Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 30th of September.
Good morning, Charlottesville.
The local nonprofit FLRD Community Food Pantry is operating in Palmyra at the annex of the Fluvanna County School Board office at 14455 James Madison Hwy, serving residents from surrounding counties on Tuesdays and Thursdays (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), to help combat rising food insecurity among older residents.
The semiannual Friends of JMRL Book Sale — a fundraiser — will run from Saturday, Oct.
3 to Oct. 11 at 300 Meadowbrook Square, offering books and media donated to support the library. Coordinator Peter Manno said the fundraiser started small and has raised over $190,000.
A fifth-generation farmer at Carter Family Farms fears a proposed power line could threaten his family legacy.
He says the planned line may interrupt the land inheritance passed down through generations.
Charlottesville travelers can purchase a lifetime subscription for Matt’s Flights Premium Plan for $39.99, which sends daily mistake-fare alerts and allows unlimited custom search requests.
The service covers nearly 60 U.S. airports (including Dulles, Reagan National, and Raleigh-Durham) but not CHO.
Weird Al Yankovic is coming to Charlottesville at the John Paul Jones Arena on Thursday, Oct.
8 and will hold a contest to give away tickets.
The Honor Committee budgeted $204,500 from its endowment of over $200,000 for the upcoming academic term to fund key initiatives like co-sponsorships and a materials closet for Architecture (and a planned terrace at Aggarwal Hall).
The committee reduced spending from last term but maintains a flexible approach for future use.
UVA Health has partnered with Safe Kids, Charlottesville Albemarle Rescue Squad and the Virginia DMV to offer a 32-hour course on proper car seat installation for parents and professionals; the program began Monday at the rescue squad and holds a public installation event Thursday.
Three principals at Albemarle County Public Schools are on an extended leave.
Acting Superintendent Dr. Chandra Hayes announced Monday that substitutes were named at Monticello High, Baker-Butler Elementary, and Woodbrook Elementary, but she did not disclose the reasons.
Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority crews have installed over 5,400 feet of ductile iron pipe on the Central Water Line Project along Cherry Avenue near Tall Oaks Elementary; the project will complete by December with phase two breaking ground next spring — traffic delays are expected.
One Charlottesville woman suffering from chronic knee pain started a 12‐week non‐surgical treatment at Advanced Pain Management—located at Seminole Square—after Dr. Wagner found that a decades‐old neck injury was behind her discomfort; she now follows a customized plan including regenerative treatments to reduce inflammation and boost mobility.
Virginia football will travel to Tallahassee to face Florida State at 3:30 p.m. Saturday — marking the Cavaliers’ first road game against the Seminoles since 2014 following a notable upset last season.
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