
Nelson County rail crossings closed for repairs
Norfolk Southern Railroad will begin closing grade crossings on Monday, Jan. 18, to perform track repairs in eastern Nelson County between Oakridge and the Albemarle County Line.

Norfolk Southern Railroad will begin closing grade crossings on Monday, Jan. 18, to perform track repairs in eastern Nelson County between Oakridge and the Albemarle County Line.

Small businesses are at the core of every community, and those who participate in shopping on Small Business Saturday not only get a leg up on holiday shopping, but they can feel proud for helping out small businesses.

Albemarle County Police Department arrested James Elliott Fitch, 58, of Charlottesville, early Wednesday morning.

The Regional Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle Office of Emergency Management is encouraging local residents to sign up for the CodeRed emergency notification system.

The effort dating back to 2001 to develop a trail system out of a 4,700-foot abandoned train tunnel at Rockfish Gap in Nelson County has finally come to fruition.

Albemarle County Police are investigating the shooting death of a 19-year-old Charlottesville man reported Friday night.

Albemarle County has partnered with the City of Charlottesville to explore the long-term viability of expanding Charlottesville Public Works’ street sweeping program to Albemarle’s entrance corridor streets near the city.

A Confederate soldier statue that has stood for 111 years in front of the Albemarle County Courthouse in Downtown Charlottesville is coming down on Saturday morning, culminating several years of work by Charlottesville and Albemarle County racial justice activists.

Charlottesville-Albemarle area early intervention and free public preschool programs will look different for the start of the 2020-2021 school year.

The Albemarle County Fire Rescue and Parks & Recreation departments will lead a virtual discussion of local waterways on Friday.
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