http://www.yourstreet.com/news/albemarle YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us I’m pleased to announce and accept the endorsement today of the Albemarle Political Action Committee for Education (APACE).  APACE is a non-partisan organization representing professional educators throughout Albemarle County, and I am thrilled to have their... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751633/endorsements- Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:26:08 -0700 The Charlottesville - Albemarle NAACP held a community discussion to look at the achievement gap between African American students and their peers. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744303/naacp-school-forum Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:47:08 -0700 Phyllis Back, Director of Programs, Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail has launched a new website and blog. This jail-programs blog is sure to be another “first” for us in Charlottesville!  Some recordings from the Music and Poetry Class are already... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742000/beyond-the-bars-new-website-and-blog-from-albemarle-charlottesville-region Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:14:08 -0700 A comprehensive and transparent analysis of the residential real estate market in Charlottesville, Albemarle, and surrounding counties, prepared quarterly by Nest Realty Group. Download now or preview on posterous Q3_09NR.pdf (460 KB) Search for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742004/3rd-qtr-09-charlottesville-real-estate-market-report-from-nest-realty-group Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:57:08 -0700 It is so hard to define “lifelong learning” because it means so many different things to different people and at different times of life.  The classes and activities at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail (ACRJ) are simply another facet of the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739433/lifelong-learning-at-the-albemarle-charlottesville-regional-jail-can-you- Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:57:08 -0700 Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Missing Persons Unit and Homicide Unit have arrested two men who attempted to rob a Hawthorne High School student at gunpoint on Point Lake Drive . The incident took place at 6:00 a.m., on September 24,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6734484/arrests-made-in-attempted-robbery-of-young-girl Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:25:08 -0700 A very interesting conversation with Jack Marshall, president of Advocates for a Sustainable Population (ASAP). [no, not that ASAP] Listen to the discussion at Charlottesville Podcasting Network. One would think that with the money ASAP got from the Charlottesville... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6725932/what-is-charlottesville-and-albemarle-s-sustainable-population- Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:00:08 -0700 According to an announcement made by the Charlottesville - Albemarle Health Department, the fox trapped near the University of Virginia has tested negative for rabies. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710594/fox-trapped-near-uva-tests-negative-for-rabies Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:41:08 -0700 There's no local, state or federal money for infrastructure, but they can dream, can't they?  Currently, Albemarle is so strapped for cash that its turning to interns to fill the employment gap.   And the County has so little money that the "... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6710307/-final-draft-of-places29-master-plan-available-to-the-public,-and- Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:17:08 -0700 Albemarle county police are putting extra officers on saturation patrols this weekend to catch drunk drivers. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6687966/albemarle-police-stepping-up-patrols Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:04:08 -0700 Jerry Drye said one of his best attributes for Charlotte City Council is that he's attended “the school of life.” Drye, 56, is an independent insurance agent who has lived in Charlotte for 25 years after growing up in Albemarle. An Army veteran, Drye said... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6679217/political-newcomer-drye-emphasizes-spending-cuts Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:29:08 -0700 Here are high school football scores from across the state. Check TimesNewsVarsity.com for stories, photos, video and more from all your favorite local teams.            Albemarle 56, North Stanly http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6679241/high-school-football-scores Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:15:54 -0700 HIGH POINT — Third-grader Dustin Hudson sat on his grandfather’s lap Friday morning surrounded by plenty of other grandparents and grandchildren. For Dustin, his grandfather’s T-shirt said it all: “Grandpa, The Greatest.” Paul and Sharon... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6679131/allen-jay-elementary-holds-annual-grandparent-s-tea Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:00:08 -0700 A Hook reader living in the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport flight path on Gentry Lane though he saw a 747 coming over Wednesday morning– with a light blue paint scheme like Air Force One, the ride of the President. However, CHO director Barbara Hutchinson... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6666297/chief-s-747-at-cho-no- Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:24:08 -0700 The combined Charlottesville-Albemarle-UVA emergency 911 center is now fully certified. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6655669/911-center-earns-national-certification Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:27:08 -0700 Here are high school football scores from across the state. For more on local games, check out TimesNewsVarsity.com for stories, video, photos and stats.       Albemarle 44, West Stanly 0      http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6639570/high-school-football-scores Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:25:04 -0700 Tropical Storm Danny weakened considerably overnight, lessening the threat to the North Carolina coast and other parts of the U.S. east coast. A tropical storm watch is in effect for the N.C. coast, from Cape Lookout north to Duck, along the Outer Banks, and for the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6636317/tropical-storm-weakens,-threat-lessens Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:55:08 -0700 When Salon Central, a sprawling marketplace of 45 salons and boutiques, opened in Coliseum Center eight years ago, the Independence Boulevard strip mall was thriving. But then, a road-widening process made it more difficult for shoppers to get there. Business slowed,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6618992/once-reviled,-wal-mart-finds-warmer-receptions Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:30:08 -0700 By. Neil Williamson Albemarle County is a pioneer in local land use planning.  Long before it was fashionable, Albemarle’s Development Initiatives Steering Committtees (DISC I and DISC II),  spent years working with (and at times against) the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6617853/the-albemarle-flu Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:32:08 -0700 After years of speculation and wrangling over who would pay for a chemical clean-up, a Wal-Mart SuperCenter is finally moving to Independence Boulevard. The retail giant has bought Amity Gardens Shopping Center, developers said Tuesday. Wal-Mart plans to open a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6605243/wal-mart-supercenter-to-open-on-independence Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:56:08 -0700