Jay Hart

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

Charlottesville City Council 8/18/25
Charlottesville City
1 month ago
Kochis, Pinkston react to heckling during city council meeting

City police chief Michael Kochis said his officers need an ordinance to be able to respond to citizens’ complaints about homeless people in places like the Downtown Mall and the Rivanna Trail. But critics Tuesday vocally disagreed.

Wertenbaker house 1301 Wertland St
Charlottesville City
1 month ago
City Council considers Wertenbaker house no demolition appeal

Charlottesville City Council Monday night considers an appeal of a Board of Architectural Review’s unanimous denial of a property owner to demolish the oldest house in the Wertland Historic District.

Market Street Park camps
Charlottesville City
1 month ago
City Council to consider public encampment ban

Charlottesville City Council tonight considers an ordinance banning camping in public rights-of-way without written permission from the City Manager.

Ken Cuccinelli as Homeland Security Undersecretary
Albemarle County
1 month ago
Former Commonwealth Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to speak against ranked choice voting

“Ranked Choice Voting” is used in some Virginia primaries, including Charlottesville’s,

money
Albemarle County
1 month ago
Powerball jackpot grows to $1.1 billion

Three ticket holders won $50,000.

orange road work cones
Albemarle County
1 month ago
Crozet Square and Oak Street improvements past the halfway point

Albemarle County reports construction in downtown Crozet is moving steadily toward completion as the Crozet Square and Oak Street Improvements Project moves past halfway through near the completion of Stage Three.

head and brain xray
Albemarle County
1 month ago
UVA Health advises concussion awareness as school sports seasons rev up

With high school and college sports, especially football, going into full swing, the UVA Health Sports Concussion Service team emphasizes the importance of recognizing symptoms of concussion. 

ginseng
Local
1 month ago
Virginia ginseng harvest season starts Sept. 1

 Labor Day begins the ginseng harvest season in the Commonwealth, and the state ag department wants harvesters to know of the laws protecting this valued plant. 

Albemarle High School
Albemarle County
1 month ago
Albemarle County considering building a fourth high school

One of the options the school board will discuss next month is constructing a fourth high school along the Route 29 corridor.

Culpeper & Orange persons of interest
Crime
1 month ago
Three apprehended in Culpeper-Orange abduction and robbery

Three persons of interest have been apprehended in a Wednesday incident that allegedly started with an abduction in Culpeper County and involved a robbery in Orange County.

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