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Voter Guide: D. Lynnette Coe is running unopposed for Prince Edward County Clerk of Court
In Virginia, clerks of Circuit Court are elected for eight-year terms and have a range of duties, including making sure the public has access to Circuit Court records. D. Lynnette Coe is running unopposed for the office of Clerk of Circuit Court for Prince Edward County. Coe has served as...
Voter Guide: Q&A with the one candidate running for two open Albemarle County seats for the Soil and Water Conservation district
In Virginia, 47 Soil and Water Conservation Districts are tasked with doing just what their name implies: conserving soil and water. They are staffed and governed by boards of directors. On the Soil and Water Conservation Thomas Jefferson District Board, there are 12 members; two directors are elected every four years from each locality, and two directors are appointed.
Voter Guide: There is no certified candidate to represent District 8 on the Prince Edward County School Board
There is no certified candidate running to represent District 2 on the Prince Edward County School Board. Voters can still write in a candidate on their ballots, and the person with the most write-in votes will be asked to join the board (assuming they are legally qualified to serve). But if there is no qualified write-in winner, or the winner does not accept the position, the Board will make an appointment, according to the Code of Virginia.
Voter Guide: There is no certified candidate to represent the Appomattox River District on the Appomattox County School Board
There is no certified candidate running to represent Appomattox River on the Appomattox County Public Schools Board. Voters can still write in a candidate on their ballots, and the person with the most write in votes (assuming they are legally qualified to serve) will be asked to join the board. But if there is no qualified write-in winner, or the winner does not accept the position, the Board will make an appointment, according to the Code of Virginia.
Voter Guide: There is no certified candidate to represent the Monroe District on Greene County’s Board of Supervisors
There is no certified candidate running to represent the Monroe District on the Greene County Board of Supervisors. Voters can still write in a candidate on their ballots, and the person with the most write in votes (assuming they are legally qualified to serve) will be asked to join the board. But if there is no qualified write-in winner, or the winner does not accept the position, the Board will make an interim appointment, according to the Code of Virginia.
Albemarle’s School Board stands by superintendent to extend his contract after receiving petition signed by 1,600 people to end it
Albemarle County School Board enthusiastically voted to extend Superintendent Matthew Haas’ contract through 2027 in an unanimous vote earlier this month. “One of the most important things that a school board does, and one that is outlined in the Virginia code, is hiring a superintendent,” said Board Vice Chair Kate Acuff. “I take this task seriously and I strongly support extending Dr. Haas’ contract.”
Voter Guide: Q&A with three candidates running for one seat to represent the Louisa District on the Louisa County Board of Supervisors
In Virginia, Boards of Supervisors govern counties and each member is elected for four-year terms. Louisa County’s Board of Supervisors has seven members, one for each district. There are three candidates running to represent the Louisa District this year. Christopher J. “Chris” Colsey, Greg D. Jones, Sr., and H....
Voter Guide: There is no certified candidate to represent District 2 on the Cumberland County School Board
There is no certified candidate running to represent District 2 on the Cumberland County Public School Board. Voters can still write in a candidate on their ballots, and the person with the most write in votes (assuming they are legally qualified to serve) will be asked to join the board. But if there is no qualified write-in winner, or the winner does not accept the position, the Board will make an appointment, according to the Code of Virginia.
Watch: Charlottesville City Schools Board candidates talk about transgender student policies, school safety, bus transit, safety and mental health
The four candidates for Charlottesville City Schools took questions for over an hour Wednesday evening on topics ranging from police in schools to essential construction and renovation projects. The four candidates — Chris Meyer, Nicole Richardson, Amanda Burns and Shymora Cooper — will be on the ballot to fill four...
Voter Guide: Q&A with the only candidate running to represent District 5 on the Cumberland County Public Schools Board
In Virginia, county school boards are composed of optional at-large members, plus one member from each district in that county. They are elected to four-year terms and serve as the leaders of the school district by setting the policies and choosing the leadership of public schools, among other duties. The Cumberland County Public Schools Board has five members, one from each of its districts, and a student liaison.
Voter Guide: Q&A with the only candidate to represent the Scottsville District on Albemarle County’s School Board
In Virginia, county school boards are composed of at-large members, plus one member from each district in that county. They are elected to four-year terms and serve as the leaders of the school district by setting the policies and choosing the leadership of public schools, among other duties. The Albemarle County Public Schools Board has seven members, one from each of its six districts, and one at-large member.
Charlottesville announces it will bring back a curfew to Market Street Park
As of 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, the park will once again close at night, forcing the community that has been staying there since Sept. 21 to remove their tents and belongings, or risk being kicked out or ticketed for trespassing. Charlottesville City Manager Sam Sanders announced the decision...
Voter Guide: Q&A with the two candidates seeking the at-large seat on the Albemarle County Public Schools Board
In Virginia, county school boards are composed of at-large members, plus one member from each district in that county. They are elected for four-year terms and serve as the leaders of the school district by setting the policies and choosing the leadership of public schools, among other duties. The Albemarle County Public Schools Board has seven members, one from each of its six districts, and one at-large member.
Charlottesville and Albemarle County public school students have lower pass rates on state exams since the pandemic
The COVID-19 lockdown was a challenge to students’ academic success, and the just released statewide assessment scores show that Charlottesville City and Albemarle County Public Schools are seeing these challenges amplified for some of their most marginalized students. The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) delayed its release of its...
Charlottesville had — and lost — a shelter that social workers say could have helped hundreds of unhoused people off the streets
Market Street Park has looked a little different the past couple of weeks. What was once a mostly empty greenspace has become a bustling community of people — living in tents. They’re singing songs, smoking cigarettes (and other things), playing and “knighting” one another with plastic swords, sharing meals and creating lots of trash. There have been some fights, including a stabbing. A dog got loose and caused chaos.
Labor expert advises Albemarle to rethink its collective bargaining contract, or risk losing teachers
Just when collective bargaining was supposed to begin, the teachers’ union suspended talks with Albemarle County Public Schools. And they’re not budging. The Albemarle Education Association (AEA) wants Albemarle schools to remove a handful of provisions in their proposed bargaining contract — the document that lays out the rules both parties will abide by while negotiating teachers’ contracts, including pay, benefits and more. And the AEA says it will not return to the bargaining table until the district complies.
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