Jones named new assistant city manager [January 23]
Maurice Jones is set for a second go-round of working for the city.
Rural ordinances decision postponed
Anybody who came to the County Office Building January 23 for the fireworks went away disappointed—but those who came to keep the Board of Supervisors from messing with their “property rights” went home at least somewhat relieved.
Duty calls back
Dear Ace: A few months ago, I was called for jury duty. I didn’t want to go, but took the suggested amount of time off work anyway. When I showed […]
Body counting [January 19]
How many soldiers are dead in the Culpeper National Cemetery? Answer: All of them! As of 2006, the number of interments at the Culpeper veterans cemetery totaled more than 10,000 […]
Immigrant defender speaks out [January 20]
Undocumented workers aren’t likely to speak up in public places where their legal status can be readily questioned, so they’re not likely to speak out against the plethora of bills […]
Corn not growing? Plant more corn! [January 21]
The Associated Press reported today that Virginia corn, soybean and cotton crops suffered a decline in production in 2007.
Fifeville to get 900-space parking garage
Fifeville residents living along King and Grove streets had better get used to the idea of even heavier traffic on their one way roads during rush hour.
Woolen Mills property suit advances
“Since 1983, the people in Woolen Mills have been trying to establish a national historic district,” says photographer Bill Emory. In 2006, he started a nonprofit for just such a […]
BAR glimpses tower slated for C&O parking lot
C-VILLE’s long been reporting on the possibility of a nine-story building at 600 E. Water St., on the site of the C&O parking lot next to the old railroad depot, […]
Follow up
C-VILLE thought that rural area protections would be a high priority for the new Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, and we were right: Amended versions of ordinances to restrict family […]