I want to thank everyone who packed a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child. Because of your generosity, the Salem Church relay center collected 978 shoeboxes. Thanks also to the wonderful volunteers from Salem and Crossroads Community Church who...
We have lived on Rt. 633, now – 1079 N. Boston road – in Troy for 17 years. At that time it was just a country road. There were no yellow lines to let us know which side of the road we should be driving on. We used respect for the other driver and good common sense. Now it is year 2014, North Boston road has a lot more houses, the...
Where do you live?We live between Fork Union and Palmyra in the Carysbrook community.How long have you lived in Fluvanna? What brought you here?I actually grew up in Buckingham, but went to school in Fluvanna. I was able to attend Fluvanna schools because my dad worked in the Fluvanna school system. I graduated from FCHS in 1984, and...
Instead of complaining about our water rates on an individual level, let’s really get mad and look at Aqua America, the parent company of Aqua Virginia, from a corporate point of view, and I’m going to pull a Jim Cramer: “Wow folks this is really a great company – they’ve raised their dividend per share every year.”Looking...
One year ago the Fluvanna Education Association met with members and non-members to identify the single most effective thing we could do to improve local public education. Many ideas shared at that meeting had already been proposed by FEA, but not supported by school decision makers. So we decided the most valuable thing we could do...
Now that it is getting dark right about the time everyone gets off work, I ask that bicyclists help drivers see them in the dark. Among the actions that will help are: Wear light clothes and/or put light-reflective strips on front and back of your outer clothing.Make sure the front light on your bicycle works. Also make sure it has a...
Supervisors consider business license fee The Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors decided Wednesday night (Nov. 19) to learn more about implementing a business license fee. Supervisors instructed Commissioner of the Revenue Mel Sheridan and staff to gather information on both a potential business license fee and a potential...
Rt. 600 to Rt. 53 to Ruritan Road will take cyclists to some of our most scenic areas. When cycling these two routes you can experience a nerve-racking moment where a vehicle passes you a little to close and a little to fast. With help from the cycling community and motorists we can ask for the needed Share the Road signs on these two...
