Josh Seay participates in a rock skipping contest during a stop of the batteau boats on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, during their voyage to Scottsville. Seay's final rock won him the contest, and bragging rights for the rest of the day.
From left, Heber Dickerson, 12, Sage Schumacher, 13,and Henry Schuepfer, 11, of the Lewis and Clark Fife and Drum Corps prepare to perform before the immigrant naturalization ceremony on Friday, July 4, 2025, at Monticello in Charlottesville. Their group traveled from St. Charles, Missouri.
University of Virginia President Jim Ryan speaks to the crowd during a rally against his resignation under pressure on Friday, June 27, 2025, at the Carr’s Hill President’s House on UVa’s Grounds in Charlottesville. The DOJ accused Ryan of failing to rid the university of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, and forced him to resign from the presidency under threat of losing federal funding.
The Rev. Andrew McCausland prays with a churchgoer on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church in Columbia, Mo. McCausland said in his sermon that his congregation faces many challenges, from homelessness to addiction.
Cowboys wait to compete in the Oakland Heights Rodeo on July 10, 2024, in Gordonsville, Va.
Charlottesville Fire Marshal Patrick Butler inspects the aftermath of a house fire on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in the Belmont neighborhood of Charlottesville, Va. The house belonged to a local bicycle shop owner and was used mostly to store bicycles, dozens of which were lost in the fire.
New U.S. citizen Ivan Robinson, from Peru, waves to the crowd at his naturalization ceremony on Thursday, July 4, 2024 at Monticello, near Charlottesville.
Virginia senator Mark Warner speaks at a town hall on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the Jefferson Theater in downtown Charlottesville.
Ben Folds sits on stage surrounded by paper airplanes thrown by the audience on his 2024 Paper Airplane Tour on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at the Ting Pavilion in Charlottesville. The idea of the tour is that Folds selects songs randomly from the airplanes and plays a unique set.
Lightning strikes over the University of Virginia's famous Rotunda on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Charlottesville.