The country roads that wind through Esmont became even quieter when B. F. Yancey Elementary School closed last month. Low scores on standardized tests for several years and uncertainty about federal funding for next year motivated the Albemarle County School Board’s 5-2 vote to consolidate Yancey into Red Hill and Scottsville elementary schools. The educators […]
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County School Board mulls closing Yancey Elementary at work session
The Albemarle County School Board on Thursday discussed closing B. F. Yancey Elementary School after learning that the school could lose some major funding, and that enrollment at the Esmont school is declining. At a work session on Thursday, division staff told the School Board that Yancey is in danger of losing $395,000 next year […]
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Caromont Farm contributing to Albemarle cheese culture
When future historians write about Albemarle County’s local food movement, chef Gail Hobbs-Page hopes there will be a chapter that celebrates the area’s cheese. “If you know anything about cheese, you know it’s place-based,” Hobbs-Page said. “Just like everything in wine is about place.” For the past eight years, Hobbs-Page has been crafting cheese at […]
