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Closed-door body briefed on Rivanna Futures, water and sewer upgrade in northern Albemarle

What are the latest details on Albemarle County’s ongoing work to develop their Rivanna Futures project to accommodate an AstraZeneca manufacturing plant as well as future businesses?. What about the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority’s forthcoming plans to increase capacity in an area projected to add thousands of home
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Charlottesville, Albemarle honor lives of fallen officers to commemorate National Police Week

In honor of National Police Week, Charlottesville and Albemarle County Police Departments held ceremonies to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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This busy plant nursery in Madison County is urgently hiring a Landscape Foreman

When we last profiled Lee Highway Nursery, we outlined the impressive accomplishment of being voted the areas best landscaper 6 years in a row. Known for its innovative landscaping solutions, the nursery has become a staple in the community, offering not just plants for customer installs but opportunities for growth to
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City considers moving Free Bridge campers to Holiday Drive

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – As concerns mount about the safety of the Free Bridge encampment, Charlottesville city officials are considering relocating the unhoused people currently residing there to the property the city acquired for a low-barrier homeless shelter. “I’m wrestling with the various challeng
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PARTING SHOT: Making sense of chaos

While some of my fellow fourth-year Cavalier Daily staffers may use their parting words to share what they learned on the job at the paper, I would instead like to reflect on the forces that brought me to the basement of Newcomb Hall in the first place. If you are...
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UVA trauma doctor helped prepare for emergencies during NASA’s Artemis II mission

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - While the world watched NASA’s Artemis II mission return safely from the moon, a doctor at UVA Health was preparing for the possibility something could go wrong. Dr. Brendan Byrne, a trauma doctor at UVA Health and Navy reservist, was part of the Artemis II...
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Hollymead could get 2,400 new housing unit

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Hollymead may soon be getting 2,400 new housing units as hundreds of new biotech jobs in the area are expected to bring thousands more people in the coming years. The units will be at North Forke and Brookhill. Some have expressed concern that without more...
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Rising rents and limited affordable housing continue to push more people in Charlottesville area...

Local nonprofits told Charlottesville City Council that at least 703 individuals in the Charlottesville area experienced homelessness of some kind in the last year, up from 620 the previous year. The post Rising rents and limited affordable housing continue to push more people in Charlottesville area into homelessness
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Orange taxpayers see lower real estate/COFEM rates following reassessment

County’s VDOT Six-Year Plan updated After holding public hearings on the Fiscal Year 2027 tax rates and budget on May 5, supervisors came back Tuesday night and passed resolutions to adopt the tax and fee schedule and budget. The bare bones budget for FY 27 is based on a real estate tax rate of 46 cents per $100 of ass
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Harrisonburg Police searching for suspect in Ralph Sampson Park shooting

HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — Two teenagers were shot and injured, one seriously, at Ralph Sampson Park after a group of people met in the parking lot of the park Wednesday evening. Harrisonburg Police say one suspect has been arrested related to this incident and another remains at-large at...

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