Former mayor, delegate Van Yahres dies

Mitch Van Yahres Charlottesville lost one of its longtime public servants on Friday, February 8, when Mitch Van Yahres, 81, died in the Martha Jefferson Hospital of complications after surgery to remove a tumor in his lungs. As mayor and city councilor, Van Yahres cast a crucial vote to create the Downtown Mall in 1974. […]

Your tax dollars, at work

Dayna Awkard Worked for Albemarle County for: 18 years come March 15Resides in: Waynesboro Job title: Deputy Clerk. She started working as a deputy clerk straight out of Fluvanna High School after her mother noticed an ad for the job. “She knew I loved typing and office stuff,” Awkard says. Although she initially resisted taking […]

Other News We Heard Last Week

Rhyming for a reason: Last Friday, protesters gathered in front of Allied Cash Advance on Emmet Street to voice their concern over the practice of payday lending. Tuesday 2/5 UVA historian implicated in 9/11 commission cover-up A new book, The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation, claims that Philip Zelikow, a UVA historian […]

Less than super [February 6]

Super Tuesday, folks, is not for everyone: On Tuesday, the Virginia State Board of Elections received upwards of 700 phone calls from voters who, according to the Washington Post, called to find out where they could cast their votes for the Virginia presidential primary. The only problem?