While running a contested race for sheriff of Culpeper County in 2023, Scott Jenkins was looking to “fill the war chest,” according to a federal indictment. To do this, he accepted at least $75,000 from northern Virginia businessmen to be appointed auxiliary sheriff’s deputies, and helped one wealthy felon get his gun rights restored, despite […]
While running a contested race for sheriff of Culpeper County in 2023, Scott Jenkins was looking to “fill the war chest,” according to a federal indictment. To do this, he accepted at least $75,000 from northern Virginia businessmen to be appointed auxiliary sheriff’s deputies, and helped one wealthy felon get his gun rights restored, despite […]
Charlottesville joined thousands of cities nationwide with a June 14 No Kings Day rally that saw about 6,800 people protesting along US 29 by The Shops at Stonefield. No Kings Day coincided with a military parade commemorating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, and President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. Millions of Americans participated in […]
It’s primary season in Virginia, and ahead of the June 17 election, C-VILLE reached out to candidates in the lieutenant governor, attorney general, Charlottesville City Council, and Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Jack Jouett District races. The candidates’ responses appear in the order in which they were received. Interviews and comments have been edited for […]
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act that narrowly passed the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22 includes provisions that could jeopardize billions of dollars in Virginia green energy projects. Charlottesville-headquartered Southern Environmental Law Center reports federal agencies have put more than $5 billion into 350 clean energy projects in the commonwealth since the passage […]
Charlottesville City Council delayed its anticipated June 2 vote on a multimillion dollar surplus allocation, rescheduling the vote to allow for a second public hearing. City Manager Sam Sanders announced the allocation will total $8.69 million, down from the $12 million previously discussed. The reduction was partially prompted by recent federal government action, namely the […]
Charlottesville Police arrested local pedestrian activist Kevin Cox on May 21, four days after he used spray chalk to create a makeshift crosswalk at the intersection of Elliott Avenue and Second Street SE. Calls for a permanent marked crossing at the intersection picked up last October following the death of Mamawa Simai, who died after […]
As more proposals seek approval under Charlottesville’s new development code, the Board of Zoning Appeals will play a technical role in making some of the decisions. Its meetings will also be one of a few places where people can officially express their objections. “We are hearing an administrative modification today,” said zoning administrator Read Brodhead […]
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors adopted a $644 million FY26 budget on May 7. The budget is balanced with a 4-cent increase to the real property tax rate, and a restoration of the pre-pandemic personal property tax rate. New rates go into effect on July 1, for an overall real property tax rate of […]
The U.S. Department of Education rescinded its recommendation that Charlottesville City Schools acquire the site of the former Federal Executive Institute. In a May 9 email to CCS, the DOE said it will instead recommend the U.S. General Services Administration move forward with the University of Virginia’s bid for the property. “Upon further review of […]
It’s primary season in Virginia, and here’s what is—and notably isn’t—on the ballot June 17. Virginia and New Jersey’s off-year elections are historically treated as bellwethers, taking the temperature of public opinion one year after presidential elections. Despite the hoopla, there’s no gubernatorial primary in Virginia this June, with Abigail Spanberger and Lt. Gov. Winsome […]