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Open Doors Director explains services available at Harrisonburg’s soon-to-open homeless shelter
HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Open Doors is inviting the community out for a meeting this Saturday morning on the future Homeless Services Center. Executive Director Nate Riddle says residents can network with at least five community partners that will provide services at the future center on North Main Street.
Children Activities by Samuels Public Library for the Month of September
These are the events being presented by the Youth Services Department at Samuels Public Library during the month of September 2024. More information about Samuels Library and the programs and services available can be found at www.samuelslibrary.net or by calling (540) 635-3153. Monday, September 2. The library will be closed...
EMU’s Huxman shares goals, updates at Presidential Address
When EMU’s generous alumni are asked about why they choose to give back to the school, their answers are “overwhelmingly the same,” said President Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman. Their response, by and large, is that “EMU changed my life.”. “EMU changed my life in terms of...
Harrisonburg: Friendly City Trail wins 2024 Commonwealth Connectors Award
The Virginia chapter of the American Planning Association selected the city of Harrisonburg’s Friendly City Trail as the winner of the 2024 Commonwealth Connectors Award. The two-mile trail serves a broad array of users and opened in 2022. The trail connects several residential neighborhoods with city parks and schools. The trail’s planning benefitted from the extensive community participation and engagement which contributed to the development of the trail’s alignment and its sensitivity to the surrounding environmental resources.
Sheetz near JMU’s East Campus to temporarily close for renovations
HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Folks driving around Harrisonburg will notice that the Sheetz convenience store at the intersection of Reservoir Street and University Boulevard is going under a major renovation. According to a sign posted on the door, the store will close on Sunday, Aug. 25 and will...
JMU men’s soccer ties CSUN 0-0 in season opener
JMU men’s soccer began its season Thursday night and moved to 0-0-1 after both teams remained scoreless throughout the game. Freshman midfielder Milo Wray had the first shot on goal at 35:01, and the Dukes would add two more shots on goal. JMU finished with seven shots total. CSUN...
Former Auburn ace earns first coaching job
Fresh off an amazing career as a pitcher for Auburn softball, maddie penta is ready to take the next step in her softball journey. Friday, James Madison University softball head coach Loren LaPorte announced that Penta has been hired as an assistant coach. LaPorte is excited about the potential that Penta brings to the coaching staff.
JMU football’s new defensive line hoping to leave its own legacy
Last year, JMU football’s starting defensive linemen combined for a staggering 37 sacks. This year, all four of those players are gone. Head coach Bob Chesney said 55 players from last year’s roster left in the offseason, and in their place are 64 newcomers. The impact of this seismic shift is evident all throughout the roster, but especially in the defensive line.
Waynesboro police officer ‘justified’ in deadly shooting, Commonwealth Attorney says
WAYNESBORO, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Commonwealth’s Attorney has declared a Waynesboro police officer was justified in a shooting that killed a man after an hour long standoff in April. A report published by Commonwealth Attorney James Hingeley on Friday says that on April 10th, Kevin David Taylor...
Sports Car Maker To Build Left Hand EVs in Virginia
RBW Sports & Classics, a manufacturer of hand-built electric classic sports cars, will invest $8 million to establish a manufacturing facility in Danville, Virginia. The new facility will produce the company’s first left-hand drive RBW EV Roadster and GT models for the U.S. market. The project will create 144 new jobs.
Justice-owned coal companies negotiate over $500K owed in Virginia
TAZEWELL, VA (WVNS) — Companies owned by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) continue to fight financial and legal battles. This time, it involves Tazewell County, Virginia. Tazewell County Treasurer David Larimer confirmed to 59News that coal companies owned by Governor Justice owe $572,692 in real estate, personal property, and mineral taxes. These fees are […]
Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America’s most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners grew exotic plants from around the world. Such plots of land dotted Britain’s colonies and served as status symbols for the elite. They were the 18th-century equivalent of buying a Lamborghini. The garden in Williamsburg belonged to John Custis IV, a tobacco plantation owner who served in Virginia’s colonial legislature. He is perhaps best known as the first father-in-law of Martha Washington. She married future U.S. President George Washington after Custis’ son Daniel died. Historians also have been intrigued by the elder Custis’ botanical adventures, which were well-documented in letters and later in books. And yet this excavation is as much about the people who cultivated the land as it is about Custis.
Kirk Cameron and Brave Books head to DC area for library story hour event
Kirk Cameron and Brave Books are heading back to the library this Saturday for its national “See You At The Library Day,” with Cameron himself visiting a trio of libraries in Virginia. The collaboration with Cameron and Brave Books comes about a year after the two worked on a similar event, which saw thousands of […]
Local registrars confident in USPS delivery ahead of presidential election
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Early voting is 30 days away, and now local registrars are gearing up to send out ballots in the mail. Our area still ranks low for on-time delivery, but a recent report shows the United States Postal Service is progressing. At the beginning of the year,...
Hiker finds Va. man’s body at Mount Washington on Gulfside Trail
A hiker found the body of a dead Virginia man half a mile below the summit of Mount Washington on the Gulfside Trail, the New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game announced Friday. The 72-year-old man’s body was found at around 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, the department wrote in a...
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