On a crisp autumn morning, a plume of smoke rolls from the rock chimney of a one-room log cabin and a rooster crows his lusty greeting to the new day. The aroma of breakfast is in the air as sausage ...

The town operates on a $10 million budget funded largely by a heavy layer of taxes on individuals and businesses—real estate, personal property, sales and use, meals, transient occupancy, cigarettes, ...

Militia groups in Virginia will tell you that a militia is not really something you have to join—if you’re between 16 and 55 and able-bodied, you already belong. Article 1, Section 13 of the Virginia ...

The name of Zenith Firearms is aspirational, says its owner and CEO Hanri Kaya. “We are always reaching for excellence at the highest level, because if you’re not doing that then you’ll never reach ...

A new “farm winery” is under construction in western Albemarle, one of more than two dozen of the popular agritourism destinations already studding the county. Dubbed Hillcrest Vineyard and Winery, ...

Construction is underway on a 13.5-acre solar array that will be installed atop the capped landfill at the Ivy Materials Utilization Center on Dick Woods Road near Crozet. Dominion Energy is leasing ...

Superfund site ready for limited use after $53 million cleanup It has been decades since four workers engulfed in flames fled the Greenwood Chemical Plant after highly volatile vapors exploded and ...

Albemarle County officials are exploring a public-private partnership to fund and build the Eastern Avenue Connector, a road and bridge that would link Eastern Ave. at Westhall Drive southward across ...

In 2010, after the town’s population had doubled in 10 years, the exhausted firemen, whose call rate had doubled too, gave up running the event. Crozet’s civic organizations combined to replace their ...

A new curriculum addressing issues of racial and gender equity was piloted for all grades at Henley Middle School this spring, and its content has galvanized both supporters and detractors among the ...

Augusta Health Expands Urgent Care, Adds Primary Care Practice The renovation of several smaller shops east and offices east of town will increase the presence of Augusta Health in the Crozet ...

Crozet residents enjoyed three concerts at the Western Albemarle High School Auditorium in May. First was the WAHS Jazz ensemble and symphonic band featuring classics from Irving Berlin to soundtracks ...