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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.

The proposed redistricting map for Virginia.
Local
3 months ago
Supreme Court of Virginia upholds injunction halting redistricting vote certification

Tuesday’s ruling upholds the injunction issued by Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley and comes three days before the State Board of Elections is to meet Friday to certify the April 21 vote.

Red curtains drawn together on a stage with a spotlight.
Entertainment
3 months ago
Eunoia Theatre and EMU partnering for theatre classes for adults

Eunoia Theatre is partnering with EMU Continuing and
Professional Education to offer four six-week theatre courses early this summer.

Road sign on rural highway warning that road is closed ahead.
Local
3 months ago
UPDATE: South Main Street in Harrisonburg now open

All north and southbound lanes of South Main between South Avenue and Pleasant Hill Road are closed due to a wreck with a utility pole.

Sign warning of road work ahead
Local
3 months ago
UPDATE: Controlled blasting scheduled for I-81 near Weyers Cave on THURSDAY, April 30

A controlled blast will remove large areas of rock in the median of Interstate 81 near the Augusta-Rockingham County line.

S. “Joseph” Winslow
Community
3 months ago
Luray Marine receives Marine Corp Heritage Foundation Award

Winslow received The Colonel John W. Thomason, Jr. Award for his sculpture “Through the Front Door (Fallujah, Iraq),”.

Group of hikers in a grassy field listening to a guide near a large boulder on a sunny day.
Local
3 months ago
Shenandoah National Park celebrates 40th annual Wildflower Weekend May 2 & 3

Guided hikes and programs will highlight the diversity and significance of hundreds of flowering plant species protected in the park.

Buddy the bald eagle
Local
3 months ago
Celebrate Buddy the Bald Eagle’s 18th Hatch-day on Sunday

The Wildlife Center of Virginia will be throwing a celebration for Buddy the Bald Eagle’s 18th Hatch-day on Sunday, April 26.

Headshot of Shirley L. Washington and mugshot of Clarence Washington.
Crime & Safety
3 months ago
VSP solve 52-year-old cold case

33-year-old Shirley Washington of Washington D.C. was found murdered in Conway Robinson State Forest outside of Gainesville on December 8th, 1973. 

A blank check
Community
3 months ago
Local nonprofits awarded grants from Columbia Gas and NiSource

Multiple Virginia nonprofit organizations have been chosen to receive the 2026 Environmental Action Grant.

Mugshot of Brandom William Fitzner
Crime & Safety
3 months ago
Waynesboro man arrested after pursuit and warrant execution

A Waynesboro man was arrested on Thursday after the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office attempted to severe multiple probation violation warrants from Madison County.

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