CHARLOTTESVILLE (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — In the Samuel Miller District of Albemarle County, Bob Beard is running unopposed for its school board seat this year, set to replace current member Graham Paige, who has served on the board since being elected in 2015.
Beard has lived in Ivy for over 20 years, working as a news anchor for CBS19, then as a spokesperson and science writer for the UVA Health System. His two twin sons, Ryan and Wes, went through the school system, graduating from Western Albemarle in 2018.
“I just want to make sure we keep a strong public school system,” he told Cville Right Now of his decision to run for the board. “This is a place, one county in Virginia that really values public education over everything else.”…