
Nelson County announces opening of Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel Trail
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.

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.

Leaders in Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville would have you believe there is some sort of local COVID-19 emergency brewing. The numbers don’t bear that out, but more on that in a minute.

The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office is reporting the best possible news in the search and rescue effort regarding missing 14-year-old Azalia Berrian.

Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society has announced the appointment of C. Thomas “Tom” Chapman as its new executive director.

Motorists using Route 602 (Howardsville Road) in Nelson County should be alert to a temporary road closure for rail crossing work being performed by CSX Railroad.