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Shelves at the Salvation Army with only a few cans.
Community
6 months ago
Salvation Army Food Pantry in critical need

The Salvation Army of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County’s Food Pantry is at a critically low level.

he City of Harrisonburg is seeking proposals for the future of the property at 301 S. Main St., formally home to the Virginia Quilt Museum
Community
6 months ago
City seeks proposals for future use of former Quilt Museum site Downtown

The City is interested in conveying the property and will consider both purchase offers and proposals for conveyance at no cost, depending on the proposal.

Local
6 months ago
Harrisonburg visitor spending reached $243m in 2024

Tourists contributed more than $243 million to Harrisonburg’s local economy in 2024, according to an annual report from the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC), an increase over 2023.

Agriculture
6 months ago
Rockingham County corn farmers facing threat of rare plant disease

A relatively new plant disease called ‘tar spot’ has been detected in a Rockingham County corn field.

City of Harrisonburg seal
Community
6 months ago
Harrisonburg City Council approves special use permit on Country Club Road

Harrisonburg City Council approved a special use permit to allow restaurants in the M-1 district at 1710 Country Club Road during last night’s meeting. 

Local
6 months ago
Area High School Volleyball Scoreboard – Tuesday, 9/9

Area High School Volleyball Scoreboard – Tuesday, 9/9

Local
6 months ago
James Madison Men’s Soccer falls at Georgetown, 4-0

James Madison men’s soccer fell on Tuesday night, 4-0, at Georgetown at Shaw Field in its first road match of the season.

Sports
6 months ago
EMU Volleyball loses at Southern Virginia in three sets

The EMU Volleyball team hit the road on Tuesday, heading down I-81 for a matchup against defending USA South Champion Southern Virginia. SVU racked up 14 service aces and hit .367 as a team, en route to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-16) win over EMU.

Close up of American flag.
Community
6 months ago
Rockingham Co. Board of Supervisors honoring memory of U.S. Marine Corps Fighter Pilot

At their regularly scheduled meeting at 6pm on Wednesday, the Board will honor Virgil E. Burkey, a pilot who crashed a World War II F4U Corsair Fighter Plane on September 10, 1950, in Fulks Run.

Pullen and Click
Local
6 months ago
Five 19th-Century Rockingham Land Books preserved

Rockingham County and City of Harrisonburg Clerk of Circuit Court Chaz W. Haywood announced today the return of five historic records that were recently conserved and digitized through the 2025 Circuit Court Records Preservation Program Grant.