Jay Hart

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

Rotunda and Jefferson statue
Albemarle County
2 weeks ago
UVA maintains No. 4 spot in US News 2026 Best Public Colleges ranking

The new 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings are out and the University of Virginia retains its #4 spot in Best Public institutions in the land.

Salvation Army bell ringers
Albemarle County
2 weeks ago
Salvation Army Cville seeks holiday season bell ringers

On the first full day of autumn, the Salvation of Army of Charlottesville has begun preparing for the holiday season putting out a call for bell ringers for its 2025 Red Kettle Campaign.

10th UVA President Select Committee
UVA
2 weeks ago
UVA President Selection Committee expects to interview candidates in late November

The UVA Board of Visitors’ Presidential Search Special Committee expects to interview prospective candidates for the job tentatively in late November.

orange road work cones
Local
2 weeks ago
Portion of Carpenter’s Mill in Greene Co closes for two weeks Monday

Beginning Monday, Sept. 22, contractors for the Virginia Department of Transportation will begin work to repair a low-water bridge on Route 616 (Carpenters Mill Road) just north of the intersection with Route 607 (Matthew Mill Road) in Greene County. 

Local
2 weeks ago
First Amendment discussion takes Tim Heaphy back to the days writing 2017 report

The man who wrote the final report on what happened in Charlottesville in 2017 said many of the things said about the First Amendment takes him back to the days of writing that report.

Riverheads Middle School
Local
3 weeks ago
Beefed up law enforcement at Riverheads Schools Complex after fictitious threat

Additional Augusta County Sheriff’s deputies were at the Riverheads School Complex near Greeneville Friday in an abundance of caution after what turns out to be fictitious threat.

UVA men's lacrosse
UVA Sports
3 weeks ago
UVA men’s lacrosse gets program’s largest ever gifts

Virginia Athletics and the Virginia Athletics Foundation announced Thursday two unprecedented anonymous seven-figure commitments establishing endowed scholarships in support of the Virginia men’s lacrosse program.

John Paul Jones Arena (JPJ)
Local
3 weeks ago
VA joins seven states and the feds suing Ticketmaster for inflated prices

State Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined Virginia among seven states and the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit filed against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster LLC, for violating consumer protection laws and driving up ticket prices for Virgnia consumers.

Albemarle County
3 weeks ago
RWSA Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Friday and Saturday

The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority’s solid waste authority this weekend is having a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event for residents of Albemarle County, City of Charlottesville, and Town of Scottsville.

Charlottesville PD cruiser
Charlottesville City
3 weeks ago
Police Chief Kochis says city technologically behind and not catching up anytime soon

Charlottesville Police Chief Mike Kochis, who just returned from a conference with local leaders and law enforcement from across the Commonwealth were sharing crime data with each other, and he told WINA’s Morning News there’s no question “we are so far behind in this city when it comes to technology and the way we aggregate and bring together data”.