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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Rockingham County man arrested in connection to Waynesboro shooting

In a release, the department said that Dustin Allen Dove, 23, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon by the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office.

Sports
1 year ago
Virginia selected to host NCAA Baseball Regional

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (UVA Athletics) – Disharoon Park will serve as one of the 16 […]

A headshot photo of Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Rocktown Now Crime Report – May 24, 2024

In this week’s Rocktown Now Crime Report, Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson updates us on the continuing repairs that have closed the Rockingham-Harrisonburg Regional Jail for the past two weeks and tells us about his personal journey into a career in law enforcement. If you have a question for Sheriff Hutcheson, send it to news@rocktownnow.com!

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.

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
‘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. 

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