Anybody who has ever taken a left from the Food Lion in Lovingston is familiar with the terror that accompanies the maneuver. While certainly not a dangerous intersection, that’s only because people approach it with such trepidation. So VDOT is now installing Nelson County’s first-ever traffic light, Megan Rowe reports in today’s Daily Progress. It is the only planned traffic light in Nelson and, in fact, one of only two VDOT projects in the whole of the county.
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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Arrgh…I _knew_ this was gonna happen…and I have a place not 4 miles from there…how sad. I was hoping to escape the Albermarle congestion and get south to a stoplight-free eden.
Ya know, given that Nelson hasn’t gotten the legacy poor planning problem you’d think they’d have recognized the need and lobbied for an overpass connecting that end of “main st” to the Food Lion entrance.
Cville-lib…. You should refuse to use the stoplight… that’ll teach ’em….
hahaha…yeah, that’s OK…I’m not looking to kill anyone.