North Garden News

One of the six GOP candidates seeking their party's nomination to challenge U.S. Rep.

Traffic on part of Route 29 near North Garden came to a crawl around 10:30 Saturday morning as rescue crews worked to save four people whose van spun out and hit a tree.

A fatal accident closed Route 29 South in Southern Albemarle County for three and a half hours this evening.

Where Janet and Eben Morrow are going, there are no quaint downtown cafes peddling grande lattes with steamed foam and lemon poppy seed muffins.

A potential matchup of Republican state Sen. Robert Hurt versus Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep.

A controlled burn may include back fires. Coming exactly a week before the start of fall's wildland fire season, when state officials fear fire outbreaks among dried branches and fallen leaves, an October 8 open burn had several local citizens calling Albemarle Fire and Rescue after smoke wafted over Charlottesville.

The smoke wafting through Charlottesville this afternoon was created by a controlled burn near North Garden, state forestry officials suspect.

A fifth Republican has launched a bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, in next year's mid-term congressional election.

Probably putting an end to fears that Albemarle County would close three of its elementary school in favor of building one giant elementary, Superintendent Pamela Moran issued aA press release Thursday night saying that the cost to fix and expand Red Hill Elementary, located in North Garden; B.F. Yancey Elementary, located in Esmont;A and ...

People gathered Tuesday night in North Garden for the fair's opening night. The fair has everything from several rides, entertainment, crafts and livestock.

The Albemarle County Fair kicks off Tuesday. But, like many other institutions it is struggling to stay afloat with a smaller budget.

Just outside the fence at his Albemarle County home, Wiggles the goat lived up to his name.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Monday that he will review budget-reduction plans from the University of Virginia and other state institutions over the coming weeks before making a decision on how deeply colleges must cut their budgets to help the state overcome its weakening finances.

Local groups received four of 19 grants totaling $79,000 from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities to bolster their efforts to research and interpret Virginia history.

Posted by Editor on 7/07/09 Categorized as Featured , July 2009 Share/Save The day started rainy and remained overcast.

An apple orchard in North Garden is poised to open the doors of the Charlottesville region's first hard cider-making operation in modern times.

An Albemarle County resident is the recipient of the Homeowner of the Year Award from Virginia Rural Development.

Central Virginia'a first online farmers market is open to sales all day Sunday & Monday, every week.

On June 10, 2009, Ronald and Janie Matheny appeared before the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors to request an additional development right on their property in western Albemarle near the Countya s border with Nelson County.

Albemarle County has six districts represented on the Board of Supervisors, and the seat from the Samuel Miller District has been dominated since 1994 by Sally Thomas, who won a write-in campaign that opposed a Route 29 "Western Bypass" through the county.