As we head into election season proper, we’re taking a look at the four contested races for seats on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. We’ve already introduced the Scottsville, Rio, and Samuel Miller district candidates. Today, we hear from the two vying for the Jouett District seat: Independents Diantha McKeel and Phillip Seay. Phillip Seay Party: Independent […]
As we head into election season proper, we’re taking a look at the four contested races for seats on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. We’ve already introduced the Scottsville, Rio, and Samuel Miller district candidates. Today, we hear from the two vying for the Jouett District seat: Independents Diantha McKeel and Phillip Seay. Phillip Seay Party: Independent […]
As we head into election season proper, we’re taking a look at the four contested races for seats on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. We’ve already introduced the Scottsville and Rio district candidates. Today, we hear from the two vying for the Samuel Miller District seat: Incumbent Republican Duane Snow and Democrat Liz Palmer. […]
The residential development trend in Charlottesville can be summed up in two words: high density. There are more than 1,100 apartments either newly opened, under construction, or being planned in the city, and September will be a big month for a number of developments set to go before the City Council or Planning Commission for […]
As we head into election season proper, we’re taking a look at the four contested races for seats on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. Yesterday, we introduced the two Scottsville District candidates. Today, we hear from the Rio candidates: Incumbent Republican Rodney Thomas and Democrat Brad Sheffield. Rodney Thomas Party: Republican Age: 69 Occupation: […]
Change is in the wind in Albemarle, and it’s not just the weather. As election season picks up, all eyes are on the four County Supervisor races, where there’s potential for a major shift in the political makeup of Albemarle’s main governing body. At the very least, there will be new blood on the Board: […]
The county police officer who shot a 21-year-old Crozet man to death in a confrontation June 8 won’t be charged with a crime, Commonwealth’s Attorney Denise Lunsford announced today. Nearly 11 weeks after the incident, Lunsford released a six-page statement with a legal analysis of the investigation into the shooting that stated Albemarle County police […]
Alexis Murphy’s suspected abductor will remain in jail ahead of a grand jury proceeding scheduled for next month. Randy Allen Taylor, arrested on abduction charges August 11, was denied bond by Nelson County Judge A. Ellen White in a hearing in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Thursday, according to reports in the Daily Progress, NBC29, and Richmond’s […]
Kiara Miller was taken from her mom’s home when she was 3 years old, and spent the next 15 years in and out of foster care, group homes, and courtrooms. She had a revolving door of adults coming and going from her life as a child, and said she struggles with authority to this day […]
Rapid developments in the case of missing Nelson County teen Alexis Murphy following the arrest of a 48-year-old Lovingston man have attracted the interest of news outlets around the country, and are shining new light on another unsolved disappearance. Randy Allen Taylor, a convicted burglar and arsonist, was arrested Sunday, August 11, and charged with […]
Albemarle officials say that a majority of the county’s streams would likely be deemed impaired by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and requirements to address those impairments are at the forefront of the county’s agenda. To comply with federal and state mandates coming down the pike, Albemarle will have to consider a stormwater […]