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Local
7 hours ago
How to make Rocktown Now your preferred news source on Google (step-by-step)
Google now lets you pick favorite news sites, so their stories show up more often in Top stories and a “From your sources” section. Here’s the fastest way to add Rocktown Now.
Road sign on rural highway warning that road is closed ahead.
Local
7 hours ago
Traffic delays for the week of September 22, 2025

Road work and traffic delays in the Shenandoah Valley for the week of September 22, 2025.

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Community
8 hours ago
Community invited to welcome local veterans home from Honor Flight on Sept. 27

The community is invited to give a warm and patriotic welcome to local Veterans returning from an Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. on Saturday, September 27.

Local
16 hours ago
Dukes use big second half to pull away from Liberty, 31-13

Down 13-10 midway through the third quarter, James Madison scored 21 unanswered points to come away with a 31-13 victory at Liberty in the inaugural Battle of the Blue Ridge matchup on Saturday afternoon at Williams Stadium.

Local
16 hours ago
Bridgewater Football drops ODAC opener to Randolph-Macon

The Bridgewater College football team dropped its ODAC opener to (RV) Randolph-Macon 27-3 on Saturday in front of a packed Stadium at the Jopson Athletic Complex.

Headshot of Rodger Presgraves.
Local
22 hours ago
Police searching for missing Staunton man

Police are searching for 54-year-old Rodger Presgraves who was last seen on Saturday, September 13.

Local
23 hours ago
Drones, Hokies roll to 38-6 win over Wofford

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Kyron Drones threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns and […]

Agriculture
1 day ago
Virginia growers celebrate ‘phenomenal’ corn crop and hold out hope for drought-stricken soybeans

Virginia’s field corn and soybean crops were off to a running start this season, thanks to rainy weather in the first half of summer. But soybean production was stunted as rain tapered off in July.

The winning Bluestone Vineyards bottles.
Local
1 day ago
Bluestone Vineyard receives multiple Best of Class Wins at 2025 East vs. West International Wine Competition

The Shenandoah Valley winery walked away with four Best of Class designations, multiple Double Gold medals, and consistently high marks from judges.

Local
2 days ago
Area High School Football Scoreboard – Friday, 9/19

Area High School Football Scoreboard – Friday, 9/19

Local
2 days ago
Louisell leads JMU Volleyball past UT Rio Grande Valley in four sets

Junior Kennedy Louisell tallied 25 kills to lead James Masion volleyball to a 3-1 (28-26, 21-25, 25-19, 25-16) win over UT Rio Grande Valley on Friday evening inside the Convocation Center.

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