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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”.

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

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

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

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

Daniel Kirwan, Executive Director of Finance, told Early Mornings today that if the worst-case scenario happens, the division will lose about $1.3 million in funding.

Higher than usual intake of dogs coupled with many fosters heading out of town for spring break has the RHSPCA hosting a last-minute adoption special to find adoptive homes for dogs in order to create much needed space in the shelter.

The City of Harrisonburg is designing improvements to South Main Street in the vicinity of the Exit 243 interchange and extending to Mosby Road, that will include safety benefits and improve operations at intersections to reduce delay.

Doors open at 7 PM for the 7:30 PM show on Saturday, March 15.

Albemarle Police indicate mental health issues may have played a role in the Crozet shooting last month.