The removal marks the third reported time the tarp has been vandalized since being installed.
Herring said cities can remove statues if there are no specific laws pertaining to individual memorials.
Cullop recently launched his campaign after filing for candidacy in July.
Ten students from colleges across Virginia will begin a 70-mile-walk to protest recent threats to repeal pro-immigration legislation.
The Student Council Executive Board released a statement Thursday endorsing the demands put forth to the University by the Black Student Alliance and numerous other student groups.
Cantwell turned himself into the Lynchburg Police Department Wednesday.
Cantwell appeared on a "VICE News Tonight" episode about Charlottesville and was wanted for three felonies related to the Aug. 11 white nationalist torchlit march.
After a federal injunction ruling in his favor, Jason Kessler and his lawyers have dropped a lawsuit against the City of Charlottesville.
Just hours after city officials draped black shrouds over the Lee and Jackson statues near downtown, a local man attempted to cut down the covering over the Lee statue.
Students shared different perspectives on how to properly respond to the recent violence in Charlottesville.
City Council also passed a resolution to conceal the Lee and Jackson statues using a black fabric.
Virginia gubernatorial candidates Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam denounced the actions of the white nationalists from the Aug. 12 “Unite the Right” rally.
“It’s a lot more than I expected,” first-year College student Emmanuel Edu said.
The class is being welcomed to Grounds during a difficult period for the University community.
Recent events have prompted a strong consideration for creating better safety policies.
Romero was one of 30 people injured in the car attack, which also killed 32-year-old Heather Heyer.
In addition to the march, a list of demands signed by multiple University groups was presented and read to those gathered before the marching started.
U.Va. Students United went on Facebook Live as they asked Sullivan about alleged administrative inaction during the torchlit march.
Kessler's early Saturday morning tweet described Heather Heyer's death as “payback time.”
The single arrest was for public intoxication.
