Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 26th of May.
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On Memorial Day, community members gathered at Ting Pavilion to honor fallen service members — the ceremony included wreath presentations, speeches, and prayers as families and veterans remembered their sacrifice.
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is launching its summer program to feed over 500 students with thousands of meals by August, partnering with local schools, Boys + Girls Club and churches to support families during the break.
Monday, May 25, the Earlysville VFW Post hosted a Memorial Day ceremony where veterans, families and neighbors gathered to honor those lost to war.
The event (held by VFW Post 2044) featured a rifle volley and performances by the Boy Scouts and the Second Union Band despite rain.
Ronald McDonald House in Charlottesville has updated its look following a nationwide rebrand, and the 9th Street location now displays a red house logo with a white hand-drawn heart that reinforces its mission of keeping families together as children receive lifesaving care from UVA Health Children’s.
A Memorial Day ceremony was held Monday, May 25 at Ting Pavilion in Earlysville to honor fallen service members, with veterans, families, and neighbors gathering to remember those lost in war.
PVCC will host the VHSL Film Festival on June 6 at the V.
Earl Dickinson Building, where 45 films by high school filmmakers from 27 schools will be screened. The event features keynote speaker Mark Maxey plus a Q&A and awards presentation with no ticket required for public admission.
The CHS urban farming program delivered its first crop of lettuce to the cafeteria earlier this month for chef salads, showcasing a 12-year effort to teach agriculture and business skills through projects built by students (including a greenhouse and chicken coop).
The Summer Language Institute lets students learn one or two years of a language in four or eight weeks at U.Va. (founded in 1981).
Director Vera Abbate says the program builds fluency, confidence, and community in a fast-paced, immersive setting.
The NCAA men's lacrosse national championship at Scott Stadium ended as Princeton and Notre Dame competed on campus (the title weekend was the first held on a college campus since 2002).
It marked the University of Virginia's third time hosting the game.
Virginia baseball enters the NCAA tournament as the Cavaliers, led by first-year coach Chris Pollard (hired from Duke), will face Jacksonville State at 7 p.m. Friday in the Hattiesburg Regional at Pete Taylor Park.
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