
Two men arrested in Waynesboro on drug charges
The Waynesboro Police Department arrested two Albemarle County men on drug distribution charges yesterday evening as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation.

The Waynesboro Police Department arrested two Albemarle County men on drug distribution charges yesterday evening as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation.

Albemarle County is accepting applications now through October 31, 2014 for the current round of the Acquisition of Conservation Easements Program (ACE), a powerful tool for rural land protection.

Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo made a public appeal to Jesse Matthew, a 32-year-old Albemarle County man considered a person of interest in the disappearance of second-year UVA student Hannah Graham.

Beginning Sept. 22, the Virginia Department of Transportation will close Route 671 – Ballards Mill Road – in Albemarle County for two weeks for a bridge project.

Route 708 – Dry Bridge Road – in Albemarle County was reopened this morning following a yearlong project to replace the bridge that spans Buckingham Branch Railroad.

Join Scottsville town officials and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors past and present in honoring and congratulating the Town of Scottsville on the occasion of the 270th anniversary of Albemarle County’s founding with Scottsville as its seat.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will close Route 674 (Clark Road) in western Albemarle County onWednesday, Sept. 3, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to complete slope repairs on the road’s shoulders that were started earlier this week.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a location public hearing to gather public comment on potential alignments for the extension of Route 1403 (Berkmar Drive) between Hilton Heights Road and Towncenter Drive in Albemarle County.

A crash involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle has closed Route 250 (Rockfish Gap Turnpike) near the intersection of Route 151 (Critzers Shop Road) in the Afton area of Albemarle County.

Route 654 (Barracks Road) in Albemarle County is closed in both directions between the Route 250 Bypass and Route 656 (Georgetown Road) due to a tractor-trailer fire and diesel fuel spill.
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