Charlottesville VA

Rate by 2 cents  leaving county with less than $200K buffer  Greene County Board of Supervisors held public hearings Tuesday night, including Calendar Year 2026 Tax Rates and Fiscal Year 2027.  Following the public hearing and board discussion, the supervisors adopted the tax rates and passed the resolution to set the percentage of tax relief for 2026 as authorized by the Personal Property Tax...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Protesters took to Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall Friday, May 1, marching against billionaires and powerful corporations. “This is kind of just, like, living proof that it is working,” said Ian Powers, a high school sophomore. Powers said he has been to several protests, and he...

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One of the nation’s top point guards in the recruiting class of 2028 has an offer from Ryan Odom’s Virginia program. A composite 5-star by the major national recruiting services, this 16-year-old is already turning heads on a national stage and his offer list is about to explode.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A middle school in Orange County is taking a closer look at its past—bringing renewed attention to its roots as a school that once served Black students. At Prospect Heights Middle School, a new plaque now sits on campus, offering context and recognition to a...

If you’ve driven fast past the Madison County High School speed enforcement zone on U.S. Route 29 since Wednesday, expect a ticket in the mail soon.  The Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced via Facebook that it has begun enforcement via the newly installed speed cameras.  The sheriff’s office began a 30-day warning period on March 30.  “We will begin issuing summonses to those...

The 2027 budget resolution has been adopted by the Board of Supervisors at its meeting on April 28, 2026, by an unanimous vote.  The Board of Supervisors is responsible for spending taxpayer dollars wisely and efficiently providing needed services while protecting the pocketbooks of county taxpayers through minimizing taxes.  As citizens and businesses struggle to control spending in inflationary periods, the county faces the...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Good morning. Watch for areas of fog for your morning commute. The cold front that delivered needed showers to the region yesterday, is now to our east. Sky conditions will gradually clear, and temperatures will warm into the upper 60s to around 70 this afternoon. A developing storm will pass to our south Saturday. Perhaps a few showers, but much of...

In addition to the Charlottesville Youth Council, the city has other ways to find meaningful experiences for young people. One of them is the Community Attention Youth Internship Program and applications for host organizations are now being taken for the summer session. “If you are an organization or a business...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – As a high school junior, Nori Carter gave a speech to the student body at St. Anne’s-Belfield during a mental health forum about the importance of destigmatizing having divorced or separated parents. She wanted to help fellow students navigated what she knew first-hand could be difficult times.