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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — A man authorities say was responsible for a […]

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According to a press release, members of the Rockingham County Fire Marshal’s Office and Sheriff’s Office arrested the 43-year-old woman who was living at the residence on Wednesday. She was an occupant of the residence, located in the 8300 block of Hopkins Gap Road, but not the owner.

The jail will re-open Thursday, June 6, at 8 a.m. According to an email from Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson, the plumbing repairs that suddenly closed the jail last month have been completed.

The General Assembly passed a law three years ago linking Virginia to that directive, which requires 35 percent of new vehicles sold in the commonwealth to be fully electric starting in 2026. Rockingham County Delegate Tony Wilt has since introduced three bills to terminate that agreement.

The findings show that pre-kindergarten enrollment jumped by 73 students to a total of 524 new kids. Meanwhile, kindergarten enrollment climbed to 611 students – a 64-child increase over last school year.

In a release Tuesday, Mount Jackson Police Chief James Cowart confirmed that the body of Officer Chazz Beaver was located during a requested welfare check at his Devon Lane apartment complex.

It was standing room only at Broadway’s Town Council meeting as dozens showed up last night demanding answers about the town’s finances.

That includes one fatal crash in Augusta County, and two deadly accidents in Rockingham County between May 28.

Online records show that a plea hearing for Grayson Hall Smith has been set for August 9 in Rockingham County Circuit Court.