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Federal lawsuit filed against Page County Fire and EMS
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – A federal class action lawsuit has been filed against Page County Emergency Services. There are at least a dozen named plaintiffs in the suit that was filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg. The suit alleges that the defendant’s systemic policy for...
Supervisors hold Valley Health’s $285M bond hostage over lack of response, loss of services
LURAY, July 1 — During Monday night’s work session, what appeared to be a routine resolution to endorse revenue bond refinancing for Valley Health was transformed into an ultimatum by the Page County Board of Supervisors. “We have asked for meetings in the past to discuss how they...
Headlines from the Plains District Memorial Museum
Popularly known as “Courting or Kissing Bridges”, covered bridges of the 18th-19th c were actually designed for very practical purposes. According to Leola B. Pierce in her book, Covered Bridges n Virginia, 2005, the earliest bridges dating back to the 1600’s were constructed with timber and logs laid across them to support wagon, horse, and foot traffic. For obvious reasons, they were called “corduroy” bridges and were usually held together with wooden pegs. As construction techniques improved in the 18th c, the bridges crossing rivers and streams became longer, wider (about 12 ft.), and higher (usually about 12 ft.) to accommodate tall farm wagons. They sometimes had metal strips called wheel strips which helped guide wagons across the bridge and prevented damage to the wooden timbers from metal wheels and horse hoofs.
Rockingham County receives land for new fire station
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Great Eastern Resort Corporation has announced it has donated land to Rockingham County for a new fire station. The land is located on the corner of Colo Road and Massanutten Drive at Massanutten Resort. With an increase in visitors expected at Massanutten, the resort decided...
Bronze ducks earn downtown Harrisonburg state award
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - There are nine bronze ducks tucked away in downtown Harrisonburg — eight ducklings and one mother duck. They may seem like ordinary bronze statues, but they’re part of the initiative to keep downtown unique. The Virginia Main Street program awarded Harrisonburg with the Impactful...
Tensions spark over Luray Visitor Center’s move from train depot
LURAY, Va. (WHSV) - Last Tuesday June 25, Page County announced a new proposed location for the Luray Visitor Center via Facebook. This move would take the center from the beloved train depot to Main Street, into the former Appalachian Trail Outfitters. This announcement sparked controversy within the community, with the post garnering over 194 comments - a majority of those in opposition of the change.
Harrisonburg Independence Day festivities announced for Friday, July 5
HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance has announced the schedule for this year’s Independence Day Fireworks show this weekend. All festivities are set for this Friday, July 5, with live music from the Levitt AMP concert series at the Turner Pavilion Lawn and First Friday activities taking place across downtown Harrisonburg before the evening ends with a fireworks show after dark.
PCPS announces changes to ’24-’25 calendar
LURAY, July 1 — On Monday, Dr. Antonia Fox, superintendent of Page County Public Schools, issued a letter to students and families announcing an adjustment to the 2024-2025 school calendar. Four early release days for students are being added to provide additional professional development time for teachers and staff.
Visitors Center gets one-month reprieve at depot
LURAY, July 1 — At the conclusion of Monday night’s 35-minute work session, the Page County Board of Supervisors voted, 6-0, to allocate $8,500 to keep the Luray-Page County Visitors Center operating under the Chamber of Commerce at the historic train depot for another 30 days. A final decision on the Visitors Center’s fate — among three stated options — will be made at the supervisors’ July 15 meeting.
VIDEO ~ Page Valley Livin’ previews Stanley Homecoming and Luray’s Downtown Get Down
THIS ARTICLE IS COMMENTARY AND PUBLISHED IN OUR EDITORIAL SECTION. Weekly YouTube show dives into various issues in the Page Valley. LURAY, July 2 — We’re posting a little ahead of our normal Wednesday publication for “Page Valley Livin'” this week to get the word out about the Independence Day activities in the Page Valley. We talk with Stanley Mayor Mike Knight about the four-day Stanley Homecoming taking place Wednesday through Saturday at Ed Good Memorial Park, and Luray’s Parks and Recreation Director Jen Jenkins about the “Downtown Get Down” in Luray on Thursday, July 4.
Greene and Orange hooking up with Firefly as company celebrates 30K connections
Firefly Fiber BroadbandSM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), is thrilled to announce their significant milestone of reaching 30,000 fiber broadband connections across central Virginia. Among the newest hookups are residences and businesses in Greene County’s White Hall area, Digital Marketing Coordinator Marci Malinowski said. “We...
Fawley appointed to Broadway Town Council to finish term vacated by Fulk
BROADWAY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Broadway Town Council has filled the seat previously held by former council member Leslie Fulk. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the council appointed Elizabeth “Liz” Fawley to finish out the term for Fulk, who resigned last month. She has served on the Town’s planning commission since February.
2024 Impactful Placemaking Merit Award Winner – Harrisonburg!
The Virginia Main Street (VMS) program’s Impactful Placemaking merit award highlights a community’s physical and visual transformation by recognizing an outstanding people-centered, placemaking project that bolsters the downtown’s uniqueness. The 2024 award went to Harrisonburg’s Downtown Ducklings project. Inspired by the Mice on Main project in...
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