Local
1 year ago
DOE awards clean energy grants to cities, including Harrisonburg

The Friendly City will get $1 million in grant funding for Outreach, Education and Technical Assistance Training on Equitable Port Electrification, under the ‘Clean Cities Outreach, Engagement, and Technical Assistance’ funding topic.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Hearing delayed for Page County man charged in connection with Elkton murder

Timothy Thomas Comer was supposed to have a status hearing to appoint council; however online records showed that it was continued until Nov. 22 in the Circuit Court.

Local
1 year ago
Harrisonburg Public Works releases 2024 leaf collection schedule

Annual curbside leaf collection starts Nov. 12 and runs through mid-December, weather permitting.

Local
1 year ago
Former Staunton pharmacy pleads guilty to medication theft

In a 13-page filing issued yesterday in US District Court in Harrisonburg, Niquelle Alyshia Madden is waiving her right to a trial and is pleading guilty to the federal charge. She faces one count of theft of a pre-retail medical product.

Entertainment
1 year ago
Hugo award nominated comic book artist Liana Kangas coming to Harrisonburg

Liana Kangas will be coming to The Secret Lair Comics in Harrisonburg on November 2.

Local
1 year ago
Scouting for Food returns to Blue Ridge Area Food Bank

Residents are encouraged to leave bags or boxes of canned or dry food by their front doors by 8:00 a.m. on November 9 for pickup.

Local
1 year ago
Harrisonburg High School receives recognition for performance

Harrisonburg is one of 21 high schools in the Commonwealth to receive the Continuous Improvement Award: Graduation and Completion Index and Dropout Rate.

Local
1 year ago
Grand jury hearing set for McGaheysville man charged in fatal shooting

According to online records, Dustin Allen Dove of McGaheysville will appear before a grand jury next Monday morning in Waynesboro Circuit Court.

Local
1 year ago
VDOT to hold public hearing on Route 11 improvements

The meeting will take place Wednesday afternoon from 4-6 p.m. in the Dairy Barn Lecture Hall at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton.

Elections
1 year ago
Nasser Alsaadun wants to help those in need of affordable housing in The Friendly City

HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — The following is a transcription of an interview with […]