Local
1 year ago
‘Check A Vet’ encourages neighbors to fight against veteran suicide

CEO Michael Carmichael, a U-S Army veteran himself, said on the Mike Schickman Show that the group starts with “slapping people in the face” about the number of vets taking their own lives.

Sports
1 year ago
Host families sought for incoming Harrisonbug Turks players

The Valley League’s season starts next Friday with six games scheduled, including the Turks hosting the Waynesboro Generals at JMU’s Veterans Memorial Park.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Grand jury hearing scheduled for suspect in Elkton homicide case

According to online records, Timothy Thomas Comer will go before a grand jury in Page County Circuit Court on June 5.

Shenandoah National Park sign
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Shenandoah National Park cold case remains unsolved nearly three decades later

The FBI believes the Williams, 24, and Winans, 26, were murdered at a campsite near Skyland Resort. However, a suspect has never been arrested in the case.

Local
1 year ago
City of Harrisonburg calls for elections officers

In a social media post, the city announced that legal citizens of Virginia, 18 or older, are eligible to apply for these poll worker positions. Anyone interested is asked to fill out an application at City Hall.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Plea hearing delayed for Stuarts Draft daycare owner accused of child abuse

According to Sheriff’s Lieutenant Leslie Snyder, authorities responded to her home daycare in October 2022 for reports of an unresponsive infant, and emergency workers could not revive the child. An investigation failed to prove that Stewart caused the death.

Local
1 year ago
How a flash flood caught Harrisonburg and Rockingham County off guard

Paul Helmuth, the Harrisonburg Fire Department’s Deputy Emergency Coordinator, said on Early Mornings Thursday that weather radar on the evening of May 6 showed nothing to worry about – until it did.

Local
1 year ago
‘Stamp Out Hunger’ collects more than 76,000 meals worth of food

Harrisonburg contributed more than 10,500 lbs. of food during this year’s campaign. 

Local
1 year ago
Harrisonburg awarded nearly $30k in tourism grants

The first $20,000 will fund a program titled “Harrisonburg, Your Basecamp for Analog Adventure,” while the remaining $9,000 will go toward the “Journey at Your Own Tempo and Enjoy Harrisonburg’s Unhurried Charms,” campaign. 

Local
1 year ago
Transit advocates present plan to bring buses to Rockingham County

The group, called the Alliance Committed to Improving Our Neighborhoods (ACTION) hopes to partner with agencies that can help acquire financial incentives for those services.

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