The City of Charlottesville has calculated expenses of more than $921,000 on its preparations and response to the anniversary weekend of Aug. 12th in Charlottesville. According to a release, the city spent more than $611,000 on personnel, $188,000 on materials and contractual services, and $122,000 on mutual aid reimbursements to other local governments — and…… MORE INFO »
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Rivanna Hazardous Waste Collection Days
Friday and Saturday are Household Hazardous Waste collection days for the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority. These collections are free to residents of Albemarle County, Charlottesville and Scottsville from 9am to 2pm. Eligible items include acids, antifreeze, batteries, household cleaners, pesticides, paints and solvents, and fluorescent light bulb tubes. Bulky Waste Amnesty Days are also coming…… MORE INFO »
Hurricane Florence Relief Effort /Part Two
The convoy of tractor trailer trucks from Greene County has returned home after delivering emergency supplies to victims of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. The four-truck convoy of volunteers arrived in New Bern, North Carolina on Monday with each truck carrying 80,000 pounds of supplies to the flood-ravaged victims. But organizers of the event are…… MORE INFO »
2019 VA Book Festival Tributes #MeToo Movement
Virginia’s perennial Festival of the Book is now less than six months away — the 2019 festival celebrates its 25th year in Charlottesville. At the top of the list of this year’s headliners announced on Wednesday: Laurie Halse Anderson, a New York Times best-selling author of the book “Shout”, that will debut in March, has…… MORE INFO »
Online Registration For Voters, Age 18 And Up
Tuesday marked a milestone for local students at Piedmont Virginia Community College, members turning 18 in the demographic group sought after by civic engagement groups. The Pew Research Center predicts that younger generations, which make up the majority of the electorate, will not cast the majority of the votes in November. CAMPUS VOTER: “So, we’re…… MORE INFO »
Mental Health Education In VA High Schools
Statistics now show that the challenging time of starting high school can have a significant effect on students’ mental health — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, mental health disorders are on the rise with students and suicide is a leading cause of death in adolescents. After a group of Albemarle County…… MORE INFO »
PVCC Hosts Police/Forensic Science Career Panel
On Thursday, PVCC will host a Police and Forensic Science Career Panel from Noon to 1pm with panel speakers Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall Brackney, Albemarle County Police Lt. Mike Wagner, UVA Police Chief Tommye Sutton and Virginia State Police’s Brad Crews. Panelists will share success stories, employer expectations and training & qualifications for careers in…… MORE INFO »
27th Annual Day Of Caring
Thousands of people in the Charlottesville area gave back to their community on Wednesday through the United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area’s 27th annual Day of Caring. About 2,000 local people who volunteered for Day of Caring worked on hundreds of different projects across the area. Richard Brownlee, a retired Darden Professor and United Way board member…… MORE INFO »
Anniversary Weekend Cost UVA Over $400,000 Dollars
The University of Virginia is reporting that its Academic Division spent more than $422,000 dollars on security and related expenses during the August 10th’s anniversary weekend of the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville. According to a release, UVA spent over $259,000 dollars on labor and overtime alone, plus nearly $25,000 dollars on equipment and…… MORE INFO »
$6.35 Million Dollars For Virginia’s Opioid Crisis
U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is providing funds to several Virginia communities to fight the opioid crisis. According to a release, Virginia will get more nearly $6.35 million in funds to help stem the alarming rise in overdose deaths and increase prevention…… MORE INFO »