Remembering HDR Founder Steve Knickrehm
My first memory of Steven Knickrehm was of him teasing HDR’s first executive director, Eddie Bumbaugh, for how he pronounced “wheelbarrow” while we were volunteering for Blacks Run Clean Up day about 10 years ago. Steve and I both picked up on Eddie’s creative pronunciation, which sounds more like “wheel burrough-a.”
Opportunities coming up to learn about new fitness equipment at Tonsler Park, new park...
Charlottesville City Council adopted a new master plan in April 2025 to guide development of city parks and recreation offerings. “The plan reflects the community’s vision while ensuring financial sustainability and enhancing park assets, amenities, and user experiences,” reads the purpose statement in the plan....
First-responders help at some bus stops in city’s back-to-school effort
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – To help with the city’s back-to-school efforts, Charlottesville’s first responders were on hand at some school bus stops Monday. A city police and fire spokesman said the City Manager and first-responder leadership put together the plan overnight Sunday into Monday to help...
DMV Weather Alert: Maryland-Virginia-DC Region Sees 0.5–1 Inch Snow Tonight On I-95
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Washington, District of Columbia – Light snow is possible this afternoon through late tonight across the Baltimore–Washington region, with minor accumulations expected on several major roadways during the...
Former Barn Restaurant owner reaches plea deal
WAYNESBORO, VA (Rocktown Now) — The former owner of the Barn Restaurant in Waynesboro reached a plea deal with prosecutors. Calvin Edward “Trey” Wilkerson the Third was scheduled to go to trial Monday morning on a dozen charges regarding embezzlement and failing to file tax returns. However,...
Valerie Hayes trial set to last four weeks
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Two of the three Americans facing trial for a conspiracy to kidnap five children from the Shenandoah Valley’s Old Order Mennonite community and kill their parents appeared in Harrisonburg federal court on Friday. Valerie Hayes and co-defendant Jennifer Amnott attended the...
Ice on buses forces Albemarle County to close schools Tuesday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Albemarle County Schools, closed since Jan. 26, will remain shuttered Tuesday due to ice that has accumulated on the tops of buses, according to an email sent to families Monday evening. The division is bringing in special equipment to de-ice the buses. “We...
City Council passes a resolution in response to ICE actions in Minneapolis
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Charlottesville City Council unanimously passed a resolution, a letter to Virginia Congressional delegation and Virginia’s top statewide leaders, and guidance by City Attorney John Maddux about city employee conduct with ICE in response to last month’s deaths of two U.S....
Scuffletown feat. Matty Metcalfe at the Stage
Scuffletown featuring Matty Metcalfe return to The Stage for a special concert on the second night of the Folk Marathon in support of their favorite radio station. This is a free event, open to all. You can also listen on the radio (91.1 FM) or on-line, and even video stream it at YouTube channel. But concerts always...
Greene Co. Supervisors taking applications for interim at-large seat
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Greene County Board of Supervisors begun taking applications for an interim at-large supervisor. Francis McGuigan resigned from that post earlier this month, then tried to rescind that resignation two days later. At a Thursday night Board of Supervisors special meeting,...
