One person was killed in an early morning crash on Monday in Charlottesville — according to police, the single vehicle crash occurred on Fifth Street near the intersection with Berring Street at approximately 5:30am. The driver was taken to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries but the passenger was declared dead at the scene…… MORE INFO »
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REAL-ID Licenses Now Available @ DMV
On Monday, Virginia’s DMV began issuing new driver’s licenses that are “REAL ID” compliant. These new identification cards can still be used for state-level purposes like voting and driving, but the new ones can also be used as a federal identification card to enter military bases and boarding domestic flights. The new credentials will not…… MORE INFO »
VDOT Advisory: Route 33 Slope Stabilization Work
VDOT is advising drivers on Route 33 in Greene County of continued delays in Swift Run Gap. VDOT says stabilization work will continue this week in the area where landslides occurred earlier this year, closing Route 33 at the end of May. The right lane heading west will be closed daily from 7am to 7pm…… MORE INFO »
Local Florence Relief Drive Seeking Your Help
The Charlottesville-based Hurricane Florence drive for North Carolina victims is still looking for help from the community residents and businesses. A tractor trailer outside of the Sam’s Club on Route 29 needs to be filled by late Wednesday — visit Sam’s Club on Route 29 through Wednesday, organizers are hoping to be in North Carolina…… MORE INFO »
The Virginian Restaurant Celebrates 95 Years
University of Virginia alumni and current students packed The Virginian Restaurant on the Corner on Saturday to help celebrate its 95 years in business. The restaurant that opened in 1923, became a soda fountain shop during Prohibition — and in tribute to that period, Saturday’s servers donned flapper attire and served root beer floats to…… MORE INFO »
Live Fire Training For Stanardsville Volunteers
On Saturday, about two dozen firefighters from across Virginia participated in live fire training at the Stanardsville Volunteer Fire Department in Greene County. The training included forced entry and rescue drills in the training structure where firefighters fought back open flames in a kitchen area using canned pressurized water rather than a hose, and practiced…… MORE INFO »
Burley Segregation Memorial Dedicated
On Saturday, a memorial was dedicated to the African American students and faculty who attended and worked at the Burley Middle School during the era of segregation. The memorial lists hundreds of names of people who were enrolled at or employed by the school in the 1950s and ’60s and took two years to design.…… MORE INFO »
Albemarle Schools Want Your Input
Superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools Dr. Matthew Hass wants to hear more feedback from the community. Over the summer, teachers, students, and staff-members contributed their thoughts on what they want as priorities for the division when Haas held several listening sessions in order to get a better understanding of what the school community’s needs…… MORE INFO »
2019 Healthcare Options: Anthem Versus Optima
The State Corporation Commission recently denied a request by Sentara Optima to lower its health insurance rates in response to Anthem HealthCare’s decision to re-enter the federal marketplace in 2019 – re-creating a competitive field in the Charlottesville market. Health care advocate Sarah Stovall says with Anthem back in, the average 40-year-old could pay half…… MORE INFO »
15th Annual Free Clinic Benefit Concert Starring Brandi Carlisle
Supporting the idea that everyone should have access to quality health care, the 15th Annual Benefit Concert for the Charlottesville Free Clinic will be raising funds on Friday night at the Sprint Pavilion on the downtown mall. The Charlottesville Free Clinic provides access to medical care, dental care, mental health support services, and prescription medicine…… MORE INFO »