Charlottesville guitar maker releases toy designed to teach kids how to play guitar

Campaigns across the 5th District are making final outreach efforts before Election Day.

Orange County took an early lead Friday night and held off Charlottesville 26-20 in the Game of the Week, keeping its playoff hopes alive. Charlottesville tried to fight back but could not continue its momentum in the fourth quarter. Both teams entered Friday’s game still searching for a playoff berth. The Black Knights and Hornets are both 2-6. Millbrook is also 2-6 and currently holds the last of eight playoff spots in VHSL Region 4D.

People from every era of Rebecca Washington’s life gathered Sunday to celebrate her 100th birthday, which is Monday.

The reading pass rate for Black third graders at Trailblazer Elementary rose from 22% to 36%, according to new state data.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys argued Friday over whether Michael Swiney should face one trial or seven separate trials on felony charges involving seven children.

Former students are returning to Charlottesville from across the country to celebrate a school that meant much more to them than classrooms and textbooks.