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A headshot photo of Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Rocktown Now Crime Report – May 24, 2024

In this week’s Rocktown Now Crime Report, Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson updates us on the continuing repairs that have closed the Rockingham-Harrisonburg Regional Jail for the past two weeks and tells us about his personal journey into a career in law enforcement. If you have a question for Sheriff Hutcheson, send it to news@rocktownnow.com!

Local
2 years ago
‘Check A Vet’ encourages neighbors to fight against veteran suicide

CEO Michael Carmichael, a U-S Army veteran himself, said on the Mike Schickman Show that the group starts with “slapping people in the face” about the number of vets taking their own lives.

Sports
2 years ago
Host families sought for incoming Harrisonbug Turks players

The Valley League’s season starts next Friday with six games scheduled, including the Turks hosting the Waynesboro Generals at JMU’s Veterans Memorial Park.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Grand jury hearing scheduled for suspect in Elkton homicide case

According to online records, Timothy Thomas Comer will go before a grand jury in Page County Circuit Court on June 5.

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Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Shenandoah National Park cold case remains unsolved nearly three decades later

The FBI believes the Williams, 24, and Winans, 26, were murdered at a campsite near Skyland Resort. However, a suspect has never been arrested in the case.

Local
2 years ago
City of Harrisonburg calls for elections officers

In a social media post, the city announced that legal citizens of Virginia, 18 or older, are eligible to apply for these poll worker positions. Anyone interested is asked to fill out an application at City Hall.

Obituaries
2 years ago
Lewis Rhodes Driver

Lewis Rhodes Driver, 76, a resident of Rockingham, passed away on Saturday, May 18, […]

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Community
2 years ago
Bridgewater College Chorale to Perform at Carnegie Hall

BRIDGEWATER, Va. (Bridgewater College) — Bridgewater College’s Chorale will sing at Carnegie Hall in […]

Local
2 years 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 […]

Sports
2 years ago
JMU rallies from six-run deficit to defeat No. 21 Louisiana at SBC Tournament

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (JMU Athletics) – James Madison baseball rallied from an early six-run deficit […]