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.

Headshot of Rodger Presgraves.
Local
2 months ago
Police searching for missing Staunton man

Police are searching for 54-year-old Rodger Presgraves who was last seen on Saturday, September 13.

Agriculture
2 months ago
Virginia growers celebrate ‘phenomenal’ corn crop and hold out hope for drought-stricken soybeans

Virginia’s field corn and soybean crops were off to a running start this season, thanks to rainy weather in the first half of summer. But soybean production was stunted as rain tapered off in July.

The winning Bluestone Vineyards bottles.
Local
2 months ago
Bluestone Vineyard receives multiple Best of Class Wins at 2025 East vs. West International Wine Competition

The Shenandoah Valley winery walked away with four Best of Class designations, multiple Double Gold medals, and consistently high marks from judges.

Shelves of books in a library.
Community
2 months ago
Massanutten Regional Library wins Virginia Library of the Year

The Massanutten Regional Library has been awarded the Virginia Library Association’s 2025 Library of the Year award.

Community
2 months ago
Staunton City Schools weighs in on potential raising of SOL cut scores

The Virginia Board of Education is considering raising the Standards of Learning (SOL) cut scores for grades 3 through 12 next week.

Community
2 months ago
Broadway K9 and handler graduate

Broadway Police K9 Diablo and his handler Officer Angler completed the test on Friday. Officials say they are now headed back to Broadway.

Overview of a railroad track
Local
2 months ago
Route 256 in Augusta County closing Friday for railroad crossing maintenance

Part of Route 256 (Weyers Cave Road) in Augusta County will be closed for railroad crossing maintenance from 6 p.m. Friday, September 19, through about 8 a.m. Sunday, September 21.

Eastern Mennonite University logo
Community
2 months ago
EMU reports double-digit growth in new undergraduate students

The numbers reflect undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree and non-credit enrollment on the Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, campuses for the Fall 2025 semester.

A helicopter raises the woman out of
Local
2 months ago
ACFR helps with rescue at St. Mary’s Wilderness

Augusta County Emergency Communications Center dispatched multiple units on Saturday to a woman who had suffered an injury.

Crime & Safety
2 months ago
Waynesboro man allegedly involved in fatal hit and run to remain in jail

The Waynesboro man accused in the fatal hit and run crash over the weekend in Augusta County will remain in jail for the time being.