Back to School: Let the Good Times Roll!
Back to School: Let the Good Times Roll!
A collective sigh of relief can be heard across Charlottesville as parents pack lunchboxes and send their little and not-so-little ones back to school. From athletes to watch to a principal shake-up at CHS to a preschool program that's facing challenges, the Hook takes a look at what students, families and schools are up to this fall.
(Sorry, we were unable to retrive this cover story. But there is news from the issue below.)
August 22nd, 2013 issue #1234
Alibi redux: Taylor points the finger again
Ten months after he told the Hook he was the victim of an overzealous investigation into missing Orange County teen Samantha Clarke, Randy Allen Taylor seems to be planning...
Angry probationer: Kroboth back in jail
The man convicted of the attempted murder of his wife while wearing a vampire mask on Halloween in 2004 has decided he wants to be released from supervised probation in Ari...
Another Jersey barrier on West Main
The construction of the 200-plus-apartments-and-commercial-use Plaza on West Main brings the second strip of concrete barricades within a few blocks. Unlike the UVA Battle ...
Close call: Wrong-way on interstate prompts reckless charge
An evening out with a friend in Crozet ended with a close call for a Charlottesville traveler headed eastbound on I-64 on Saturday night, August 3, after encountering anoth...
Library with a view: Crozet's new bibliothèque de luxe
Years in the works before ground was ever broken— and funding found— the new Crozet Library is set to open in a few weeks, and Jefferson Madison Regional Director John ...
Taylor's encounters: Aquaintances recall abduction suspect as hearing looms
As accused kidnapper Randy Allen Taylor sits in jail issuing protestations of innocence through his attorney, one former friend says the 48-year-old Lovingston resident has...
Who shot Greg Rosson? ID of police officer still secret
August 16 was Gregory Rosson's 22nd birthday. His family brought flowers, his two dogs, and sang "Happy Birthday" to him— at Prize Hill Cemetery in Boonesville, where he ...
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Crozet's finest: Beloved pies arrive on the Corner
Most Charlottesvillians have made the beautiful drive out to Crozet Pizza in Crozet to eat what National Geographic’s travel guide once dubbed “the best pizza in the wo...
Suffrage's legacy: It's time for women to step up
By Kay Slaughter
Letter: Not a fan
Stonefield is a mistake ["On set at Stonefield: They built it, but will people come?" August 15]. Bigger is not better, as wise people have always known, and another shoppi...
