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Castle Vineyards to host BBQ cookoff to raise money for Habitat for Humanity
LURAY, Va. (WHSV) - Castle Vineyards in Page County is celebrating its seventh anniversary and will host a BBQ cookoff to raise money for the Page County Habitat for Humanity on Saturday. “Every year, we have a pretty large turnout on Labor Day Weekend, so this year we decided to...
Dunne calls for independent probe in Hayfield recruiting scandal
Two days before Hayfield Secondary School’s season opener against West Springfield High School, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid stood in Hayfield’s auditorium at a fiery community meeting in Alexandria. Flanked by her top legal and communications deputies in the front row, Reid told about 150 parents, staff, and community members that an internal investigation had cleared the school’s new football coach, Darryl Overton, and school district administrators of any wrongdoing regarding allegations of financial impropriety, retaliation, and illegal recruiting of more than 30 football players to the school. The players came from Freedom High School in Prince William County.
James Madison Volleyball opens season with sweep of Delaware State
HARRISONBURG, Va. (JMU Athletics) – The James Madison volleyball team opened its 2024 season with a convincing 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 28-26) sweep over Delaware State to open the LD&B Insurance Invitational at the Convocation Center on Friday evening. The Dukes moved to 1-0 while Delaware State fell to 0-2...
Wildcats Fall at James Madison in Season Opener
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Villanova University field hockey program fell to James Madison in its season opener, 2-1, on Friday (Aug. 30) at the JMU Field Hockey Complex. The two teams remained scoreless throughout the first half, though Villanova did create some opportunities with seven penalty corners and three shots on goal in the first 30 minutes of play.
Stone Spring Elementary playground to get upgrades
HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The American Heart Association’s school-based programs, Kids Heart Challenge and American Heart Challenge, awarded $2,500 dollars to Stone Spring Elementary in Harrisonburg to improve the school’s playground recreation space. School officials stated that these funds will significantly enhance recess space and provide...
VHSL Football Top Tens - First Edition for 2024 Season
The 2024 Virginia High School League football season is underway and we have no shortage of compelling storylines to follow on the quest to Championship Saturday in December, where six teams will be crowned the best in their classification. James Madison University will serve as the site for Class 6...
First Harrisonburg High School Varsity football game of season postponed
HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Harrisonburg High School’s first Varsity football game of the season has been postponed due to weather. According to a social media post from Harrisonburg High School Sports and Activities, forecasted storms and heavy rainfall Thursday evening prompted school athletic officials to push the game back to next Friday, Aug. 30, at 7:00 p.m. The HHS Blue Streaks were set to play an away game against the Millbrook High School Pioneers in Winchester.
Futuro Latino Coalition hosts discussion for Overdose Awareness Week
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV)— ’Be healthy and drug-free’ was the message spread to local youth at a community discussion held by the Futuro Latino Coalition in Harrisonburg. The goal of the discussion was to educate local youth on drug use and abuse and highlight National Overdose Awareness Week.
Van Roekel Promoted to Assistant AD for Academic Success
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison Director of Athletics Matt Roan announced Thursday the promotion of Jake Van Roekel to the administrative team position of Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Success with direct leadership of the Student-Athlete Services unit. "We are excited to elevate Jake to this new leadership position...
Women’s Basketball: Carole Miller Tabbed as Graduate Assistant for Women’s Basketball
HARRISONBURG, Va . – Carole Miller is set to join the James Madison women's basketball coaching staff as a graduate assistant for the 2024-25 season, Head Coach Sean O'Regan announced on Thursday afternoon. "Thrilled to announce Carole as another addition to our coaching staff," said O'Regan. "She's always thought like a coach, and now we get to pull back the curtain for her. I look forward to watching her development as a coach." Miller spent her final year of eligibility in Harrisonburg last season where she played in all 35 games, making eight starts while averaging 4.6 points and 2.9...
JMU tight end Taylor Thompson excited for fresh start against former team
Before transferring to JMU, senior tight end Taylor Thompson had 44 career receptions for 580 yards in three seasons at Charlotte. Then, during his first season as a Duke in 2023, Thompson didn’t catch a single pass and only saw the field in seven games. “It would definitely feel...
Virginia school district expands to 200-day year
The hottest days of summer vacation are stopped cold in the capital of Virginia.While most schools nationwide are just starting the academic year, Richmond Public Schools opened the school year for some of its elementary schools on July 22. The city started to experiment with a longer school year in 2023 in an attempt to make up for learning loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.School officials said the first year was so successful that they expanded to more schools for the 2024-2025 school year.Student and parent reactionFairfield Court Elementary is one of the schools already in month two...
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