After covering central Virginia for nearly four years

Afternearlyfouryearsofcoveringcommunity,cultureandeducationincentralVirginia,TamicaJean-CharlesisleavingCharlottesvilleTomorrow. Jean-CharlesjoinedCharlottesvilleTomorrowinSeptember2021afterworkingasasocialjusticewatchdogreporteratTheProgress-IndexinPetersburg.Inassuminghernewrole,shewaseagertolearnmoreaboutthecity’speople,placesandeverythinginbetween. SomereportinghighlightsforJean-CharlesincludecoveringtheschoolrenamingprocessatCharlottesvilleCitySchools.Throughherconsistentreportingonthetopic,shecraftedthoughtfulandprofoundstories,suchasaprofileofanamesakeofBurnley-MoranElementarySchool,andwhatchangingthenameofaschoolmeanstodifferentpeopleinthecommunity. Jean-CharlescloselyfollowedtheshutdownoftheMonticelloAreaCommunityActionAgency’sHeadStartprograms,andhowitimpactedthefamiliesandworkerswhoreliedonit.WhiletheserieswasoneofJean-Charles’morechallengingassignments,itgaveherspacetotestherreportingabilitiesandproveherselfasastron