Early Voting Continues Today Throughout Region
Registered voters seeking to vote early for the redistricting referendum can do so today in Greene, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock counties by heading to their respective Registrar’s/Director of Elections offices. Greene, Madison, and Orange offices are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., while Rappahannock’s office will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The offices also will be open Monday through...
April Fools’ misstep leads to 2-day jury trial in Madison next week
A man facing multiple felonies in Madison County Circuit Court tried on April 1 to fire his second court-appointed attorney and act as his own lawyer. The request was nullified by Presiding Judge David B. Franzen, making it an April Fools’ misstep. Michael Garland Saunders who also goes by multiple alias (Michael Jordan Garland Saunders and Mark Smith) will stand trial before a...
Charlottesville walk series to cover North Grounds this Sunday
Every month, the Charlottesville Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee holds a walk around one of this community’s neighborhoods. This time around contains an area where some of the properties are not within the city at all. “This time it will be the University of Virginia North Grounds area meeting...
Loving Arms Health and Wellness Fair connects people with resources
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Loving Arms annual Health and Wellness Fair was held at the JABA Community Senior Center, with the goal of connecting people with resources they may need, all with the convenience of it being in one place. “When you work together, you’re a strong team, and...
Convicted killer Jesse Matthew transferred to lower-security prison
OAKWOOD, VA – Jesse Matthew, the man convicted of killing two Virginia college students, has been transferred to a lower security prison facility. According to the Virginia Department of Corrections, the transfer took place on March 6. Matthew had been housed at Red Onion State Prison in Pound, Virginia...
Albemarle and Charlottesville commemorate Dark Sky Week
For millennia, humanity has looked to the skies for inspiration and education and for most of that time almost anyone on the planet could look up and be treated to an infinite canvas of starlight. In the last couple of centuries, lighting in urban areas has drowned out the night...
At first regular City Council meeting since affordable housing rally, advocates pack chamber
The Charlottesville City Council convened Monday for its first regular meeting since a March 30 affordable housing rally took place outside City Hall. At the meeting, residents and University students packed the chamber, calling on the Council to amend the zoning code to further incentivize affordable housing and limit private luxury apartments marketed to students to certain sections of the City.
Syracuse, Virginia renew intense lacrosse rivalry: ‘It’s going to be a fun game’
Syracuse, N.Y. —One of the most airtight and exciting series in the history of men’s college lacrosse renews on Saturday at the JMA Dome with No. 9 Virginia (7-4, 2-0 ACC) coming in to face No. 6 Syracuse (9-3, 1-1 ACC) at 4 p.m. (ESPNU). Syracuse owns a...
Waynesboro police officer found guilty of felony assault
WAYNESBORO, VA (Rocktown Now) — One of the two Waynesboro Police officers who were accused of on-duty crimes last year was found guilty on one of the two charges he faced. According to online records, a jury convicted Corporal Jacob Moore of felony assault of a law enforcement officers during a trial yesterday in Waynesboro Circuit Court.
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