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Guests walk past the fish pond in the garden at Monticello on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023.

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation celebrated its 100th anniversary with a centennial day open house for guests to see Monticello for free on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023.

Will Cash pushes the batteau using a pole during the James River Batteau Company sunset cruise on Thursday, July 20, 2023.

The James River Batteau Company takes guests on the James River to learn about the history Batteau's and enjoy to a peaceful evening on the river on Thursday, July 20, 2023.

UVa graduates wait in line at the Rotunda before the graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

The University of Virginia's 194th Final Exercises for College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences took place on The Lawn on Saturday, May 20, 2023.

From left to right, Daedalus Books' new owner, Jackson Landers, sits at his desk while Anthony Restivo organizes books on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.

Daedalus Books has its first new owner in nearly 50 years after founding owners, Sandy and Donna McAdams, established the bookshop in 1974 on East Market Street on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.

Left, Amir Devine falls off the goal post in the Madison Bowl during the Midsummers celebrations at the University of Virginia on Saturday, July 15, 2023.

Midsummers, an unofficial University of Virginia tradition, welcomes students back to Charlottesville during the Summer on Saturday, July 15, 2023.

Keswick hounds greet people attending the 95th Blessing of the Hounds at Grace Episcopal Church in Keswick on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023.

Maria Valles de Bonilla, 106-years-old, is sworn in as a US citizen in a ceremony at the USCIS office in Fairfax, VA, Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

Alik Samuel dunking the basketball at Crosswell Park's new basketball courts in Sumter, S.C. on July 27, 2022.

Richard Brunson woodworking at his home shop on July 25, 2022.
The 75-year-old has spent that last two-years as a hobbyist woodworker. He wasn’t always one and only recently he delved into the profession in curiosity of what it had to offer in his every-day life. Though what Brunson produces from a slab or stick of lumber is what separates him from most woodworkers. The idiosyncrasies of the figures require a second look and a closer inspection. Brunson is a Vietnam Veteran and joined the war in March of 1969. He, along with fellow soldiers, contracted life-altering diseases after being exposed to Agent Orange when the United States Military used it to bomb the Ho-Chi-Minh Trail and Iron Triangle to clear foliage in order to gain better access and views of its treacherous routes during warfare. Agent Orange and the war have given Brunson PTSD, poor hearing, trouble breathing, nerve damage and nightmares that wake him up in sweats.

The 25th Annual Black Cowboy Festival took place at Greenfield Farm in Rembert, SC from May 27-28, 2022.
Rodeo events took place in the main arena and surrounding entertainment included vendors, food trucks, a mechanical bull and live music. Thousands of visitors came to enjoy the show and to learn more abut Black Cowboy history.

Sumter Fire Department Division Chief, Joey Dollard, inspects the aftermath of the old VB Williams Furniture Co. fire Monday night.
The old VB Williams Furniture Co. burnt down after a large fire engulfed the building on Monday night. The Sumter County Fire department responded to the scene on Silver Street in South Sumter.

Cherry Poppins puts on makeup before the Drag Brunch at Common House on Saturday, June 25, 2023.

The Drag Brunch at Common House brought drag queens: BB Gun, Cherry Poppins, Darling Nikki, Lavender Menace and Blas Femme to perform for guests on Saturday, June 25, 2023.

Will Dannsgaard, at center, sits with friends at the 44th running of the Foxfield Races on Saturday, April 29, 2023.

The Foxfield Races held its 44th bi-annual steeplechase race event at the Foxfield Race Track on April 29, 2023. Roughly 12,000 attendees watched the six races that occurred throughout the day.

Horses line up as a Virginia rider hits the ball with a mallet in the UVa vs. Texas A&M Quarter Final Polo Match at the Polo Center in Charlottesville on April 9, 2024.

The University of Virginia competes against Texas A&M in the Division I Men's National Intercollegiate Quarter Final Championship at the Polo Center in Charlottesville on April 9, 2024.

Center, Kiera Beckett, sister of of Deqwane Brown, holds a candle along with family and friends of Brown during a vigil where he was killed on the corner of 12th Street NW and Rosser Avenue in Charlottesville on April 10, 2024.