Local
1 year ago
Central Shenandoah Health District to hold free testing clinics this summer

HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Central Shenandoah Health District is continuing a series […]

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
How a flash flood caught Harrisonburg and Rockingham County off guard

Paul Helmuth, the Harrisonburg Fire Department’s Deputy Emergency Coordinator, said on Early Mornings Thursday that weather radar on the evening of May 6 showed nothing to worry about – until it did.

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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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Harrisonburg man pleads guilty to aggravated sexual battery

HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — A Harrisonburg man will spend the next five years […]

Local
1 year ago
Transit advocates present plan to bring buses to Rockingham County

The group, called the Alliance Committed to Improving Our Neighborhoods (ACTION) hopes to partner with agencies that can help acquire financial incentives for those services.

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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
McGaheysville woman charged with embezzlement to go before grand jury

Elizabeth Nicole Taylor of McGaheysville had her charge of embezzlement over a thousand dollars certified to a grand jury during a hearing Wednesday morning in General District Court.

Local
1 year ago
Horse-whispering to be featured in Memorial Day celebration at Fairgrounds

Two performances have been scheduled for the show titled Sermon On The “Mount” – a horse-whispering act with a Christian theme.

Local
1 year ago
Design complete for new Westover Skate Park, construction to begin this fall

HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Westover Skate Park design is now complete, and […]