Three people are dead after a shooting in the parking lot of the Blue Ridge Shopping Center at roughly 1:30 p.m. Monday,7.

The Gazette features crisp news reporting and revealing interviews, all told with our distinctive local accents, plus calendar and classified services. The Gazette publishes on the first Thursday of ...

Sam Campbell was a twenty-year-old young man when I first met him in 1980, living in Sherando with his family. My first impression of the Campbells was they were all softspoken, gentle people and Sam ...

Aanya Sonkusare, Henley eighth grader who won the grand prize in UVA’s recent writing contest about democracy in our lives. Photo: Lisa Martin. Henley eighth grader Aanya Sonkusare won the grand prize ...

Kristen Atkins with Violet, a favorite sled dog. Sled dogs, besides being super strong and loving to pull, were bred to like affection from humans. Submitted photo. Kristen Atkins had navigated a ...

A bourbon hunter’s trophy case. Photo: Ron Wade. When you mention the lottery around here, most people probably think about Mega Millions or Powerball or perhaps El Gordo in Spain. However, to a group ...

Precautions can protect small backyard flocks from avian influenza. Though most cases of avian influenza (bird flu) have been reported in the eastern part of the state, sporadic cases can pop up ...

Back in February 2024, I wrote about a feral cat named Barney who has made his home with us for over eighteen years. He came as a wary adult who had been abandoned and never let us touch or interact ...

Chief Gary Dillon and Lucas Knight. Photo: Michael Marshall. The Crozet Volunteer Fire Department, now 115 years old, held its annual awards banquet January 25 at King Family Vineyards and named ...

Justin Pickral, Madison Kelly, and Chief Kostas Alibertis. Photo: Michael Marshall. The Western Albemarle Rescue Squad named Nick Tortola as its Member of the Year at its annual awards banquet held ...

Local students enjoying last year’s ArtsFest celebration Photo Ron Wade. Mark your calendars for Friday, March 7, when ArtsFest returns to Western Albemarle High School. The annual arts festival is a ...