
New UVA residence hall, Gibbons House, named for former slave couple
William and Isabella Gibbons were husband and wife, enslaved by different professors and living in different pavilions in the mid-19th century University of Virginia.

William and Isabella Gibbons were husband and wife, enslaved by different professors and living in different pavilions in the mid-19th century University of Virginia.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

During National Work Zone Awareness Week, observed this year from March 23-27, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) joins the highway contracting community and federal, state and local transportation officials to educate motorists about the potential dangers we all face while driving through work zones.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

The entrance ramps from Route 29 (Emmet Street) southbound onto the Route 250 Bypass will be closed overnight Thursday while construction crews restripe lane markings on the westbound ramp where it will be widened for an additional lane.

The Waynesboro Police Department, in conjunction with several other local, state and federal agencies, performed a major operation today aimed at drug users and dealers.

The University of Virginia and its Presidential Precinct partners will host Prince Charles March 18 at a global issues forum on the Magna Carta at the National Archives in Washington.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week. Traffic movements may be restricted and speed limits reduced in work zones.

Battelle sees a direct corollary between early science education and workforce development in Charlottesville. That’s why its charitable giving spans from support for preschoolers to middle-schoolers and—through scholarships— to students on the cusp their of professional science careers.

The 2015 edition of the Virginia General Assembly came to end a day earlier than expected, with the Senate and House both adjourning Sine Die late Friday evening.
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