TJPDC round-up: Assessments up all over, Nelson County commuting patterns

The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission is made up of five counties and the City of Charlottesville. Like similar bodies across Virginia, the TJPDC’s mission is to help those localities with both planning and implementation.  For instance, the TJPDC is currently leading a 13-county effort to use federal funding to leverage private dollars to expand…

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Karsh Institute to take on public service functions from Weldon Cooper

Change is coming for one of the University of Virginia’s most public-facing institutions. The various entities that have been under the umbrella of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service will now be moving to the Karth Institute of Democracy, as reported by UVA Today.  This includes the Virginia Institute of Government, the Sorensen Institute of Political Leadership,…

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Arrests made in gun violence incidents

Both Albemarle County and Charlottesville police have announced the arrest of individuals alleged to be involved in recent gun violence.  This morning, Charlottesville Police announced the arrest yesterday of 19-year-old Raymaqu’a Antonio Nicholas of Charlottesville in the February 22 murder of 20-year-old Gordonsville resident Nicklous Pendleton. The suspect was taken into custody yesterday after an investigation involving…

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