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Meetings and Notices for July 18
Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) meets Wednesday, July 24 at 7 p.m. at the county courthouse on the second floor, 250 Gay St., Washington. Town of Washington Planning Commission meets Thursday, July 25 at 6 p.m. to discuss a request of Black Kettle, LLC to amend the Special Use Permit (SUP) Preliminary Plan and Site Plan for Rush River Commons Phase 1 and Leggett Lane improvements to accommodate additional parking for the residential portion of the development. This property is located at the intersection of Warren Avenue and Leggett Lane.
Harry Edward "Jim" Owens
Harry Edward "Jim" Owens, 84, of Woodstock, died Monday, July 15, 2024, in Winchester Medical Center. He was born October 23, 1939, in Virginia, the son of Harry Sr., and Helen Fox Owens. He was married to Carol Ritter Owens for 55 years. Mrs. Owens preceded him in death. Professionally,...
JMU's Ikenberry Earns Two-Year Extension
After helping the James Madison baseball program to a fourth-place finish in the Sun Belt, head coach Marlin Ikenberry received a two-year extension to his contract. The Dukes’ skipper is now set to be with the program through the 2028 season. Ikenberry, who first led the JMU program in...
Former Dukes DL Kromah Selected In UFL Draft
James Madison defensive lineman Jamree Kromah heard his name called during the 2024 United Football League College Draft. Kromah, who spent two seasons at JMU, was selected with the 39th pick overall to the San Antonio Brahmas. While he was selected in the UFL Draft, the 6-foot-4, 275-pound interior lineman...
“Dukes of Hazard” actor Tom Wopat talks ‘Cooter’s Place’ ahead of 25th anniversary event
LURAY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – This weekend is the 25th anniversary of Cooters Place at the Page Valley Fairgrounds. The event will feature some of the cast of the hit television show, “The Dukes of Hazzard,” including Tom Wopat, who played the part of Luke Duke. Wopat...
Local Church To Help Ukrainian Soldiers
Anton Bekesh sits in a pew at the Slavic Christian Church in Harrisonburg on Sunday, with an interpreter by his side. But he doesn’t need an interpreter for the service, which is conducted mostly in Ukrainian and Russian, with some English. He had fought in Ukraine, and he had...
VAB sponsors team of JMU student journalists at the major parties’ summer conventions
HARRISONBURG, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Virginia Association of Broadcasters is sponsoring a team of student journalists from James Madison University at this summer’s political conventions. A team of six from JMU’s School of Media Arts and Design has been in Milwaukee this week covering the Republican National Convention. They’re posting their audio, video and print stories on a dedicated website, open first to VAB station members for 12 hours, then everyone else after that time.
Arboretum Hosts Pollinators Info Session
A small group of about 10 people met at Edith J. Carrier Arboretum and Botanical Gardens at James Madison University for its final weekly information session on local pollinator animals on Wednesday. The arboretum held weekly brown-bag luncheons at its Frances Plecker Education Center, according to Janis Miller Traas, the...
VDH issues an Algal Mat Alert in the Shenandoah River
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced an Algal Mat Alert for the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. The alert extends for just over 11 and a half miles from Deer Rapids Bridge to Strasburg. Where recreational users of the Shenandoah need to be alert, aware, and avoid the...
Area Brief: Royals pound Express
STRASBURG — Winchester hit three home runs and scored five or more runs in three innings en route to a 20-8 Valley Baseball League win over the Strasburg Express in seven innings on Friday. The Royals (17-19) led 2-1 after one inning, 3-1 after two, 8-1 after three, 14-1...
Blue Ridge Wildlife Center Patient of the Week: Woodland Box Turtle
In captivity, we know that a lack of dietary vitamin A is the most common cause. In the wild, organochlorine pesticides in their environment can change the way these turtles metabolize vitamin A, leading to a functional lack of the vitamin. This creates abnormalities in the lining of the ear that predisposes these turtles to developing these abscesses.
‘Dukes of Hazzard’ TV star, singer to celebrate show’s anniversary in Virginia this month
TV actor and singer-songwriter Tom Wopat, better known to his fans as Luke Duke, is currently on tour with stops planned in Virginia and five other states this year. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the famed “The Dukes of Hazzard” TV series. Wopat will make a...
Cooter’s, Luray work together to handle huge crowd this weekend for 25th anniversary
LURAY, July 15 — When advance ticket reservations skyrocketed for a free concert featuring Confederate Railroad and Whey Jennings (among others), the Town of Luray had a serious question to answer in order to host the 25th anniversary celebration of Cooter’s in the Valley… How can we accommodate nearly 19,000 people at the Page Valley Fairgrounds?
Visitors Center to remain ‘as is’
LURAY, July 15 — The Page County Board of Supervisors resolved a few months of concern and controversy within a few minutes Monday night when they voted, 5-1, to leave the Luray-Page County Visitors Center housed at the historic train depot in Downtown Luray. In addition, the county will continue, as it has for the past three decades, to contract with the Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce to operate the Visitors Center.
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