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Author Archives: Jessie Higgins
I'm Charlottesville Tomorrow's managing editor and health and safety reporter. If there’s something you think we should be investigating, please email me at jhiggins@cvilletomorrow.org! And you can follow all the work we do by subscribing to our free newsletter! Hablo español, y quiero mantener a la comunidad hispanohablante informada. Si tienes preguntas o información que debo saber, por favor, envíame un correo electrónico a jhiggins@cvilletomorrow.org.
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Procedures and proffers perplex Scottsville as it considers a new apartment building that would double its population
Did someone forward you this email? Get nonprofit, local news in your inbox too — for free! Subscribe here. Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 The question of whether to transform Scottsville’s old tire factory into hundreds of apartments is getting more… complicated. The little town has not had to deal with a proposal of this size […]
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At least one Albemarle County classroom might now require masks
385 of our subscribers donate to help sustain local news. Can you help us get to 500? Join our year-end campaign today. Friday, Dec. 16, 2022 A handful of disabled students in Virginia won the right to request that their schools require their peers and teachers wear masks — and one of those students is […]
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Officials asked kids to rename their schools — but they’re having second thoughts
Did someone forward you this email? Get nonprofit, local news in your inbox too — for free! Subscribe here. Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 This fall, the Charlottesville School Board asked elementary students to decide what they want their schools’ names to be. With the votes now in, some officials are having second thoughts. Here’s how […]
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Scottsville is deciding whether to build an apartment building that could double its population
Are you seeing this newsletter on our website? Here’s where you can subscribe — it’s free! Friday, Dec. 9, 2022 Are you seeing this newsletter on our website? Here’s where you can subscribe — it’s free! On Monday, the Town Council in Scottsville will make a big decision. Councilors have before them a proposal to […]
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Charlottesville has a new police chief
Did someone forward you this email? Get nonprofit, local news in your inbox too — for free! Subscribe here. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 Last night, Charlottesville City Council voted unanimously to hire Michael Kochis as the new chief of police, and Kochis accepted on the spot. He will begin his tenure Jan. 16. Before we […]
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After UVA shooting, Virginia’s governor wants to increase mental health funding
Did someone forward you this email? Get nonprofit, local news in your inbox too — for free! Subscribe here. Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 This week, thousands of people attended the funeral of Lavel Davis Jr. in South Carolina. It was the third and final funeral held for those killed in the Nov. 13 shooting at […]
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City manager hopes to select new police chief by year’s end
Three candidates include the current acting chief and two officers from northern Virginia.
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One of these three officers will be Charlottesville’s new police chief
Did someone forward you this email? Get nonprofit, local news in your inbox too — for free! Subscribe here. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 The three finalists for Charlottesville’s new chief of police made a public appearance at a community forum Monday night. The current acting chief, Latroy A. “Tito” Durrette is in the running, along […]
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In central Virginia, there aren’t enough candidates to fill open seats in local governments
Why? Politicians and political scientists say it’s about local party politics and money.
