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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, 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.

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.

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

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

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.

Area High School Soccer Scores – Wednesday, 5/28

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.

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.

Chris Snyder, a lieutenant assigned to the Operations Division of the Harrisonburg Fire Department, recently completed a 14-week training course sponsored by the Virginia Department of Fire Programs State Fire Marshal Academy.