Local
1 year ago
Governor Youngkin orders flags to be lowered to half-staff for Memorial Day

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — On this Memorial Day, Governor Glenn Youngkin has […]

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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.

Local
1 year ago
Memorial Day Closures

On this Memorial Day Monday, many local government workers in the Valley will have the day off.

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.

Sports
1 year ago
Host families sought for incoming Harrisonbug Turks players

The Valley League’s season starts next Friday with six games scheduled, including the Turks hosting the Waynesboro Generals at JMU’s Veterans Memorial Park.

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.

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Community
1 year ago
Bridgewater College Chorale to Perform at Carnegie Hall

BRIDGEWATER, Va. (Bridgewater College) — Bridgewater College’s Chorale will sing at Carnegie Hall in […]