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SAW opioid settlement town hall feedback calls for in-patient treatment center
STAUNTON - "We didn't even know what fentanyl was." One of the first speakers at the July 17 Opioid Town Hall in Staunton's city council chambers teared up, anger tinging her voice. ...
Albemarle EDA supports request for higher federal pay
The Albemarle County Economic Development Authority will send a letter to the Federal Salary Council seeking to have the Charlottesville region added to a list of localities across the country where government employees get a pay adjustment due to the cost of living. “All general schedule employees working for the...
Waynesboro-based collaboration to help writers take ‘first creative leap’
Aspiring writers in the Shenandoah Valley now have access to professional workshops thanks to a collaboration between Writer’s Well and Stone Soup Books. “There are many of us in the Valley who write and want to improve our craft or venture into new genres,” said Bonner Odell, founder of Writer’s Well. “The Writer’s Well provides that opportunity through in-depth workshops scheduled at various times throughout the week.”
Staunton District Traffic Alert: Updated work schedule for the week of July 29-Aug. 2
VDOT has updated its list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks. The Staunton District consists of 11 counties from the Alleghany Highlands to the northern Shenandoah Valley: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Highland, Augusta, Rockingham, Page, Shenandoah, Frederick, Clarke and Warren. Vegetation management...
Albemarle County issues RFP for work at The Square in Crozet
One of the regular segments in the Charlottesville Community Engagement newsletter is a look at procurement efforts in Albemarle and Charlottesville. Bids go out when funding is in place for a project. This time around begins with a long-awaited infrastructure project in Crozet. Many years ago, Albemarle County experimented with...
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