
Albemarle County announces director of communications, community engagement
Emily Kilroy will assume the role of Director of Communications & Community Engagement for Albemarle County government.

Emily Kilroy will assume the role of Director of Communications & Community Engagement for Albemarle County government.

Though Hurricane Florence is expected to remain to our south, the local forecast continues to call for wind and rain.

The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors today confirmed a partnership to redevelop the iconic historic Woolen Mills site along the Rivanna River into a best in class corporate campus for WillowTree, Inc.

WillowTree, Inc., a mobile applications developer, will invest $12.3 million to relocate and expand its headquarters in Albemarle County. The company will renovate and lease 50,000 square feet in the former Woolen Mills factory.

Albemarle County Office Buildings will close at 2:00 p.m. on Friday to transition for the possible use of buildings in support of the regional partnership surrounding the August 10-12 weekend.

Route 250 (Richmond Road) is open to traffic just east of Route 744 (Hacktown Road) in Albemarle County. The detour has been lifted.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will close Route 600 (Stony Point Pass) for about five weeks to replace the bridge over Flannigan Branch.

Albemarle County announced that Kristy Shifflett has assumed the role of director of the newly created Project Management Office.

The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors made polling place changes at the request of the Albemarle County Electoral Board back in March.

At 5:40 p.m. Thursday (June 7), Virginia State Police Trooper Z.C. Harris responded to a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 in Albemarle County.
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