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orange road work cones
Local
6 months 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. 

Henry Chiles holding his world record peach
Albemarle County
6 months ago
Crozet orchard earns Guiness World Record for heaviest peach

Guinness World Records officially verified on Sept. 10 that Henry Chiles had received the record for heaviest peach, with his fruit weighing in at 1 lb. 13 oz.

UVA Sports
6 months ago
Virginia debuts new-look baseball squad under Chris Pollard

The team opened fall ball on Thursday with an intrasquad scrimmage.

Virginia Assembly
6 months ago
Who’s more excited to welcome this Trump ally to Virginia – Democrats or Republicans?

Vivek Ramaswamy, a former GOP presidential candidate now running for Ohio governor will be the featured guest at a Friday night rally.

Courtesy of UVA Law
Local
6 months 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.

John Paul Jones Arena (JPJ)
UVA
6 months ago
JPJ growing as a gathering place for local community and fans

Events like the United Way Day of Caring Kickoff Breakfast and the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb have made John Paul Jones Arena a community gathering spot.

Albemarle County
6 months ago
Silent auction seeks to raise funds for Darden Towe pickleball complex

Central Virginia Pickleball is working to raise fund to convert Darden Towe Park’s racquet sports courts into a dedicated pickleball facility.

Riverheads Middle School
Local
6 months 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.

Politics
6 months ago
CNU poll shows Spanberger with commanding lead, buoyed by Virginian’s disapproval of Trump administration

The latest poll from Christoper Newport’s Wason Center has Democrat Abigail Spanberger with a commanding 12-point lead over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, 52-40%.

UVA men's lacrosse
UVA Sports
6 months 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.