On Friday, The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced that Orange and Madison are among four counties that are under primary disaster designations. The Department issued the designations for damage and losses caused by excessive rain, flash flooding, and flooding between May 16 and June 30 of this year. Farmers in Orange, Madison,…… MORE INFO »
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Albemarle Residents Invited To Economic Development Open Houses
The Albemarle County Economic Development Office wants to hear from residents about its Economic Development Strategy Plan. People are invited to come to one of two open houses that will be held to review the latest draft of the plan, discuss questions with staff and provide feedback — both open houses will be held on…… MORE INFO »
Albemarle County, Crozet Trails Crew Work To Repair Greenway Trail
People who use the Crozet Greenway near Claudius Crozet Park will notice it was recently revitalized. Albemarle County Parks and Recreation teamed up with the Crozet Trails Crew to repair spots that have been eroding away due to excessive amounts of rain. The county brought out some new gravel to lay down a fresh, new…… MORE INFO »
Martha’s Market Comes To John Paul Jones Arena
The 25th annual Martha’s Market is underway this weekend at the John Paul Jones Arena. The market transforms the arena into a shopping experience featuring more than 80 diverse vendors. Martha’s Market is put together by the Women’s Committee of Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital. Fifteen percent of each purchase will go towards women’s healthcare programs…… MORE INFO »
Virginia Department Of Health Reports Seeing 38 West Nile Virus Cases This Year
State health officials say they have seen a record number of human cases of West Nile Virus this year. The Virginia Department of Health reports there have been 38 cases of the mosquito-borne illness in people across the Commonwealth, two of which were in the Central Virginia area. VDH says the most effective way to…… MORE INFO »
Albemarle School Board Members, Legislators Discuss Priorities For General Assembly Session
A roundtable discussion between members of the Albemarle County School Board and local legislators happened at Albemarle Tech on Friday afternoon to lay out legislative priorities for the 2019 General Assembly session. Safety with a focus on student mental health is one of several priorities for the school division. School officials are asking for state…… MORE INFO »
Results For Route 29 Corridor Improvements
The recent widenings and intersection improvement projects along Charlottesville’s Route 29 corridor are already showing dramatic results: according to data obtained from the Albemarle County Police Department, officers responded to 59 crashes in 2014, which was one full year before all construction began — compared to just 25 crashes between July 2017 and July 2018,…… MORE INFO »
Chris Greene Lake Closed After Dog’s Death
On Monday, new tests were performed on water samples from Chris Greene Lake Park after a county resident’s dog suddenly became ill and died on Sunday after swimming in the lake. According to a release, the boat ramp and dog park at Chris Greene Lake Park, as well as the fishing areas, have been closed…… MORE INFO »
Algae Bloom Impacting Lake Anna
Parts of Lake Anna in Orange, Louisa and Spotsylvania counties are still impacted by a harmful algae bloom after water samples were collected on September 25th from sections of the lake that were sampled on Sept. 5th. According to a release from the Virginia Department of Health, algae levels still pose a moderate to high…… MORE INFO »
Albemarle/Greene County Police Chase
A man is in custody following a police chase on Monday that crossed county lines. An alert had been issued for a Chevy Malibu by Albemarle County police and a chase ensued in Greene County when a sheriff’s deputy spotted but was unable to stop the vehicle. Reportedly the suspect rammed a Virginia State Police…… MORE INFO »