Daily Progress photos for the week of May 11th.

The University of Virginia awarded about 6,000 degrees on Sunday, May 18, 2008 during the 179th commencement.  A light rain didn’t stop raucous celebrations among the graduates and their families, who filled the Lawn with cheers and emotion.

Crozet volunteer fire fighters and animal rescue helped free Melody, a mixed breed dog who had been stuck inside a culvert since Friday at a farm on Shelton Mills Road in Crozet, VA. Owner Catherine Hermary-Vieille says her dog had gone missing Friday night after heavy storms passed through the area possible scaring the dog into the pipe. Rescue workers worked together for over an hour digging, sawing and eventually freeing the dog. Melody was taken to her veterinarian for observation.

Daily Progress photos for the week of May 4th.

Joe Giovanelli, 79, was born blind. Through playing the piano in weekly concerts, he gets joy by giving joy to others.

Crozet Pizza has operated in downtown Crozet since 1977. As development plans take shape, patrons and employees worry about the fate of the restaurant.

Photos from the celebration of Ash Lawn - Highland’s 250th birthday celebration

A massive crowd attended the 2008 Spring Races at Foxfield, which was cut short by a fast moving thunderstorm.

Some 150 soldiers from A Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team returned from Iraq to their Charlottesville National Guard armory.

With parachutes strapped to their backs, a handful of people piled into the Twin Otter plane one by one. The weather was holding up at Skydive Orange, and the parachuters were looking forward to another successful skydive. However, the experience was slightly different for a few of the parachuters. Some wore bat-like suits that connected their arms and legs with a piece of fabric. These wingsuits allowed their pilots to glide around in the clouds, giving them a very different experience than their skydiving peers.