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People, businesses in Charlottesville navigate through confusion of new (un)masking guidance People, businesses in Charlottesville navigate through confusion of new (un)masking guidance By Riley Wyant | May 14, 2021 at 7:40 PM EDT - Updated May 14 at 7:40 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Virginians who are fully vaccinated will soon be able to leave their masks at home, but while the state mandate is lifted at midnight on Friday, May 14, some businesses could still require them. This is all in accordance with CDC guidelines, so it only applies to those who are fully vaccinated. Governor Northam says businesses will still have the right to require a mask on customers and employees, like many stores did during the day on Friday while waiting for the official word from the state. ....
Snow shovels, ice melt, winter supplies fly off shelves ahead of storm Snow shovels, ice melt, and more winter supplies flying off shelves ahead of storm By Riley Wyant | December 15, 2020 at 8:42 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 8:42 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - With winter weather on the way, the mad dash is on to grab snow supplies across Charlottesville. Whether we get snow, sleet, rain, ice, or all of the above, getting out on the roads Wednesday may be tricky. That is why many are stocking up ahead of the storm. “People have been coming in to get the ice melt and snow shovels,” Assistant Manager at Martin Hardware Chris Davis said. “We just started bringing them up day by day to kind of let people know we have them.” ....