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Final: UVA waits out thunder, lightning, dispatches Richmond in opener, 34-13
Year 3 of the Tony Elliott era opens Saturday for the UVA Football program with the ‘Hoos hosting Richmond, a 2023 FCS playoff team. Rain is in the forecast here in Charlottesville for the 6-9:15 p.m. ET game window, and there are storms in the area, so, beware. The...
Back-to-school brew: teachers, administrators can get a free cup of coffee from Wawa
Wawa is providing teachers and administrators in the Mid-Atlantic with the perfect post Labor Day back to school pick-me-up in the form of a free cup of coffee. Here's when and how teachers and admins can get their free cup of coffee this week. ...
Virginia school district expands to 200-day year
The hottest days of summer vacation are stopped cold in the capital of Virginia.While most schools nationwide are just starting the academic year, Richmond Public Schools opened the school year for some of its elementary schools on July 22. The city started to experiment with a longer school year in 2023 in an attempt to make up for learning loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.School officials said the first year was so successful that they expanded to more schools for the 2024-2025 school year.Student and parent reactionFairfield Court Elementary is one of the schools already in month two...
Harvest season for ginseng, a highly-regulated plant in Virginia, is almost here
Ginseng harvest season in Virginia begins on Sept. 1. For those interested in collecting this valued plant, there's several regulations to be aware of -- because violating them could result in hefty fines, jail time or both.
Wahoo Preview: Virginia hopes to get off to good start against Richmond
Virginia is a three-touchdown favorite in its season opener tonight against Richmond (6 p.m., Scott Stadium, ACCNX/ESPN+), but don’t expect the Cavaliers to be overconfident. Tony Elliott has talked to his team about how well-coached the visiting Spiders are, coming off a 9-4 season that included the FCS playoffs,...
A Federal Push for Offshore Wind Energy Could Impact Delmarva's Coast Once Again
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. -- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management(BOEM) now has it's eyes set on a massive area in the Atlantic Ocean. The feds are looking to open up more lease areas for potential projects. BOEM made the announcement earlier this month, highlighting it's efforts to meet the Biden-Harris administrations...
Award-winning Amsterdam poet visits Charlottesville for book signing
New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville will host a book reading and signing with award-winning poet CAConrad on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 7 to 8 p.m. CAConrad will read from their latest poetry collection, “Listen to the Golden Boomerang Return,” which was released from Wave Books in spring 2024. The in-person event will be free and open to the public. The bookshop recommends arriving early for the best seating.
UVA Class of 2028 Demographics Show Uptick In First-Generation Students
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – UVA has finally hashed out demographic numbers for its 3039 1st-years this academic year. The Class of ’28 has 20%, or about 750, first-generation students attending college in their families. They hail from 99 different countries or jurisdictions. Some are from 6...
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