Plastic bag tax goes into effect on Jan. 1 in Albemarle, Charlottesville
Shoppers in Albemarle County and Charlottesville will have to pay for disposable plastic bags beginning Jan. 1 in an effort to encourage the use of reusable bags.
Shoppers in Albemarle County and Charlottesville will have to pay for disposable plastic bags beginning Jan. 1 in an effort to encourage the use of reusable bags.
The City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County and the United Way of Greater Charlottesville have teamed up to provide financial relief to community members who are experiencing economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Greene County man pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday in a case in which a person to whom he had sold fentanyl died of an overdose.
The Central Virginia Blues Society and the Blue Mountain Barrel House are teaming up for a “Blues for Food” fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 9.
The traffic detour at the roundabout construction project at U.S. 250 and Route 151 in Nelson County was lifted Tuesday evening, nearly two days ahead of schedule.
The traffic detour planned at the roundabout construction project at U.S. 250 (Rockfish Gap Turnpike) and Route 151 (Critzer Shop Road) has been postponed a week.

The Augusta County Board of Supervisors voted this week to put some curbs on comments from county residents at board meetings, but the vote didn’t come without some controversy.

The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office has charged Shamar Anthony Singleton, 21, of Charlottesville, for multiple vehicle break-ins, and also a burglary of a residence in Stuarts Draft.

VDOT invites the public to attend a Zoom webinar meeting on Thursday from 7-9 p.m. to learn more about the U.S. 29 corridor improvement study between Airport Road in Albemarle County and Deerfield Drive in Greene County.

A Callands man is in custody after a pursuit that began in Augusta County and continued through Nelson and Albemarle on Interstate 64 overnight on Tuesday.
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