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2024 NCAAF Cheat Sheet: Virginia Cavaliers Stats & Odds
The Virginia Cavaliers seek improvement in 2024 coming off back-to-back three-win seasons under head coach Tony Elliott. Expectations are extremely low, with the Cavaliers projected for only 4.5 victories. However, they’ll face their share of challenges in the new-look Atlantic Coast Conference, which welcomes SMU, California and Stanford. Virginia...
Charlottesville conditionally approves $3M for affordable housing development
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The City of Charlottesville has conditionally approved an investment to the 6th Street affordable housing development. The $3 million dollars requested by the Charlottesville Redevelopment Housing Authority, or CRHA will contribute to Phase 1 of the project. The money will go towards providing 47 fully subsidized...
Charlottesville-area revisor levels fluctuate
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Despite the hot and dry weather, the average level for all reservoirs providing drinking water to Charlottesville and Albemarle County is above 90%. The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) says that the average level is at 94%. Two weeks ago, we reported it was at...
All the Action from Week 6 of The Tonsler League
Charlottesville, VA: (CVILLE RIGHT NOW):Time is running out for teams looking to have a shot at the title of the 2024 Tonsler League season. Week 6 has come and gone, and only two weeks remain before the playoffs. Here is what you need to know about all the action on Thursday and Sunday.
HeartPine Co. to appear on “World’s Greatest” TV show
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A Charlottesville flooring company has been named the best at what it does in the nation. HeartPine Company specializes in the custom construction of reclaimed wood. It will be featured on the TV show “World’s Greatest” later in July. The show spotlights companies...
Jack McMullan staying at home this summer with Tom Sox
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Jack McMullan is in his first season of summer ball with the Charlottesville Tom Sox. “Summer ball is great, it’s everything you want. A lot of people don’t take it seriously because they’ve already played 60 games or something.”. McMullan says he’s taking...
Salvation Army asking for help to restock hygiene closet
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Salvation Army in Charlottesville is asking for help to restock its Hygiene Closet. The closet offers free hygiene products to people in need, including those who get assistance from area nonprofits, such as PACEM. The Salvation Army reports that during the month of June,...
UVA baseball’s Jay Woolfolk returning for senior year
The return of #4. The Chesterfield, Virginia native, Benedictine High School graduate, and now one of the Virginia Cavaliers’ go-to pitchers has announced via social media that he will return for his senior year in Charlottesville. I had the privilege of covering the Super Regional game in which Jay...
Halifax, Madison Heights, Amherst win DYB state championships in Appomattox
Halifax, Madison Heights and Amherst left town last week as winners of the 2024 Virginia State DYB Tournament held July 5-10 at at the Appomattox County Community Park. Halifax won the Ozone Division 1 (ages 11-12) trophy with an 11-0 victory over Appomattox. Madison Heights captured the AAA Minors Division I (ages 9-10) trophy with an 11-5 win over Goochland. Amherst won Ozone Division II (ages 11-12) with an 11-1 win over Clarksville.
C3 extended deadline to apply for Energy Efficiency Grants
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Small businesses that would like to apply for grants to help make energy efficiency upgrades have a little more time to do so. The Community Climate Collaborative has extended the deadline to apply for its Energy Efficiency Grants. Businesses can use the funding, up to...
The Bridge That Was: University Removes 1970s Footbridge
The Ridley Footbridge over Emmet Street is gone. The bridge, built in the early 1970s as part of the construction of what is now the University of Virginia’s School of Education and Human Development, was dismantled over the weekend. Facilities Management closed Emmet Street Thursday night to allow contractor S.B. Cox of Richmond to begin the demolition of the bridge, starting with breaking up the concrete pad on the bridge’s surface with jackhammers mounted on the articulated arms of excavators.
Hear Together: Cat Action Team
Cat Action Team is an all-volunteer non-profit based in Charlottesville. They believe that every cat has a right to a pain-free life with sufficient food, shelter, and medical care. They work to improve the quality of life for feral and community cats in Albemarle and 12 other counties in central Virginia. Cat Action Team sponsors a trap-neuter-vaccinate-return program, colony-maintenance and pet-retention, foster and adoption, and ongoing community education.
Broken AC postpones Stribling Avenue sidewalk meeting
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A broken air conditioning on a record high temperature day has a sidewalk meeting scheduled for this evening postponed. The Stribling Avenue sidewalk meeting that was initially scheduled for July 16th has been postponed to Tuesday, July 30th, due to an unexpected issue with the venue’s air conditioning. The rescheduled meeting will take place at Fry’s Spring Beach Club.
UVA is a 4.5-Star Winner in Latest Money Magazine Ranking
Money Magazine has given the University of Virginia a 4.5-star rating in its “Best Colleges of 2024” assessment. The publication considered several metrics, including graduation rates, the cost of tuition, financial aid and alumni salaries in assigning a possible two to five stars to the school. Money started...
Heat Stroke or Heat Exhaustion?
CHARLOTTSVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Its gearing up to be another hot week in Charlottesville. residents are reminded that the high temperatures can be not only uncomfortable but also potentially deadly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) emphasize that heat-related illnesses are preventable and knowing the differences between heatstroke and heat exhaustion can save lives.
UVA Health: University Medical Center’s Battle Building marks 10-year anniversary
UVA Health is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of University Medical Center’s Battle Building, where hundreds of thousands of pediatric and surgical patients have received care from specialized teams since the building opened in the summer of 2014. The building is named for Barry Battle and Bill Battle, longtime advocates...
Local groups and residents mobilize to try to save Carlton Mobile Home Park
We still don’t know who is poised to buy Carlton Mobile Home Park in Charlottesville for $7 million next month. But after our report ran about the sale — and how sales like this frequently spell the end for manufactured communities — local groups and individuals are rallying to make a counter offer.
Six months after local Head Start provider closed, its executive director has resigned
Sarah Hanks, executive director the Monticello Area Community Action Agency, has resigned from her position, according to the organization’s website. Hanks’ resignation comes about six months after MACAA decided to surrender its Early Head Start and Head grants to the national Office of Head Start. The resignation occurred at MACAA’s June board meeting, which the Board did not allow members of the public to attend.
UVA Law Is No. 1 in Best Professors, Best Classroom Experience
School Retains Top-5 Ranking in Princeton Review’s Most Competitive Categories. The University of Virginia School of Law reclaimed its No. 1 spots in both Best Professors and Best Classroom Experience in The Princeton Review’s annual law school rankings, which were released Tuesday. As reported in the 2024 rankings,...
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