School Board Raises Own Pay and Renews Superintendent
The Albemarle County School Board voted unanimously at its June 12 meeting to increase its own annual compensation from $7,915 to $16,249. Chief Human Resources Officer Dan Redding presented the board with comparative salary data from 13 other boards across Virginia, which showed members earning between $5,000 and...
Overnight weekend detours planned for U.S. 29/250 traffic during Route 601 bridge construction work...
Culpeper, Virginia – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will carry out intermittent nighttime weekend closures on U.S. 29/250 at the Route 601 (Old Ivy Road) overpass in Albemarle County to advance a major bridge construction project. The closures will take place during three time blocks: 10 p.m. Friday...
Blue Ridge Poison Center raises concerns about kratom
In Charlottesville, UVA Health and Sentara Martha Jefferson have Food Pharmacies. Charlottesville pediatricians reports rise in hand, foot, and mouth disease. Doctor Joshua Coons with the Pediatric Association of Charlottesville says he and his colleagues have been seeing about one to two dozen cases per week. UVA...
Albemarle and Charlottesville recognize Soul of Cville with proclamations
Five years ago, a coalition held a festival at the Ix Park in Charlottesville to celebrate the role of Black culture in the city and the region. This Sunday will see the fifth anniversary as recognized this week by both the Albemarle Board of Supervisors and the Charlottesville City Council.
Tears of a submarine sandwich investigative journalist
Life is not easy being a submarine sandwich investigative journalist. The sandwich game is dry in Charlottesville — the old joints are vanishing, and every cohort of first-years endures more bowl-based food. Slop in a trough. All my buddies have moved onto bigger and better things — bagels, for example. But as a...
Drone show to light up Crozet sky August 16
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Two hundred drones will take over the skies of Crozet next week. The show, put on by Airloom Drones is part of King Family Vineyard’s Summer Send-off Celebration from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on August 16. Airloom Drones founder Jason Johnson says the...
Quilt guild honors military veteran with custom piece
A block party on Orangedale Avenue turned into a nightmare, ending with five, including a nine-year-old, injured by bullets. Charlottesville sorority helps provide free menstrual products. Updated: 7 hours ago. The kits are going straight to teens and women who need these products the most. Grant will fund...
Blue Ridge Health district offers vaccines to incoming students
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A walk-in vaccination was held at Charlottesville High School on Friday, August 8, offering required shots and other immunizations for incoming students grades 7-12. One health official says there has not been a decline in vaccination rates for these grades, but religious exemptions have...
Charlottesville Middle wraps up Phase 1 construction just in time for the school year
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - After two decades of pushing and planning, the once dark and outdated halls of Buford Middle School have been transformed into a brand-new Charlottesville Middle School building. The school will soon welcome seventh and eighth graders to the building, which features a more modernized...
To the Editor: Overcrowding at Crozet Pool
The situation at the Crozet Park pool is at a crisis point. When I attend my water aerobics class there—of 20 or more seniors—we are competing for space with summer camp, swim team, and the ever-growing Crozet public. The pool and pool deck are completely mobbed! The residents of Crozet—especially the...
