CPD and CCS begin hiring process for SROs
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Charlottesville City Schools (CCS) and the Charlottesville Police Department (CPD) have begun the process of hiring two school resource officers to serve Charlottesville High School and Charlottesville Middle School. “Advertising it should actually come out today or tomorrow,”...
Funding a new high school among challenges in Albemarle budget
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — As the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors get set to consider the proposed budget at next week’s meeting, Scottsville Supervisor Mike Pruitt said the funding request for a fourth high school is not something the board is likely to green-light. While Rivanna...
McGuigan sues Greene, CA Schafrik, seeking BOS position back
On Friday, February 13, 2026, the former at-large board of supervisor member in Greene County filed a Writ of Mandamus civil suit with the clerk of the circuit court seeking the circuit court judge “to recognize [Francis Xavier McGuigan, MD] as the lawful, continuing At-Large Member of the Greene County Board of...
This Massive Book Fair In Virginia Is A 500,000-Book Paradise For Your Next Literary...
Think all bookstores are the same? Think again. Tucked away in Mount Crawford, Virginia, sits a literary wonderland that puts every other book shopping experience to shame. Imagine wandering through three sprawling floors packed with half a million books, where prices won’t drain your wallet and the selection spans...
Owner of Strite’s Legendary Donuts returns home after recovering from accident
HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — The owner of Strite’s Legendary Donuts on Mount Clinton Pike who was severely injured in a fire-related incident two months ago is finally home. According to the family’s CaringBridge page, Andrea Dawn, daughter of Carl and Miriam Strite, was discharged from the hospital...
Harrisonburg Italian restaurant owner celebrates becoming US citizen after 30 years
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - After three decades of building a life and a business in the Shenandoah Valley, the owner of Brothers Italian Restaurant has reached a major milestone: becoming a United States citizen. For more than 15 years, Massimo Coppola has done more than serve Italian food — he...
Augusta County, VA: 18-Year-Old Killed in Maple Leaf Drive Shooting
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Staunton, Virginia – An 18-year-old was killed and another teen critically injured in a Tuesday evening shooting in the Maple Leaf Drive area of Augusta County. According to the Augusta County Sheriff’s...
UVA School of Nursing faculty say new federal report has an error
The University of Virginia submitted its first quarterly report to the US Department of Justice as part of an agreement to halt federal investigations into the school’s DEI practices in late December. But some School of Nursing faculty say part of what the public university reported isn’t accurate.
Study suggests brain training may reduce dementia — but experts urge caution
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR)- A decades-long federal study is drawing renewed attention after researchers reported that certain brain training exercises may reduce the risk of dementia years later. The study followed nearly 3,000 adults age 65 and older as part of the federally funded ACTIVE trial. Participants were...
Convicted killer seeks writ of actual innocence
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Convicted killer Jens Soering and his attorney have filed a petition for a writ of actual innocence before the Court of Appeals of Virginia. They’re asking the court to vacate Soering’s convictions for murders of Derek and Nancy Haysom in 1985. Soering, a former...
