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Editor’s Note: Despite the rain over the past six days, the region and much of Virginia remain in draught conditions. As of Monday night, Madison, Rappahannock and parts of Greene and Orange counties remain in severe draught conditions, while southeastern Greene and southern Orange have extreme draught conditions.  Her

Below are details on upcoming public meetings in Albemarle, Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico counties and the City of Richmond. For its informal meeting, council is set to go into a closed session to discuss pending litigation and public safety plans at City Hall. 6 p.m. Tuesday. Council chambers, 2nd floor.

On Tuesday evening at Graves Mountain Lodge in Syria, Sarah “Essie” Berry received the 2026 Madison Award from the Madison County Lions Club.  A running joke that night was her first name depending on where she was at.  While everyone in Madison knows Berry by her nickname, Essie, co-workers and acquaintances in her pr

On the day of the college lacrosse national championship, the biggest storyline in the sport still has to do with Lars Tiffany and the Virginia Cavaliers. He is seeking compensation for a three-year contract extension that ultimately proved irrelevant when the school chose to go in a different direction. This could get

(This content was created with the help of AI.) Charlottesville's toppled Robert E. Lee statue isn't coming back—but its bronze is about to get a second act. Years after white supremacists rallied around the monument and the city took it down, a local nonprofit has nearly finished a competition to turn the melted metal

Amish treats. Vintage finds. Fresh produce. Local crafts. This Virginia market has it all, packed under one massive roof. The Shenandoah Heritage Market is the kind of place where you walk in for one thing and leave with a dozen. The bakery section alone is worth the trip, with pies,...

Elsa Thompson and Samman Akbarzada are teaching lessons in pre-algebra and geometry classrooms at Charlottesville's Peabody School. But their students aren't learning about functions or equations. They're midway through an English lesson. "What letter is this?" Thompson asks one student, pointing to an "A." And these a

Some destinations are worth working for, and Carter Overlook in Charlottesville, Virginia falls squarely into that category. The hike to reach this mountain viewpoint isn’t grueling, but it’s substantial enough to make you feel like you’ve earned those unforgettable views waiting at the end. Let’s be honest...

The economy might be squeezing people’s wallets right now, but many still love eating out. According to new research from Ondeck, nearly two out of five Americans still dine out at least once a month, while one-third dine out every week. As part of its latest research, Ondeck also...

Today will start out cloudy with fog and scattered showers and drizzle. We'll see a brief dry period from the late morning until the early afternoon, with high temperatures jumping into the 70s and low 80s.