Jay Hart

Jay Hart is a news reporter with CvilleRightNow.com. Reach him by email at jhart@charlottesvilleradiogroup.com or call 434-977-6397.

Albemarle County
18 hours ago
East Rivanna Fire Co. raising funds for girls orphaned by Keswick fire

The East Rivanna Volunteers Fire Company and the First In Foundation, which helps first responders and their families in crisis, is raising funds for the needs of two little girls orphaned when their parents died in a Sunday morning fire on Starry Skies Lane in Keswick.

UVA Presidential search committee 10/7/25
UVA
20 hours ago
Search firm presents some 30 candidates to selection committee for UVA President

The executive search consultant finding potential candidates for the University of Virginia President’s search revealed Tuesday they are in active conversations with roughly 30 people “who’ve expressed something between tentative to extraordinary interest”, and some faculty are concerned about the process in light of the letter from the White House.

Beam placed at Manning Institute topping
UVA
2 days ago
Manning Biotech Institute tops off toward a 2027 completion

Ground was broken in December 2023, and completion hopefully by holiday time 2027, Monday was a key milestone in the construction of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology’s 350,000-square-foot facility at Fontaine Research Park.

Jason Lineen
UVA
2 days ago
Jason Lineen named interim Chief at UVA Health Children’s

UVA Health has named Chief Strategy Officer Jason Lineen as interim chief of UVA Health Children’s as the inaugural person in that position, Cindy Bo, has stepped away for personal reasons.

Election
2 days ago
Earle-Sears calls on Democrat Jay Jones to leave Attorney General’s race

Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears is calling for Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general, to drop out of the race after the revelation of violent text messages he sent back in 2022.

Charlottesville Middle School
Education
4 days ago
Parents form a single, large city schools PTO fund

After kind of a false start with the effort around the time of the pandemic, Charlottesville schools parents are banding together with a citywide PTO fund.

Eleanor Cribbs
Charlottesville City
5 days ago
CPD charges 20-year old Henrico woman in Wed. fatal Emmet Street pedestrian accident

Although cooperative in the investigation, a 20-year old suburban Richmond woman faces charges in the Wednesday night pedestrian accident that killed a 67-year old man on Emmet Street.

2000 Holiday Drive
Albemarle County
5 days ago
City Council considers Holiday Drive property purchase for low-barrier shelter

City Council Monday night will consider the purchase of a $6.2-million property at 2000 Holiday Drive next to the Econo Lodge for a possible low-barrier homeless shelter.

Fred Missel, left, Scott Smith, right
Albemarle County
5 days ago
Samuel Miller candidates share many similarities and some differences in 90-minute forum

Republican Scott Smith and Democrat Fred Missel shared a number of similarities in a Free Enterprise Forum event but also shared different experience on how to approach issues as potential Albemarle Samuel Miller District supervisors.

UVa Rotunda closeup from West Lawn view
UVA
6 days ago
UVA reviewing White House provisions for federal benefits

Trump’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence” requires universities to cease considering gender and race in admissions decisions.

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