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updated: Thu Jul 17, 2008 09:12 pm

Albemarle County News

Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Thursday | Daily Progress

County schools may limit savings plans

Albemarle County public school employees could soon have far less choice in how to invest money for retirement.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Charlottesville, VA, Mutual Funds

Thursday Jul 17 | WCAV

Man Attacked, Money Stolen In Albemarle County

Albemarle County Police are investigating a late night robbery in the 2000 block of Commonwealth Drive.

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Tue Jul 15, 2008

C-Ville Weekly

Feds review county DSS's translation services

Albemarle County's Department of Social Services is at risk of losing funding if it cannot comply with federal requirements to provide adequate language translation to "limited English proficient" residents.

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Related Topix: The College of New Jersey, The College of Wooster, The College of Idaho, The University of Findlay, Charlottesville, VA

WCAV

Keswick House Fire Quickly Contained

Crews responded Sunday to a house fire in the 1100 block of East Keswick Drive in Albemarle County.

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Related Topix: Keswick, VA, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Staunton News Leader

Man pleads guilty in Waynesboro shootings

WAYNESBORO - Slade A. Woodson, a suspect in the March 27 Interstate 64 shootings, pleaded guilty Monday in Waynesboro Circuit Court to six felony charges stemming from shootings at DuPont Community Credit ...

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Related Topix: Waynesboro, VA, Crozet, VA

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Daily Progress

Raids lead to arrests of two county men

Two men have been arrested on cocaine-related charges after the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement task force conducted raids at four Albemarle County homes Saturday night.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Metro

WVAW

Albemarle Green Roof Continues to Improve Environment

The Albemarle County Green Roof, which at 9,000 square feet is among the largest in central Virginia, continues to thrive as it turns three years old this summer.

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WCAV

Segway Store Coming To Albemarle County

You have probably seen them before those two-wheeled platforms you can stand on and move around.

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Related Topix: Crozet, VA, Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Metro

Sun Jul 13, 2008

WVAW

Man Arrested In Commonwealth Drive Shooting

Albemarle County Police are investigating a shooting Sunday morning that left one man in the hospital.

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Related Topix: Charlottesville, VA

Sat Jul 12, 2008

WCAV

Albemarle County Home Engulfed In Flames

Crews are trying to figure out what started a house fire in Albemarle County Saturday.

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Related Topix: Fluvanna County, VA, Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Metro

Fri Jul 11, 2008

WVAW

Controlled Police Chase in Albemarle County Ends in Arrest

Albemarle County police engaged in a controlled-speed chase Thursday night after a driver refused to stop for a traffic violation.

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Fredericksburg.com

Key farm property to be preserved

A 228-acre family farm in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains is the first property shielded from development under a Virginia program intended to stem the loss of farms and forests.

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Related Topix: Crozet, VA, Virginia, Agriculture, Science

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Greene-News.com - The Greene County R...

County's comprehensive plan nears review

The County has enlisted the aid of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission in the review of its Comprehensive Plan, scheduled to begin in the fall.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Charlottesville, VA

Wed Jul 09, 2008

TheHooK.net

A scrubbable feast: Albemarle to decide if green is clean

If your name is Lysol or Clorox, you're no longer welcome in Albemarle County buildings, and you may soon be banned from county schools as well.

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Related Topix: Ivy, VA

Tue Jul 08, 2008

NBC29

Albemarle Transit Study Gets Review

Buses pick up riders all over Charlottesville and Albemarle County, taking them where they need to go.

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Related Topix: Charlottesville, VA, Big Box Retailers

Mon Jul 07, 2008

WCAV

Governor Kaine Expected at ACE Celebration in Albemarle County

Governor Tim Kaine is expected at Albemarle County's ACE Celebration on Thursday, July 10.

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Sun Jul 06, 2008

WVAW

Crozet Summerfest Raises Money For Volunteer Fire Dept.

There was no 4th of July hangover for folks in western Albemarle County Saturday as hundreds came out to Claudius Crozet Park to celebrate.

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Related Topix: Crozet, VA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

NBC29

Mobile Home Fire in Esmont

Firefighters have no idea what sparked a fire that they say destroyed a mobile home in southern Albemarle County Friday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Esmont, VA, North Garden, VA, Scottsville, VA

WCAV

Albemarle County Listed As A Top Place To Raise A Family

Charlottesville has always been ranked as one of the top places to live in the nation, and now surrounding Albemarle County can lay claim to a similar honor.

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Related Topix: Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Metro, Standardized Testing, Education

Fri Jul 04, 2008

NBC29

Fireworks Rules Differ in City and County

Thousands will watch across the city as fireworks shoot up from Charlottesville's McIntire Park on Friday.

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Related Topix: Charlottesville, VA

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