Local
9 months ago
Increased Wildfire Risk in Shenandoah Valley and Surrounding Areas

This alert is due to a combination of low humidity and gusty winds, which are expected to create conditions conducive to rapid fire spread.

Road sign on rural highway warning that road is closed ahead.
Local
9 months ago
Traffic alerts for the week of March 10 | Rocktown Now Road Report

The Rocktown Now Road Report for the week of March 10.

Local
9 months ago
Shenandoah County Adult Recovery Court holds their first graduation on March 27

The graduation will take place on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 1:00pm in the Circuit Court Building.

Local
9 months ago
Area High School Basketball State Semifinal Scores – Friday, 3/8

BOYS CLASS 3 SEMIFINALS Spotswood 64 Northside 52 Hopewell 54 Meridian 43 GIRLS CLASS […]

JACOB CLARKE DUVALL-EARLY mug shot
Crime & Safety
9 months ago
Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office searching for wanted fugitive

Jacob Clarke Duvall-Early of McGaheysville is wanted for 13 counts of possession of child pornography and outstanding felony warrants.

Police lights
Crime & Safety
9 months ago
13-year-old charged after making threats towards Peter Muhlenburg Middle School

The SCSO said in a social media post that the incident pertained to a verbal threat by a suspected 13-year-old female from Maurertown where the student said in the hallway that they were going to “shoot up the school”.

A headshot photo of Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson
Crime & Safety
9 months ago
What types of crimes are common in Rockingham County? | Rocktown Now Crime Report

In this week’s Rocktown Now Crime Report, Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson talks about what crimes are the most common in Rockingham County.

Crime & Safety
9 months ago
HPD searching for suspect in Boot Barn theft

The incident happened on February 25 at around 1:30pm.

Community
9 months ago
March 14 event celebrates new Liberty Street ‘Uplift’ mural

The ‘Uplift’ mural by Tyler Kauffman, 265 Liberty St, Harrisonburg, will be dedicated during a March 14 reception at Smith House Galleries.

Local
9 months ago
UPDATE: Downtown flood mitigation tunnel evaluation leads to street & lot closure

UPDATE: The City of Staunton has contracted with engineers to perform a tunnel survey and structural evaluation.