Community
8 months ago
Deadline to pre-register for Callery Pear Exchange Program today

The program is to promote the removal of the non-native, invasive tree threatening local ecosystems.

Augusta County Sheriff's Office vehicle
Crime & Safety
8 months ago
Augusta County Sheriff’s Office fully implements Body Worn Camera Project

The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is now full implementing the Body Worn Camera Project. Beginning April 1, 2025, members of the community will begin seeing deputies equipped with body worn cameras during their daily duties.

Road sign on rural highway warning that road is closed ahead.
Local
8 months ago
Part of Route 640 in Rockingham County to close for bridge replacement

A portion of Route 640 (Model Road) in Rockingham County is scheduled to close for slightly more than two weeks beginning Monday, April 14.

A headshot photo of Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson
Crime & Safety
8 months ago
What does the RCSO Motor Program do? | Rocktown Now Crime Report

In this week’s Rocktown Now Crime Report, Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson talks about what the RCSO Motor Program does for the county, and they demonstrate their motorcycles on a road course.

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Local
8 months ago
Area High School Baseball & Softball Scores – Thursday, 4/3

BASEBALL Staunton 6 Fort Defiance 5 Riverheads 6 Stuarts Draft 5 Strasburg 11 Moorefield […]

Road
Local
8 months ago
Waterline work shuts down street in Rockingham County

6th street in the town of Grottoes will be closed all day, from Birch Street to Cherry Avenue due to waterline replacement efforts.

All Point Broadband Groundbreaking Ceremony - Members with shovels standing in front of trucks
Local
8 months ago
All Points Broadband Project holds Groundbreaking Ceremony

The plan is to make service available through the second half of the year after construction.

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Community
8 months ago
Arts Council of the Valley announces Spring 2025 Advancing the Arts Grant Awards

The Arts Council of Valley has announced the allocation of $8,100 in Spring 2025 Advancing the Arts grant funding to support seven Harrisonburg-Rockingham area arts projects.

Agriculture
8 months ago
Virginia farmers face fallout from USDA cuts to funding for food banks buying farm products 

As hunger rates climb across the country, federal funding cuts are hitting Virginia farmers who produce food for nutrition programs.

Detour Road Sign
Local
8 months ago
Strasburg Police Department announce a street closure for festival on Saturday

To access areas South of the closure, drivers are asked to use Queen Street, and those seeking access North of the closure should use Washington Street.