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Tabitha Head sentenced to 10 years in prison

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2 August 2024

Tabitha Head sentenced to 10 years in prison

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – Today, in Charlottesville District Court, Judge Claude V. Worrell sentenced Tabitha Head to 10 years in prison for the voluntary … on September 7, 2023.

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Name change of the Ivy Material Utilization Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 25, 2024

Name change of the Ivy Material Utilization Center

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority announces that the Ivy Material Utilization Center on Dick Woods Road has been renamed Ivy Soli…

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Orlando Allen Jr. sentenced to 43 years in prison

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 24, 2024

Orlando Allen Jr. sentenced to 43 years in prison

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – Charlottesville District Court Judge Cheryl V. Higgins sentenced Orlando Allen Jr. to 43 years in prison for the murder of Judge Keg on March 4, 2023…

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Protect yourself from EBT fraud

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 2, 2024

Protect yourself from EBT fraud

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – The Charlottesville Department of Social Services and the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) are aware of criminal attempts to steal SNAP EBT and PE…

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City inaugurates completion of Belmont Bridge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE26 June 2024

City inaugurates completion of Belmont Bridge

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – After years of planning and three years of hard work, the City of Charlottesville is pleased to celebrate the completion of the new and improved Belm…

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Marcel Washington pleads guilty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE25 June 2024

Marcel Washington pleads guilty

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – Today, in Charlottesville District Court, Judge Richard E. Moore accepted Marcel Darell Washington’s guilty plea to first-degree murder and second-degree murder.

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CPD responds to shooting alert

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 12, 2024

CPD responds to shooting alert

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – On June 12, 2024, Charlottesville Police Department officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Harmon Street for a report of shots fired. Officers arrived a…

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Tajuan Allen pleads guilty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 10, 2024

Tajuan Allen pleads guilty

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – Today, Tajuan Rahmeen Allen pleaded guilty in Albemarle County District Court to the murder of Dreshawn McDonald on November 5, 2020 on South First Street in …

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Deadline for paying city taxes is approaching

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 3, 2024

Deadline for paying city taxes is approaching

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – The Treasury Department would like to remind taxpayers that the tax deadline for property and personal wealth taxes for the first half of 2024 is Wednesday…

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RSWA faces closure

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 3, 2024

RSWA faces closure

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority advises that the Ivy Material Utilization Center at 4576 Dick Woods Road will replace one of its scales on Saturday, June 8, 2018.

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Upcoming RSWA closures

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE14 May 2024

Upcoming RSWA closures

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority reports that all of its facilities, including the Ivy Material Utilization Center, McIntire Recycling Center and Southern …

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In-person early voting begins Friday, May 3, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 2, 2024

In-person early voting begins Friday, May 3, 2024

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – In-person early voting for both parties’ June 18 primaries begins Friday, May 3, and runs through Saturday, June 15.

Early voting will …

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James Robert Allen pleads guilty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE23 April 2024

James Robert Allen pleads guilty

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – Today, James Robert Allen pleaded guilty in Charlottesville District Court to kidnapping and willfully wounding ES on October 4, 2023.

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EPA’S FINAL PFAS REGULATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 11, 2024

EPA’S FINAL PFAS REGULATION

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final national drinking water regulation for six percent and above.

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FREE LOCAL MULCH AT IVY MUC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE15 March 2024

FREE LOCAL MULCH AT IVY MUC

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority offers FREE mulch to customers of the Ivy Material Utilization Center, 4576 Dick Woods Road, Charl…

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Tabitha Lynn Head pleads guilty

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 8, 2024

Tabitha Lynn Head pleads guilty

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – Today, Tabitha Lynn Head pleaded guilty in Charlottesville District Court to the murder of Brian Patrick Kiser on September 7, 2023, in 11th Street Park…

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Updating the Rivanna Pumping Station Bypass Pumping System

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 1, 2024

Updating the Rivanna Pumping Station Bypass Pumping System

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA –The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) reports progress in installing a temporary sewage pump bypass system.

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RWSA water pipe burst

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 25, 2024

RWSA water pipe burst

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) reports that emergency crews are responding to a water main break in the area of ​​Route 29 and the Camelot community in …

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City council meeting postponed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 16, 2024

City council meeting postponed

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – In a statement by Mayor Juandiego Wade, the City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 16, 2024, has been postponed to …

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Recycle your Christmas trees!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 20, 2023

Recycle your Christmas trees!

CHARLOTTE VILLE, VA – The Charlottesville Department of Public Works will collect residents’ Christmas trees for recycling. Trees must be placed curbside by 7:00 a.m. Monday, January 1.

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