Jackson Hephner

Jackson Hephner is a staff writer at Cville Right Now. Reach him by email at jhephner@cvillemedia.com.

CHS walkout against ICE 2/9/26
Charlottesville City
4 weeks ago
CHS students organize walkout to protest ICE

The students walked down McIntire Road with signs sporting messages against ICE Monday afternoon

STAB Robotics team during a meeting
Education
4 weeks ago
STAB 8th Grade Robotics team preparing for World Championships

The team will return to the FIRST LEGO ROBOTICS World Championship for the second year in a row in May

blue police lights
Crime
4 weeks ago
UPDATE: ACPD makes arrest after shooting on Berkmar Drive

A gunshot victim in non-life threatening condition self-transported to UVA. No other injuries have been reported

Giant makes annual donation to Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
Local Nonprofits
4 weeks ago
Giant donates $60,000 to Blue Ridge Area Food Bank

The grocery store chain made its annual donation to the food bank on Friday to commemorate Giant’s 90th anniversary.

UVA Sports
4 weeks ago
UVA men’s and women’s lacrosse season openers closed to the public

Both games have moved to the Lower Turf Field due to icy conditions on the playing surface at Klöckner Stadium

Pep Banned discussion at VAFF 2025.
UVA
4 weeks ago
“Pep Banned” to be screened at the Paramount in March

The documentary on the UVA Pep Band will return to the big screen after premiering at the Virginia Film Festival last year

justice gavel
Crime
4 weeks ago
Albemarle man who attempted to sexually assault a pet rabbit sentenced

20-year-old Benjamin Tucker was sentenced to six years and seven months in prison on one count of bestiality, two counts of possession of child porn

Tractor plowing driveways in Earlysville
Surrounding Counties
4 weeks ago
Local business owner helps plow driveways for neighbors

Blue Ridge Cyclery owner Shawn Tevendale is giving back to his community by offering to plow his neighbors’ driveways with his tractor in Earlysville.

South First Street Housing Project
Local Nonprofits
1 month ago
Local homebuilder pledges $1 million to redevelopment project

Greenwood Homes pledged $1 million to the South First Street affordable housing project last Thursday.

Local
1 month ago
UVA researchers help identify TB as major cause of sepsis

A first-of-its-kind study identified tuberculous as a major cause of sepsis in HIV patients in Africa