
Albemarle County public safety departments team up with Santa Claus
Albemarle County’s Fire Rescue and Police Departments are partnering with Santa Claus to spread some holiday cheer in neighborhoods throughout the county over the next two weeks.

Albemarle County’s Fire Rescue and Police Departments are partnering with Santa Claus to spread some holiday cheer in neighborhoods throughout the county over the next two weeks.

Charlottesville City Council voted to give the city’s recently-removed statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee to the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.

The Indie Short Film Series was introduced to Charlottesville in 2019 with instantaneous success with programs of award-winning short films as seen at the Sundance Film Festival and many other international festivals.

Three Virginia offensive linemen are now in the transfer portal, with Rimington Trophy finalist Olu Oluwatimi and Bobby Haskins joining Joe Bissinger on the list of Cavaliers on their way out of Charlottesville.

The 2021 edition of the weekly “Coach’s Corner with Tony Bennett” radio program will debut on Wednesday live from BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse in Charlottesville.

Virginia transit and highway systems are expected to receive more than $8 billion in federal funds over the next five years as a result of the bipartisan infrastructure deal signed into law last month.

The first thing former University of Virginia assistant football coach Danny Wilmer remembers about Anthony Poindexter isn’t his ferocious hitting skills or his charismatic personality. Wilmer said it was Poindexter’s work ethic that stood out the most.

Bronco Mendenhall is stepping down as the Virginia football coach after the bowl game. Signing day is 13 days away. The transfer portal is milliseconds away.

Bronco Mendenhall woke up Sunday, after Virginia’s 29-24 loss to Virginia Tech, and something didn’t feel right. He tried to talk himself out of the decision that he was about to make, but kept coming to the same conclusion.

The Charlottesville Downtown Mall is alive with exciting holiday festivities: new lighting, new decorations, new window displays, and a new Saturday afternoon concert series.
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