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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.

Close up of American flag
Local
2 weeks ago
Flags fly at half-staff on Wednesday

Flags will fly at half-staff on Wednesday, July 22, in memory and respect of United States Army 1st Lieutenant Kendrick Lamont Key Jr. of Richmond, Virginia.

Shawn Seal mugshot
Crime & Safety
2 weeks ago
Luray man in custody after fleeing scene of alleged rape and abduction

UPDATE: A suspect in a rape and abduction in Page County is in custody after a pursuit through Rockingham County.

Sunrise Farms
Agriculture
3 weeks ago
Sunrise Farms hosting Open House Celebration this Friday

Sunrise Farms will be hosting an open house celebration from 10am to 2pm this Friday, July 24.

Traffic cones on the side of the road.
Local
3 weeks ago
Traffic delays in the Shenandoah Valley – Week of July 20, 2026

VDOT’s list of maintenance and construction work in the Shenandoah Valley for the week of July 20, 2026.

Closeup of road
Local
3 weeks ago
Watermain break on Caroline Street in Staunton causes road closures

Officials say Caroline Street will be closed from Baptist Street to Sunnyside Street for the next several hours.

Frost on trees
Agriculture
3 weeks ago
USDA designates 43 Virginia counties as natural disaster areas following spring frost damage

The declaration makes eligible agricultural producers in the designated counties to apply for emergency loans through the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA).

Mugshot of Wesley Carlyle Tobin Jr.
Crime & Safety
3 weeks ago
Wanted Strasburg man arrested after traffic stop

A wanted Strasburg man was arrested on Thursday after a traffic stop was conducted in the Edinburg area.

Cave Comedy Fest
Entertainment
3 weeks ago
Cave Comedy Fest returns to Melrose Caverns

Cave Comedy Fest will return to Melrose Caverns for the fifth year on Saturday, July 25.

Headshot of Kari Jorgensen Diener
Community
3 weeks ago
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank CEO appointed to Virginia’s Commission to End Hunger

CEO Kari Diener will serve two years effective immediately.

Headshot of Dr. Jeffrey Cassell
Community
3 weeks ago
Waynesboro Public Schools Superintendent announces retirement

Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Cassell will retire at the end of the year.