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Jacquelynn Dobrin

Jacquelynn first started as a part time news anchor and reporter for WSVA in 2022. Before the launch of Rocktown Now in April of 2024, she was Assistant Editor and then became Editor-in-Chief in November of 2024.

Non-Profit Spotlight
1 year ago
Bringing education to Harrisonburg neighborhoods, The Gus Bus | McSpotlight

The Gus Bus brings free academic enrichment to children in Harrisonburg neighborhoods by taking mobile-classroom vehicles to areas where families might have financial or transportation barriers. 

Sports
1 year ago
Efficient Shooting Leads Dukes Past Coastal Carolina, Advance to Sun Belt Title Game

James Madison shot a season-best 54.5 percent (36-for-66) from the field and saw five Dukes score in double figures to roll past fourth-seeded Coastal Carolina with an 89-65 victory in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Women’s Basketball Championship.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Harrisonburg Police arrest attempted murder suspect without incident

The Harrisonburg Police Department has arrested a suspect wanted on multiple charges, including attempted murder, following a coordinated law enforcement operation.

Road sign on rural highway warning that road is closed ahead.
Local
1 year ago
Traffic alerts for the week of March 10 | Rocktown Now Road Report

The Rocktown Now Road Report for the week of March 10.

JACOB CLARKE DUVALL-EARLY mug shot
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office searching for wanted fugitive

Jacob Clarke Duvall-Early of McGaheysville is wanted for 13 counts of possession of child pornography and outstanding felony warrants.

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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
13-year-old charged after making threats towards Peter Muhlenburg Middle School

The SCSO said in a social media post that the incident pertained to a verbal threat by a suspected 13-year-old female from Maurertown where the student said in the hallway that they were going to “shoot up the school”.

A headshot photo of Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
What types of crimes are common in Rockingham County? | Rocktown Now Crime Report

In this week’s Rocktown Now Crime Report, Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson talks about what crimes are the most common in Rockingham County.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
HPD searching for suspect in Boot Barn theft

The incident happened on February 25 at around 1:30pm.

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Community
1 year ago
RHSPCA at capacity, offering waived fees on Saturday March 8

Higher than usual intake of dogs coupled with many fosters heading out of town for spring break has the RHSPCA hosting a last-minute adoption special to find adoptive homes for dogs in order to create much needed space in the shelter.

Community
1 year ago
Harrisonburg seeks feedback on South Main Street, Exit 243 Interchange to Mosby project

The City of Harrisonburg is designing improvements to South Main Street in the vicinity of the Exit 243 interchange and extending to Mosby Road, that will include safety benefits and improve operations at intersections to reduce delay.