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Virginia’s pregnant women must travel farther as the maternity care crisis grows. Doulas are stepping in to fill gaps.
In the last six years, five maternity units have closed down across rural Virginia, impacting access to prenatal care. However, with the closures have come new models of care. Growing availability of doula services aims to ease maternal morbidity, particularly among Black mothers. The post Virginia’s pregnant women must travel farther as the maternity care crisis grows. Doulas are stepping in to fill gaps. appeared first on Cardinal News.
UVA cardio researchers seek to reverse heart attack damage
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - UVA scientists are working to find a drug that could repair or even reverse damage caused by heart attacks. Jeff Saucerman, a professor of Biomedical Engineering and Cardiovascular Medicine at UVA, is leading the charge to find a compound that could regenerate heart cells. He says this has never been done in humans.
Area ag-related businesses eligible for SBA drought disaster loans
WASHINGTON, DC (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Virginia for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to drought that began on July 16. The specific primary counties, along with the adjacent localities, makes our entire Charlottesville area eligible. These loans are not available to the actual farmer or rancher, but are for aquacultural producers and nursery operators.
Clover Hill defeats Bridgewater in Game 7 to win RCBL Championship
The Clover Hill Bucks won the 2024 Rockingham County Baseball League Championship on Wednesday night as they beat Bridgewater, 8-3, in Game 7 of the championship series. It’s the 19th title in franchise history for Clover Hill and the first since 2019. The Reds finish as the RCBL runner-up for the second straight season after winning the championship in 2022.
SAW Long Range Transportation Plan open for public input
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - The 25-year Long Range Transportation Plan will set a road map for the transportation needs of people living in the greater Augusta region. Every five years, the state of Virginia requires localities to update their 25-year plan to address different transportation shortcomings in the area. Whether it is focused on personal vehicle travel, public transit or pedestrian traffic, the plans give people a chance to voice their concerns for transportation issues. The Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (CSPDC) is working on the Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro (SAW) area plan to help citizens have access to different modes of transportation.
Bond hearing delayed for Augusta County man charged in weekend hit and run accident
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The Augusta County man who was arrested Monday after a hit-and-run incident over the weekend, will spend the foreseeable future behind bars. According to online records, John Randozzo Junior had his bond hearing Tuesday afternoon continued until October 18 in General District Court....
New Exhibit Honors Blue Ridge Tunnel Workers
An exhibit presented by the Augusta County Historical Society will focus on the lives and words of the laborers who worked on the tunnel that’s now one of the area’s most popular tourism destinations. “Voices from the Blue Ridge Tunnel: When Men Were Machines,” will open at Staunton’s R.R. Smith Center on September 6 with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m.
DWR honors two area schools for environmental literacy
RICHMOND, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Two area schools were honored by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources for including environmental literacy in their curricula through the Virginia Naturally School Recognition Program. Village School and North Branch School were among the 58 schools. Village School is a private girls middle school...
Discord dangers: Va. mom warns parents of violent groups targeting children
(WAVY) — There’s an increase in violent online groups using the app Discord to contact children and persuade them to harm themselves or others, the problem now catching the attention of Virginia Sen. Mark Warner. “My daughter used it for chats,” said one Virginia mother who asked to remain anonymous. “That was her main use […]
Virginia Department of Corrections unveils new inmate literacy program to reduce recidivism
The program, which will be self-paced and taught by certified inmate tutors, will allow inmates to learn to read with the goal of transitioning into a GED program. Recent data shows those who are released from VADOC custody with a GED re-offend 16.9% of the time, compared to 18.2% for the rest of the prison population.
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