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Skyline Literacy offering citizenship preparation courses
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV)—Skyline Literacy in Harrisonburg is offering citizenship preparation courses for residents of the friendly city. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to empowering adults through literacy skills. It offers GED prep courses, ESL courses, and Basic literacy courses to native and non-native English speakers. The citizenship test prep...
Chris Huffman named RCBL Player & Pitcher of the Year; Moomaw, Nicely also honored
The Rockingham County Baseball League announced their major award winners for the 2024 season on Sunday as they get set to open the postseason Monday night. The Player and Pitcher of the Year is Bridgewater’s Chris Huffman. Huffman went 4-0 on the mound this summer with a 0.93 ERA...
Juanita Comer Harrison
Age 90, Port Republic, Va. Juanita Comer Harrison, 90, of Port Republic, passed away Friday, July 19, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Harrison was born on September 1, 1933 in Shenandoah and was the daughter of the late William R. and Virginia Smith Comer. She spent her childhood in Shenandoah and attended Shenandoah High School. She was a member of the Port Republic Riverside Church and was active with the Sunshine Seniors Group. Mrs. Harrison loved growing flowers and enjoyed baking cakes, whom she shared with family and friends. She was a devoted wife, and an amazing mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be missed by all that loved her.
Waynesboro police investigating fatal shooting
WAYNESBORO, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – A shooting this morning in Waynesboro left one man dead and another man in custody. Waynesboro Police Captain Jaime Dunn says officers were dispatched shortly after 9 a.m. to the 400 block of James Avenue for a report of a discharge of a weapon.
James Madison University studying all sides of A.I. use as semester approaches
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Following a recent ordinance from Governor Glenn Youngkin, faculty and staff at James Madison University are weighing all options regarding the use of artificial intelligence in and around the classroom. Bethany Nowviskie, Dean of Libraries at JMU, says it is important to consider the potential harm...
City officials to break ground on Harrisonburg’s fifth fire station
HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The Harrisonburg Fire Department is set to break ground on its new Fire Station Number Five. The event will take place next Tuesday morning at nine at the site on Mount Clinton Pike. Harrisonburg Fire Chief Matt Tobia explains that when the fire station...
Last week of Empty the Shelters event at RHSPCA
HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — Adoptions have not been on pace for the Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA, and they are in desperate need of foster and adoptive homes for dogs. This final week of July is the last week for the ‘Name Your Price’ adoption event where you pay what you want for a cat, dog, and kitten adoption fee, even as little as $1.
SHIRLEY M. FLOHR
Shirley Marie (Bennett) Flohr, 83, of Augusta, W.Va., passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at Pendleton Manor in Franklin, W.Va. Born on July 13, 1941, in Onego, W.Va., she was a daughter of the late Estel Bennett and Iva (Dolly) Bennett. In addition to her parents, Shirley was preceded...
Neil Derrick Cash
Neil Derrick Cash, 60, of Broadway, Virginia, and formerly of Elkton, passed away July 20, 2024 at his home. Neil was born October 10, 1963 in Harrisonburg and was the son of the late James Cash and Patricia Shifflett Allman. He grew up in Elkton and was a 1982 graduate of Spotswood High School and was a member of the Upper Room Church in Elkton.
‘Let’s play two’
July 23, 1911 — The “double header” between the Luray and Elkton ball teams on Monday resulted in a victory for Luray in both cases, the score being 8 to 2 in the morning and 8 to 0 in the evening. Rufus Kibler pitched the morning games and Harry Jenkins the evening game.
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