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The Food Bank announced last week that it will participate in the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program, which will provide children in 13 locations with healthy food that they might not be able to access otherwise.

Library Director Zach Elder says that the theme of this year’s program is “Adventure Begins at Your Library.” He told Rocktown Now that although folks may think it’s geared toward kids, the program is actually open to kids of all ages – and nothing is off limits.

The Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA says that it has a “dire need” to find foster or forever homes for dogs in its care as space in the shelter is dwindling.

Ken Slack with the Virginia Department of Transportation said that crews will be replacing pipes on I-81 Southbound from New Market to Harrisonburg, which is from about Mile Marker 260 to Mile Marker 253.

According to police, a 2017 Toyota Tacoma was traveling north when it ran off the left side of the road and collided with a tree.

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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 and talks about what he believes are the biggest challenges facing law enforcement today.

From 2:00 to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, local cancer survivors, caregivers, and other community members will be able to walk the track in honor of those who have beaten the disease, and in memory of the ones who have died from it.