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Blue Ridge Area Food Bank logo
Community
1 year ago
Summer Program begins for children who are food insecure

The Summer Food Service Program is designed to reach children who may not get nutritious meals at home over the summer break.

Happy Birthday America poster featuring Wilson Fairchild and Emily Ann Roberts
Community
1 year ago
Happy Birthday America vendor and parade applications now open

Happy Birthday America, the non-profit, all-volunteer organization that hosts Independence Day festivities in Staunton, is now accepting parade, pageant, food concessions, non-food vendor, music and entertainer, volunteer, and 5K race applications for the 4th of July celebration.

Community members attend a past Community Connectors meeting at the Simms Center.
Community
1 year ago
Input needed with Northeast Neighborhood small area plan

The meeting will take place Monday, June 2, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the Lucy F. Simms Center auditorium, 620 Simms Ave.

Sports
1 year ago
Sun Belt Football Championship Moves to Primetime on Friday, December 5

The 2025 Sun Belt Football Championship Game will move to Friday, Dec. 5, and will be nationally televised on ESPN, the conference joins ESPN in announcing on Thursday.

Megan Tuttle, Devils Backbone Chief Operating Officer and Karen Ratzlaff, Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Chief Philanthropy Officer cut the ribbon for the new van.
Community
1 year ago
Devils Backbone partners with Blue Ridge Area Food Bank to roll out Fresh Food Express Van

Devils Backbone Brewing Company is supporting a new Blue Ridge Area Food Bank initiative, the new Fresh Food Express van.

A person taking a photo with a professional camera.
Community
1 year ago
King Photo moving locations in Harrisonburg

After 46 years at their location on East Market Street, King Photo is moving to a new home located on Neff Avenue.

A small yellow and blue bird sits on a cherry blossom branch.
Local
1 year ago
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources award over 200k in grants

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, along with the Wildlife Foundation of Virginia, has awarded 203-thousand dollars in funding to support outdoor recreation and conservation partners across the state.

Local
1 year ago
Area High School Soccer Scores – Wednesday, 5/28

Area High School Soccer Scores – Wednesday, 5/28

An up-close picture of a silver water faucet with water flowing out
Local
1 year ago
Harrisonburg City Council rescinds local water emergency

Before that, the council heard a presentation from Public Utilities Director Mike Collins on why the heavy rains from earlier this month caused the problems at the treatment plant and why residents had to conserve water.

Baby Deer Doe spotted big eyes close up
Agriculture
1 year ago
Find a fawn? Leave it alone

In Spring, fawns can often find their way into yards, gardens, and hayfields. Often, concerned citizens think these fawns need help, but in almost all cases, the best way to help is to simply give the fawn space and leave it alone.