Albemarle Supervisors drill legislators hard for VDOT funding improvements
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Albemarle supervisors used their annual meeting Monday with area legislators to, among other things, urge finding a way to shore up VDOT funding approval for county transportation projects. Supervisors across-the-board expressed that constituent concerns among so many things...
Changes to student IDs coming Jan. 1 encourage students to switch to mobile IDs
Security changes being enacted Jan. 1 will require students to switch to a digitized mobile ID rather than a physical ID, or to reencode their current card in order to continue using it. An additional change requires students, staff and faculty members to begin to use two separate IDs for University health buildings...
Charlottesville and Albemarle schools on 2-hour delay Tuesday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Citing a morning forecast of mixed winter precipitation and the possibility of icy roads, Charlottesville and Albemarle County public schools have both issued a 2-hour delay on Tuesday morning. Charlottesville City Schools with reevaluate the situation at 7:00 a.m., at which...
Klöckner Pentaplast files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Klöckner Pentaplast, a plastic manufacturing company with a location outside of Gordonsville, VA, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Germany-based packaging company filed a bankruptcy petition in the Southern District of Texas on Nov. 4. Published reports out of the Culpeper...
After hundreds of years, Scottsville preserves ‘lightning in a bottle’ small-town charm
SCOTTSVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - As Virginia honors the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, 29News is highlighting the parts of our viewing area that make up the fabric of this community and this country. This month, we recognize Scottsville, the small community along the James River in Southern Albemarle.
Albemarle supervisors meet with VA lawmakers to address county issues
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Money for transportation is one of the biggest requests Albemarle County supervisors had for Virginia delegates and state senators, Monday, December 1. It’s something Albemarle County Supervisor Ned Gallaway is passionate about. “There’s no additional funding happening, in fact it’s...
Your work week forecast: A wintery mix Tuesday, cold all week
High pressure will bring sunshine to the Shenandoah Valley today. An area of low pressure will develop over the Carolinas and move north, bringing moisture to the Mid Atlantic area by late tonight into Tuesday. Temperatures will be cold enough for that moisture to be of the frozen variety, at least to start. Freezing...
Confederate school names lawsuit goes to trial next week
The Virginia NAACP's lawsuit against the Shenandoah County School Board for reinstating Confederate names on two schools is set to go to trial next week. In a virtual hearing on Monday, the parties continued arguments over who can use what pieces of evidence. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. On December...
Be careful Tuesday morning — central Virginia’s first winter storm is on the way
The forecast calls for freezing rain, which for drivers is worse than snow, said CBS19 meteorologist Travis Koshko. The post Be careful Tuesday morning — central Virginia’s first winter storm is on the way appeared first on Charlottesville Tomorrow .
Mrs. Rowe’s Family Restaurant in Staunton to close after 78 years
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - Mrs. Rowe’s Family Restaurant has announced it will closed its doors permanently on Dec. 24 after more than 78 years of business. In a Facebook post Monday, the restaurant said closing was “a very difficult decision to make.”. “Over the 78 years in business,...
