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Okay so Albemarle, VA isn’t technically my hometown, but I grew up in the city of Charlottesville which is surrounded by the county of Albemarle so I’d say that’s close enough. Anyway, imagine my surprise when a friend told me that Albemarle had made the front page of CNN.com! Surely something really cool or super bad had happened and, since this is Albemarle we’re talking about here, I automatically assumed the former. Well, it turns out that it was a little of column A and a little of column B. The good news: our police force made the front page because of their efforts to raise money for the Virginia special olympics. The bad: They decided to do it in their underwear. That’s right; they didn’t call it the first annual “copsicle“ event for nothin‘!

It’s a proud day to be from Charlottesville. Now, when people ask me what puts my hometown on the map, I can say Thomas Jefferson, Dave Matthews, and scantily clad police officers. If you want to watch Albemarle’s “finest” run around in their skivvies, the above image will take you to all the action. It’s your funeral.

Hope this finds you feeling healthy!

-Mason