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Snowflake on snow
Weather
3 hours ago
Winter storm precautions for older adults and caregivers

Older adults are significantly more vulnerable to complications related to falls, shoveling snow, hypothermia, and power outages.

Harrisonburg City staff and Rockingham County landscape staff selected the replacement tree from Grelen Nursery in Orange County, VA.
Local
6 hours ago
City of Harrisonburg to replace aging Court Square spruce tree

The tree, a familiar piece of Downtown that has been a part of families’ holiday celebration for many years, has reached the end of its viable lifespan.

A person shoveling snow on pavement.
Weather
6 hours ago
How to prepare for cold weather and snow

Extremely cold temperatures and significant snow fall is in the forecast for the Shenandoah Valley and it’s important to be prepared in advance.

Grady Dixon
Local
8 hours ago
JMU appoints new dean for the College of Integrated Science and Engineering 

Grady Dixon will join JMU on July 1, 2026.

JMU football players pose with William Perry Elementary School students in the grass.
Community
9 hours ago
JMU Football players mentor William Perry Elementary students

Last spring, JMU football players visited students at William Perry Elementary School to support STEM activities in classrooms and found that several students needed mentors.

Local
18 hours ago
Area High School Basketball Scoreboard – Tuesday, 1/20

BOYS East Rockingham 69 Spotswood 63 Turner Ashby 54 Broadway 47 Staunton 78 Fort […]

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Local
1 day ago
Harrisonburg Democrats elect Jeff Pierson as new chair

The Harrisonburg Democratic Committee has elected Jeff Pierson as its new chair at the recent Biennial Reorganization Meeting.

Community Police Academy
Local
1 day ago
Harrisonburg Police Department announces 31st Annual Community Police Academy

The academy is open to anyone who lives, works, or attends school in the City of Harrisonburg and is at least 18 years old.

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