In case it’s not totally obvious (based on the hundreds of Jeeps with out-of-state license plates trying to figure out how the hell to drive across the Mall), Camp Jeep is in session. Through Saturday, bajillions of Jeep owners will descend on Nelson county and do Jeepy kind of things that their asphault-loving vehicles normally don’t get to experience. Be nice and give directions to these folks. They come to town, spend money, and leave. We love them.
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WINA has a scoop: Wal-Mart will build a huge distribution center in Louisa County, just of Route 64, within the next two years. It will employ 600 people. The official announcement is expected this afternoon.
Writes Jeff Eisenberg in the CavDaily, “You’re the new guys, so that makes you inferior… You are inferior because you are more stupider than upperclassmen in the same way that women are more stupider than men.” He proceeds to explain why it is that first year students are generally lesser humans than upperclassman; it’s pretty funny. I put this in the satire category, but one can never be certain.
A Richmond man was driving a tanker loaded with 5,473 gallons of tar through Nelson yesterday when the truck overturned. Nearly all of the tar spilled out, pouring into a house’s front yard and covering a two-year-old dog with the hot, sticky substance. The animal was put to sleep at a nearby animal hospital a short time later. State police closed the road, and will not be able to remove the tar until it dries. They have accused the driver of speeding, but charges have not yet been filed. The house’s property damage is estimated at $15,000.
The UVa Honor Committee has found the first of the 122 accused cheaters guilty. The students were charged with cheating after Professor Louis Bloomfield analyzed their term papers and discovered that many of them had been copied from others. 30 investigations have been completed, with 20 cases dropped and 9 destined for trial. The rest of the cases will be investigated over the summer. The Cavalier Daily has the full story.
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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