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Harrisonburg community gathers for meeting on Navigation Center
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Harrisonburg community members gathered at Lucy F. Simms Center for the Open Doors meeting about its new homeless services center, called the Navigation Center, soon to open later this year. “This was not just a city thing to do. It took everyone,” Mayor Deanna Reed said,...
August 2024 Weather in Review
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - With August and summer quickly winding down this weekend, and September about to begin, let’s take a look back at up and down month of August. The month begin with yet another heat wave, reaching 90+ degrees in seven of the first eight days of the month. While we average 21 days of 90 degrees or hotter for the year, that number had already been surpassed by the end of July.
Dukes Fall to Stony Brook in Five Sets
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The James Madison volleyball team fell in five sets (25-12, 21-25, 25-20, 23-25, 9-15) to Stony Brook on Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center. JMU falls to 1-1, while the Seawolves improve to 3-0, with all their victories coming in five sets. The redshirt senior tandem...
JMU Cross Country Finishes Fifth at Spider Alumni Open
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. – James Madison cross country ran as a pack to finish fifth out of 14 scoring teams in their season opener at Richmond’s Spider Alumni Open 4K on Saturday Morning at Pole Green Park. JMU tallied 175 points (33-34-35-36-37) with six person-best efforts, just 23 points behind George Mason (152). Virginia took home the team win with 19 points, followed by William & Mary (57) and Richmond (102). UVA’s Gillian Bushee won the 4,000-meter race in 13:31.1 out of 175 finishers. Quoting Head Coach Rebekah Ricksecker I’m very happy with our team’s execution of the race plan. Today’s…
Four Harrisonburg Police Department officers honored with 2024 Award for Valor
Four Harrisonburg Police Department officers received the 2024 Award for Valor from the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police on Tuesday night. The VACP Awards Banquet was held as part of the 99th Annual VACP Conference in Roanoke. The four HPD employees honored include:. Sergeant Brian Tusing. Officer John A....
JMU Football Week 1 Roundtable Discussion: How will the Dukes Perform in 2024?
Bob Chesney and the Dukes take on Charlotte in Week 1. To preview the upcoming season, Bennett Conlin and Jack Fitzpatrick of JMU Sports News were joined by Taylor Adkins of JMU Sound Off for our first roundtable discussion of the 2024 season. What has you most excited about the...
Bath Co. Throws Down Gauntlet in First Game of Season
Warm Springs, Va- Fans came from every corner of Bath Friday night to cheer on their Chargers as they took the field in a contest for football glory against the Generals of Mountain View High school. The time for practice was over and the stage was set. All that was left was to snap the chinstraps […] The post Bath Co. Throws Down Gauntlet in First Game of Season appeared first on The Virginian Review.
Scammers posing as Winchester deputy chief
Residents are being warned about scammers impersonating Winchester Deputy Police Chief Berry. These fraudsters are contacting locals with false claims about “legal matters” and/or threatening arrest or demanding payment of a bond. If you receive such a call, hang up immediately and do not share personal information, including...
Affordable Housing to Sprout From Historic Apple Processing Plant
A former 1900s-era apple processing and storage facility is being adapted into affordable housing in Winchester, Virginia. Advantage Capital, an impact investment firm, announced the financing closing of The ZeroPak, one of the first combined investments involving the Virginia Housing Opportunity Tax Credit (HOTC) and the Virginia Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit (HTC) programs.
Women's Volleyball Splits Day Two in Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Bridgewater College women's volleyball team split its two matches on Saturday in day two of the Battlefield Classic on Saturday. Final Score: Messiah 3, Bridgewater 0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-20) Records: Bridgewater 1-2; Messiah 2-1 How it Happened:. Bridgewater hopped out in front to a 5-1...
No. 7 Virginia Set For Match At JMU On Sunday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 7 Virginia women’s soccer team (4-0-0) returns to action on Sunday (Sept. 1) when the Cavaliers travel to face JMU (1-1-2) in a 6 p.m. contest at Sentara Park. HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION. Sunday’s match will be streamed on ESPN+ which is...
SBU Sports: Volleyball prevails in five sets over James Madison University
It was a victorious opening weekend for the Stony Brook volleyball team as they secured a five-set win over James Madison University in Harrisburg, PA on Aug. 31.The Seawolves were led by double-doubles from Quinn Anderson, who had 15 kills and 13 digs and Leoni Kunz, who had 12 kills and 16 digs. The win improved the Seawolves’ overall record to 3-0 on the season, their first 3-0 start since the 2006 season.
Demand Increases For College Football Coach's Firing After Rough Week 1 Start
On Saturday afternoon, the Virginia Tech Hokies opened up the 2024 college football season with a visit to Nashville to face the Vanderbilt Commodores. Coach Brent Pry and the Hokies could not have asked for a worse start to a game in which they were favored by nearly two touchdowns (13.5 ...
Virginia’s prestigious women’s college bars transgender women from enrollment
Sweet Briar College, a distinguished private liberal arts institution for women, has announced a controversial new admissions policy that excludes transgender women from joining its campus for the upcoming academic year. This decision places Sweet Briar among the few remaining women’s colleges in the United States to adopt such a...
University of Virginia suspends tours that had come under fire for mentioning Thomas Jefferson's ties to slavery
The University of Virginia suspended a campus tour program that had been criticized for citing school founder Thomas Jefferson's ties to slavery, officials said Friday. The tours led by University Guide Service have been plagued by spotty attendance by student volunteers and issues with "consistency" in content, university officials said in a statement to NBC News.
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