Local
1 year ago
Municipal leaders from Prizren, Kosovo visit the Friendly City

The Chamber of Commerce partnered this past year with Prizren’s chamber to collaborate on mutually beneficial economic development projects.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Suspect in downtown shooting arrested

Alexander Ramos Perez, 21, of Rockingham, is being held in the Harrisonburg/Rockingham Regional Jail without bond. 

Sports
1 year ago
Spradlin announces his initial coaching staff at JMU

HARRISONBURG, Va. (JMU Athletics) – James Madison Head Coach Preston Spradlin has announced his […]

Local
1 year ago
Harrisonburg Cardinals Wheelchair Basketball Team headed to Nationals

The Friendly City’s wheelchair hoops team is playing for a national title. Thursday, Valley […]

Local
1 year ago
Harrisonburg seeks input on Gay St. reconfiguration project

The project would reconfigure lanes on a stretch of Gay St. between Broad and Liberty Streets to add safety and pedestrian infrastructure, taking the four-lane road down to three.

Sports
1 year ago
Smithland Athletic Complex named “Field of the Year”

A Friendly City athletic facility is getting statewide recognition for its aesthetic appeal.

Local
1 year ago
JMU physics professor advises safety for eclipse viewers

Harrisonburg residents can expect to see a 90% solar eclipse between 2 p.m. and 4:30 on Monday, April 8.

Community
1 year ago
RCPS to shuffle more than 30 positions

Superintendent Dr. Larry Shifflett said that the changes include the cancellation of some unfilled openings and five Elementary Behavior Support Specialists positions.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Elkton Police Department searches for shoplifiting suspects

ELKTON, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The Elkton Police Department are looking for two suspects […]

Local
1 year ago
Rockingham County wildfires contained

All fires in the North Zone Complex, including the Capon and Brush Run fires in Rockingham County, are under control.