Henry Montague Chiles, 90, passed away peacefully at his home in Batesville on July 18, 2026. A true force of nature, Henry ...

Meteorologists Heidi Sonen and Roscoe Shaw are former contributors to the Crozet Gazette.

Michael Marshall is the founding editor and publisher of the Crozet Gazette.

Henry and Ruth Chiles. Submitted photo. It’s important, where we live and why. Those of us who consider fresh, local food as a factor in our quality of life are grateful for the enduring presence of ...

Theresa Curry has been a feature reporter for the Crozet Gazette since 2017. She covers business, religion, agriculture and more.

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 ...

The HART team and their co-workers accept an award from the Virginia Association of Counties. From left, Fire Rescue Chief Dan Eggleston, Chief Human Services Officer Kaki Dimock, Sue Hess with ...

Crozet Future Land Use Map, based on Crozet’s 2021 Master Plan. Albemarle County has for the past three years been working on an update to its Comprehensive Plan, dubbed “AC44,” as it looks forward to ...

The Nelson County Sheepdogs June in their official formation on June 20 at Zenith Firearms, with a Viet Nam-era UH-1 Huey helicopter in the background. Submitted photo. Militia groups in Virginia will ...

Bluff Dale School’s 1888 deed noted, “on the road leading from Brown’s Gap Road [today, Slam Gate Road near Steep Ridge] to the old Tilt Hammer [in Sugar Hollow]... for the benefit of a public free ...

Howardsville Turnpike on the west side of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Photo: Lynn Coffey. In the mid-1800s, the hearty people driving their wagon teams up the slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains and ...

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 ...