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.

National
1 month ago
Powerball jackpot has climbed to $950 million

The jackpot could be higher at the time of the drawing.

Monticello High School
Albemarle County
1 month ago
Governor celebrates SOL scores on tougher tests; area results mixed

Governor Youngkin is celebrating an uptick in 2024-25 academic year Standards of Learning scores in reading and math even as the state made the exams more difficult, though local scores are more mixed

UVA women's lacrosse
Albemarle County
1 month ago
Women’s lacrosse gets largest gift in UVA women’s athletics program history

Virginia Athletics and the Virginia Athletics Foundation have announced what they call “a transformative $3 million anonymous gift to endow scholarships for the UVA Women’s Lacrosse program”. 

Charlottesville City
1 month ago
Organizers believe the City SRO Community Forum was a productive first step

Citizens gathered on Tuesday night at Trailblazer elementary to discuss the return of School Resource Officers to City Schools.

Charlottesville federal court
Crime
1 month ago
Scammers are sending fake U.S. District Court arrest warrants

As with other fake warrant scams, people are asked to use Bitcoin, gift cards or bank account information.

Local Nonprofits
1 month ago
‘Splash Bash’ to showcase young swimmers from underserved communities

Over 100 young swimmers and volunteers will gather Sept. 7 at Fry’s Spring Beach Club for the second annual Splash Bash.

bird shot damage to Firefly fiber
Albemarle County
1 month ago
Firefly Fiber Broadband urging not shooting around power lines while dove-hunting

As dove hunting season approaches, Palmyra-based Firefly Fiber Broadband is launching a new campaign urging residents to “Be a Good Neighbor.”

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