The Charlottesville Police Department is embarking on a hunt to diminish the city’s indigenous population of lead-footed motorists. These ongoing efforts to redistribute local traffic patterns may also double as snares for unsuspecting speed demons—although officials are quick to dismiss talk of “speed traps,” and say that many high-volume speeding arrests are actually in response […]
The Charlottesville Police Department is embarking on a hunt to diminish the city’s indigenous population of lead-footed motorists. These ongoing efforts to redistribute local traffic patterns may also double as snares for unsuspecting speed demons—although officials are quick to dismiss talk of “speed traps,” and say that many high-volume speeding arrests are actually in response […]
Late on Sunday, August 6, police discovered the body of Randall R. LaForce, 39, just off the CSX railroad tracks in northeastern Albemarle County. LaForce was first spotted by the crew from a passing train along a remote stretch near the Louisa County line, at least half a mile from the nearest road. LaForce was […]
Senator George Allen spoke to a few hundred policemen from all over Virginia at the Fraternal Order of Police\’s state convention on Wednesday, August 9. He thanked them for their endorsement, and got overwhelming support for his positions on crime and other issues.
Two Albemarle teens confessed Friday, August 11 to setting a wagon near Alberene Church on Plank Road on fire and defacing the church kitchen with condiments on Sunday, August 6. The vandalism is not suspected to be a religious attack. Albemarle spokesperson Lee Catlin says the youths lived near the church. The wagon fire could […]
With the “public” phase of UVA\’s $3 billion capital campaign about to kick off in October, the University considers itself on track to meet its goal of $1 billion during the so-called “silent phase.” As of the end of June, the campaign has netted almost $933 million.
With the first football game of the season less than three weeks away, UVA has yet to ink a contract for their multimedia rights, including radio broadcasts, coaches shows, video production and corporate sponsorships—virtually everything except for televised game broadcasts. Those rights are worth roughly $4 million in revenue and almost $2 million in projected […]
Sure, UVA’s all about education, but it’s also quite the savvy real estate company. The University of Virginia Foundation, UVA’s primary real estate management firm, manages $230 million in real estate holdings all over Albemarle County. It’s also the parent company for the Boar’s Head Inn, which is set to add 17,000 square feet of […]
Though the experience of course enrollment at UVA may never become less frustrating, the University’s new student information system should ensure that the process will be more secure during the next few years. PeopleSoft—a recently selected administrative program that houses and monitors student records—utilizes seven-digit identification codes to differentiate student records. These codes will, if […]
“I\’m not as down on America as Mr. Weed. I believe America was great, is great, and will be great!” Republican Congressman Virgil Goode said on Wednesday, August 9, to a large audience crammed into the Senior Center. Many of the approximately 300 spectators roared in support of his invective.
This past May, Charlottesville accomplished a first when it held elections at-large, in lieu of an established appointment model, for the City School Board. Shortly thereafter, a School Board Elections Study Task Force was appointed, and on Monday, August 7, task force Chairman Lloyd Snook stepped forward with its recommendations for the next elections in […]