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Local grocer named finalist for national industry award
A local grocer was recently recognized as a finalist for a national award. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. Jon Henry General Store offers fresh produce and slabs of bacon, novelty socks and staple goods out of a historic New Market building that's more than 200 years old. The founder, Jon Henry, was recently named one of three finalists for the Rural Grocer of the Year Award. It's given out by the Rural Grocery Initiative, a national organization that supports locally-owned grocery stores outside of urban areas.
‘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...
Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA offering fee-waived adoptions for ‘Mutt-urity Matters’ campaign
HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA is offering fee-waived adoptions throughout July for all adult dogs and cats in their care. However, the shelter is still seeing an unprecedented increase in dog intake this summer, so the organization will host an off-site adoption and foster recruitment event this Saturday.
Augusta County Fair Tickets – The Ride Home
Listen weekdays at 4:30 for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the Augusta County Fair! Wednesday will include tickets to the Diesel Dirt Drags, Thursday will include the Figure 8 Rally Race, and Friday will include the Tractor Pull and Monster Truck. Listeners will try their best impersonate a farm animal….and Morgan must guess the sound.
News Maker Tom Wopat on Cooter’s 25th anniversary celebration
Original cast members of the Dukes of Hazard are helping Cooter’s celebrate 25 years in Luray starting July 19. We spoke to Luke Duke Tom Wopat about the three day celebration in our latest news makers. News makers are sponsored by Warren County. Experience Warren County Where History, Nature,...
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