The Crozet Gazette is a free-distribution, community newspaper serving western Albemarle County. The Gazette features crisp news reporting and revealing interviews, all told with our distinctive local ...

The new Simmons Gap School was constructed c.1911 for the Board of Mountain Work, Archdeaconry of the Blue Ridge, Diocese of Virginia. It was the third schoolhouse to serve that mountain community, ...

Neil Handa, first prize winner at the Virginia State Finals of the National Civics Bee (right), with his dad Sameer. Photo: Lisa Martin. Just-graduated Henley Middle School eighth grader Neil Handa ...

Haystacks have a fascinating history that trace back to the ancient agricultural practices of civilizations such as the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans who would cut, collect, and store grasses to feed ...

By Cathy Clary How many times has the garden surprised me with what I had given up for dead. In late February, following an adage that names Presidents’ Day for holly pruning, I cut an old inkberry ...

If you do see an otter on the road, on the river bank, or in any body of water, report it to the Alliance, via a form on the website at rivannariver.org. They’re also looking for photos and videos, ...

Crozet residents enjoyed three concerts at the Western Albemarle High School Auditorium in May. First was the WAHS Jazz ensemble and symphonic band featuring classics from Irving Berlin to soundtracks ...

A local history tent, where everyone can share stories and historical artifacts was organized by Carol Allen. Tommy Shannon, winner of the challenging Batesville 10k The Henley Middle School Band ...

Time, neglect and vandalism have scarred the former Howard Johnsons on Afton Mountain. Photo: Malcolm Andrews. Augusta County wants a highway entrance that combines commercial development with a ...

Albemarle County’s Architectural Review Board (ARB) held a public hearing in March to specify the allowable shape and scope of future building projects on the former Barnes Lumber property in downtown ...

The 2024 event at King Family Vineyards. Photo by Malcolm Andrews. Crozet’s annual Independence Day Celebration will be held this year on Saturday July 5, with fireworks at King Family Vineyard (KFV) ...

Resolutions of the Crozet Community Association (CCA), regarding AC44, the Montclair stream, and Oak Bluff/Eastern Avenue, were presented for discussion and vote at its May 8 meeting. Per CCA bylaws ...