Friday marks the 75th anniversary of a court ruling that made UVA the first university in the South to integrate. Sandy Hausman reports on the student who sued for access to a graduate program in the law school and about events planned to commemorate his courage.

For some Pughsville residents, the issue has caused problems with voting precincts and utility tax bills.

"We need to make sure we're doing it in a proper way," Committee Chair Delegate Cliff Hayes told Radio IQ.

The Navy's drive to privatize barracks concerns some observers, who note problems with the military's earlier effort to privatize on-base family housing.

Paul Wagner said research completed on artist Georgia O’Keeffe since the 1970s made his documentary “Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light” possible.

“Nurses are really designed for this work,” said award finalist Janice Hawkins.

Access Virginia, a local nonprofit, provides open captioning and audio narration for theater and museum visitors who are blind, deaf or hard of hearing. The founder says the service allows her clients to 'laugh with everyone else and cry with everyone else.'

The City Council on Tuesday is scheduled to vote on a resolution changing the name of the 31st Street Park to The William D. Sessoms Jr. Neptune’s Park.

“Without farmers, we could be starving or naked,” said Desmyn Owens. “So it’s important for … especially young people to understand … the importance of agriculture.”