Benjamin F. Yancey Elementary School and its predecessors have anchored Southern Albemarle’s African-American community for almost 150 years. In 2017, Albemarle County closed the school in response to low enrollment and a loss of funding.
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Albemarle to join lynching remembrance project
Albemarle County is joining local efforts to memorialize John Henry James, who was lynched there in 1898. On Wednesday, the Board of Supervisors discussed collecting soil from the lynching site as part of the Equal Justice Initiative memorial project. According to EJI research, more than 4,000 racial terror lynchings occurred across the South from […]
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Almost quarter of regional jail inmates may have serious mental illness, study shows
Therapeutic court program kicks off in city, county Nearly a quarter of inmates at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail may have a serious mental illness, according to a recent study by a joint city-county policy team. “What this data suggests is that there are individuals who are cycling in and out of the jail, with their […]
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A new Albemarle brewing boom?
With the unanimous support of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors, Greenmont Hopworks will be expanding its hops processing business near Keene to support Virginia’s growing craft beer market. Supervisor Rick Randolph sees the business as a chance to expand agriculture and tourism in the region. “ There will be more hops grown in Albemarle County […]
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Albemarle government, school division share latest financial plans
Albemarle County staff on Wednesday gave the county’s Board of Supervisors and School Board an update on financial plans for the upcoming fiscal year and beyond. Trevor Henry, Director of Facilities and Environmental Services, shared the results of the Technical Review Committee phase of the Capital Improvement Program development process. The committee reviews, scores and […]
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Palmer wins re-election to Albemarle Board of Supervisors
Three Democrats won the three races for the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Tuesday. In the Samuel Miller District, Democrat Incumbent Liz Palmer beat out Republican John Lowry, taking 68 percent of the vote while Lowry took 32 percent in the only contested race. Palmer, a veterinarian and small-business owner, announced her run for a […]
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Albemarle changes requirements for farmers markets applications
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors has approved a change to the county’s regulations that is intended to make the process of proposing farmers markets more efficient. On Wednesday, Supervisors unanimously voted in favor of eliminating a requirement for farmers markets to submit a site plan in order to be approved. Instead, the markets will now […]
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Albemarle County pushes back on Charlottesville’s claims in Ragged Mountain dispute
Albemarle County is refuting the city of Charlottesville’s counterclaim in an ongoing legal dispute over which jurisdiction’s rules apply to recreational activities at the Ragged Mountain Natural Area. The 980-acre property is owned by the city but located within the county. The controversy stems from an ordinance passed by the Charlottesville City Council in December […]
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County officials tour proposed UVa indoor golf facility site at Birdwood
Members of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission toured the site of a proposed indoor golf facility at the Birdwood Golf Course on Tuesday. The county approved a similar facility two years ago, but the University of Virginia Foundation has since changed its plans and is proposing a new location nearby. “Up […]
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Albemarle weighs ban on new rural golf courses, athletic facilities
Albemarle County is considering a change to its zoning ordinance that would eliminate swim and tennis clubs, golf courses and similar recreational facilities as acceptable land uses for a special-use permit in the county’s rural areas. “This is sort of a carryover debate from what we had during the Comprehensive Plan review several years ago,” […]
