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Community
2 years ago
HCPS to provide free meals to all students this school year

All schools in the division are participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Students will receive breakfast and lunch daily at no cost.

Local
2 years ago
Dark Hollow Falls Trail section of Shenandoah National Park closing for maintenance this week

According to a news release from Shenandoah National Park, washed-out sections of the trail pose a fall risk for hikers.

Local
2 years ago
Virginia State Police rescue hiker from Saint Mary’s River

Spokesman Matt Demlein reports that shortly before 5:30 p.m., State Police Med Flight -1 team responded to a call for the woman, who sustained serious back injuries after jumping into the Saint Mary’s River from a cliff along the Saint Mary’s Falls Trail.

Obituaries
2 years ago
Chloe Allison Rochester

Chloe Allison Rochester, 5 years old, of Broadway, Virginia, passed into the loving arms […]

Obituaries
2 years ago
Donald Lee “Donny” Huntley

Donald Lee Huntley, 79, of Stuarts Draft, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024, […]

Obituaries
2 years ago
Curtis Lee Long

Curtis Lee Long, 94, a resident of Rockingham, passed away on Friday, August 23, […]

Community
2 years ago
Rockingham County School Board weighs potential changes to dress code

During the Rockingham County school board meeting Monday night, Chair Matt Cross suggested revisiting the schools’ dress code, pointing out policies that he said were outdated and unenforceable.

Community
2 years ago
Bridgewater College’s tuition transparency effort brings in nearly 500 new students

These incoming students are among the first to benefit from BC’s tuition transparency initiative, which resets the published undergraduate price to $15,000 for the 2024-25 academic year.

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Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Northern Virginia man sentenced to 10 years for stealing Harrisonburg mobile home

Rusiecki, 62, was found guilty last September on one count of grand larceny which stemmed from an incident in October of 2021, when he stole a modular unit from Clayton Homes on South Main Street.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Harrisonburg Police names one suspect arrested after crashing stolen car into police cruiser

City Communications Director Mike Parks said in a news release that Diquan Grooms, 18, has been charged with carrying a concealed weapon and possessing a stolen firearm.