
Wanted man arrested in Albemarle County after police pursuit
A Dillwyn man wanted in Orange County and Fluvanna County on multiple warrants was arrested after a police pursuit in Albemarle County on Thursday.

A Dillwyn man wanted in Orange County and Fluvanna County on multiple warrants was arrested after a police pursuit in Albemarle County on Thursday.

Albemarle County Fire Rescue was recently awarded a $1.9 million Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant to hire and train 10 full-time firefighters.

Albemarle County residents experiencing lost wages or earning ability as a result of reduced hours or loss of employment due to the government response to COVID-19 can apply for assistance.

Albemarle County-based businesses are encouraged to apply for the Safe Spaces & Places Grant Program, an initiative for businesses that have temporarily expanded or will temporarily expand outdoors to serve customers due to public health requirements enacted in the response to COVID-19.

Motorists traveling on Route 53 in Albemarle County should plan alternate routes next Tuesday while crews replace a failing pipe.

A man detained by a citizen in a Sept. 11 attempted robbery is now a suspect in a string of felonies across the Charlottesville-Albemarle County area.

Beginning this Friday, and running through Saturday, Oct. 31, registered voters in Albemarle County can vote early in-person in Conference Room A at the 5th Street County Office Building at 1600 5th Street.

The At Ready statue and the associated memorials of the cannons, cannonballs, and stone base, will be removed from Court Square on Saturday.

The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution Tuesday to accept the offer from the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation for the At Ready statue, the two cannons, the stacked cannonballs, and the granite base located at Court Square.

The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors will meet next week on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 5 p.m. and on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 10:30 a.m.