Albemarle County Police Chief Sean Reeves, who’s been on medical leave since May 8, will retire October 1. He will remain on leave until his official exit, and Deputy Chief Randy Jamerson will take over as acting chief August 14, replacing Deputy Chief Camille Stewart. “Serving as your Chief of Police for the past four […]
“How was his English?” an unseen man asks Greene County sheriff’s deputy Capt. Brian Shifflett, as he climbs back into his cruiser a little after 11am on June 23. “Pretty good,” says Shifflett. He’s just pulled over a driver, supposedly for speeding in rainy conditions on a rural road near Stanardsville. But Shifflett and his […]
Many Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome patients seem to tell the same story: For years, even decades, doctors would tell them the symptoms they reported were all in their head. But the real problem lurked deeper in their bodies, often in places where doctors don’t and can’t look. A new UVA Health clinic, one of less than 20 […]
City permits posted July 29 reveal how Charlottesville intends to adapt 2000 Holiday Dr., the site of a proposed low-barrier homeless shelter, to meet the urgent needs of residents of the soon-to-be-closed Rivanna encampment. The city has set a September 1 deadline for moving an estimated 50-plus people from their tents along the Rivanna Trail, […]
One of the goals of the extension of Hillsdale Drive from Greenbrier Drive to Hydraulic Road was to help encourage redevelopment of shopping centers designed for the 20th century. “The new street alignment will begin to break down the block structure east of U.S. Route 29 and shape future development parcels in the area toward […]
A small change to Albemarle’s rules governing protective barriers of plants and trees around the county’s streams could add up to healthier waterways, happier wildlife, and cleaner sources for our water supply. At its June 17 board meeting, the four county supervisors in attendance voted unanimously to expand rules that protect vegetation around streams, […]
Shortly before the pandemic in March 2020, former University of Virginia president Jim Ryan announced an initiative to contribute land for the development of up to 1,500 affordable housing units in Albemarle County and Charlottesville. While none have yet been built, UVA officials remain committed to moving forward at three sites. Each is at a […]
Anyone who wants to set up a large-scale poultry operation in Virginia has to get a permit from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to demonstrate how heavy amounts of waste will be prevented from getting into the watershed. A growing number of voices in Albemarle are calling on county officials to adopt a higher […]
The situation at the Rivanna Trail encampments is reaching a boiling point, with a viral video of a man (who has since been identified as a white supremacist who believes Heather Heyer’s killer should be free) walking through the area. The video, along with the deaths of unhoused persons living at the site, tent fires, […]
The Albemarle County School Board will hold a special meeting August 4 to discuss an independent investigation into the district’s handling of abuse allegations and staff misconduct. The meeting will be held at 10am in Room 241 of the Albemarle County Office Building. Per a July 21 announcement, the meeting’s focus will be on the […]