Local
1 year ago
Crews work to repair water line break in Rockingham County

In a social media notice, the department said that the break is on North Valley Pike in the area of Gravels Road, near the ramp to and from I-81 at Exit 251.

Local
1 year ago
Repaving planned on city roads

The City of Harrisonburg is reminding drivers to watch out for workers as they perform yearly repaving

Community
1 year ago
School Board presents final library materials policy draft

The Rockingham County School Board added protections for religious texts and classic literature to the policy.

Weather
1 year ago
The basics of a solar eclipse

The natural world is wondrous to behold. In a given day, there is no shortage of events to capture human attention and imagination, and such occurrences are free of charge.

Local
1 year ago
Sen. Ghazala Hashmi champions bills protecting right to contraception

The senator organized the tour to call for Governor Glenn Youngkin to sign a bill which would protect the right to obtain and use condoms, emergency contraceptives, inter-uterine devices (IUDs) and birth control pills.

Local
1 year ago
Municipal leaders from Prizren, Kosovo visit the Friendly City

The Chamber of Commerce partnered this past year with Prizren’s chamber to collaborate on mutually beneficial economic development projects.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Suspect in downtown shooting arrested

Alexander Ramos Perez, 21, of Rockingham, is being held in the Harrisonburg/Rockingham Regional Jail without bond. 

Local
1 year ago
Harrisonburg Cardinals Wheelchair Basketball Team headed to Nationals

The Friendly City’s wheelchair hoops team is playing for a national title. Thursday, Valley […]

Local
1 year ago
Harrisonburg seeks input on Gay St. reconfiguration project

The project would reconfigure lanes on a stretch of Gay St. between Broad and Liberty Streets to add safety and pedestrian infrastructure, taking the four-lane road down to three.

Sports
1 year ago
Smithland Athletic Complex named “Field of the Year”

A Friendly City athletic facility is getting statewide recognition for its aesthetic appeal.