A Lake Monticello family is safe after escaping an early-morning fire that destroyed their home on Seminole Trail in Cherokee Section today.Delton and Donna Hanson were asleep in the basement master suite when Delton awoke to see their ceiling in flames at around 3:40 a.m. on Monday (Aug 21). They were able to get their children and the...
Constance June DiFazio, 83, of Charlottesville, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, after battling a malignant glioblastoma brain tumor.Constance was born on June 14, 1934, in Dover, N.J., to the late Frederick and Emma Evans Lindenmayer. She was the beloved granddaughter of Winfred Loring Evans.Connie was the...
All Fluvanna County school buses are now compliant with a safety standard that requires buses manufactured after a certain date to have an additional parking brake feature.School buses with automatic transmissions do not have a park setting. In order to park, a bus driver puts the vehicle in neutral then engages the parking brake. But if...
On Wednesday (Aug. 9), the Flying Flucos golf team played host to the Jefferson District’s season-opening 18-hole tournament. Six-player teams arrived for an 11 a.m. start from Albemarle High, Monticello High, Louisa County High, Charlottesville, Orange County and Western Albemarle. Powhatan High did not participate. The tournament was...
It was the brainchild of Mona Orange and Martha Horsfall. While swimming laps in the pool at Health Nutz one day, Horsfall and Orange exchanged ideas about the annual event for members of the Friends of the Library. “I suggested we have a thrift shop fashion show,” said Orange. “Martha and I laughed and kept laughing until we...
First day of school goes off without a hitchPrincipals explain method behind distributing instructional dollarsThe weather was perfect. Sunny but cool. Children dressed in their best clothes and carried new school supplies.
Francis Hill, 92, sat outside on her swing waiting for me to arrive.She is bright and full of life. In spite of having to use a cane because she can’t trust her left knee not to give out, she looks far younger than her age. She and her husband live with their grandson in Bremo Bluff. How long have you lived in Fluvanna?All my life. I...
