Local
2 years ago
Crews working to restore power across Valley after Sunday night storms

An online map through Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative showed that just over 300 of its members reported outages this morning.

Local
2 years ago
New owners promise improvement as Natural Bridge Zoo reopens

According to several reports, the ownership of the zoo has been transferred to Gretchen Mogenson and her brothers from founder Karl Mogenson. Natural Bridge Zoo saw 100 of its animals seized by the state earlier this year.

Lifestyle
2 years ago
Interesting facts related to Memorial Day

Memorial Day is celebrated annually on the last Monday of May across the United States.

Local
2 years ago
Governor Youngkin orders flags to be lowered to half-staff for Memorial Day

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — On this Memorial Day, Governor Glenn Youngkin has […]

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Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Rockingham County man arrested in connection to Waynesboro shooting

In a release, the department said that Dustin Allen Dove, 23, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon by the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office.

Local
2 years ago
Memorial Day Closures

On this Memorial Day Monday, many local government workers in the Valley will have the day off.

A headshot photo of Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson
Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Rocktown Now Crime Report – May 24, 2024

In this week’s Rocktown Now Crime Report, Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson updates us on the continuing repairs that have closed the Rockingham-Harrisonburg Regional Jail for the past two weeks and tells us about his personal journey into a career in law enforcement. If you have a question for Sheriff Hutcheson, send it to news@rocktownnow.com!

Local
2 years ago
‘Check A Vet’ encourages neighbors to fight against veteran suicide

CEO Michael Carmichael, a U-S Army veteran himself, said on the Mike Schickman Show that the group starts with “slapping people in the face” about the number of vets taking their own lives.

Sports
2 years ago
Host families sought for incoming Harrisonbug Turks players

The Valley League’s season starts next Friday with six games scheduled, including the Turks hosting the Waynesboro Generals at JMU’s Veterans Memorial Park.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Grand jury hearing scheduled for suspect in Elkton homicide case

According to online records, Timothy Thomas Comer will go before a grand jury in Page County Circuit Court on June 5.