvern Hill, others died in Pickett’s Charge...
I applaud the efforts of Patricia Burkett in fighting against big money in elections campaigns. She has echoed the message of presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders who has repeatedly proposed bills in the Senate for public financing of campaigns. Senator Sanders has and is committed to accepting no contributions from super-pacs...
I would gladly support the Fluvanna Farmers Market but the midweek, afternoon hours are when I’m working. It’s very unfortunate as I believe there is a kinship with the community and with nature itself when we are all able to gather at a market event such as this.
The August 5th Wall Street Journal opinion page titled “The Clinton Charity Case” shows that Hillary is a true Democrat. She released tax returns for the years 2007-2014 showing income of $139,000,000. She touted that she and Bill had tax-deductible charitable contributions of $14,959,450. What she failed to mention is that...
Social services receives extra funding for Medicaid backlog During a sleepy summer meeting that broke all records for brevity, the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday (Aug. 5) accepted state and federal funds for the Department of Social Services to establish full- or part-time positions to deal with a backlog of Medicaid...
Attorney general, sheriff sign off on protecting seniors Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring joined with Sheriff Eric Hess and several members of the community Tuesday (Aug. 4) at a packed Fluvanna County circuit courtroom to sign an agreement establishing a local TRIAD program. TRIAD is a cooperative effort between senior care...
