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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA. (Rocktown Now) — A home just north of Harrisonburg is a total loss after a large fire last night. Chief Jeremy Holloway with Rockingham County Fire and Rescue said that crews responded to the five-thousand block of Springhouse Circle around 6:15 to find flames showing from the two-story structure.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Several fire and rescue crews responded to a two-story home on Springhouse Circle in Rockingham County around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday evening. Chief Jeremy Holloway with Rockingham County Fire and Rescue said, “The home is a total loss.”. Luckily, no one was home during the...

MOUNT JACKSON, Va. (WHSV) - The Town of Mount Jackson is looking to make some changes to its zoning requirements in an effort to attract more businesses to the small town. The town’s staff is proposing a zoning amendment that would remove the minimum lot requirement of 6,000 square feet in Mount Jackson’s downtown business district.

LURAY, April 15 — On Monday night, the Page County Board of Supervisors held a quick public hearing on the county’s six proposed property tax rates for FY25. No speakers stepped up to the podium because there were no proposed changes to the tax rates. A subsequent hearing on the county’s proposed $91M budget for the next spending cycle drew only two speakers, both requesting funds for additional water testing in the South Fork of the Shenandoah River.

The public is invited to participate in a brief online survey conducted by the Virginia Department of Transportation available today through Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The study is in partnership with the city of Harrisonburg and the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Metropolitan Planning Organization. Public feedback is sought on a transportation study...

PAGE COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Page County Board of Supervisors met Monday, April 15th in a regular session meeting. At the top of the agenda was a discussion regarding the 2024-2025 fiscal year budget. Most notably from the budget hearings: Finance Director of Page County, Tyler Olsen, proposed that Fire-EMS...

A former superintendent of Rockingham County Schools and a Bridgewater College trustee will serve as the college’s commencement and baccalaureate speakers for 2024. Dr. Oskar Scheikl, a former Rockingham County Schools superintendent, will provide the commencement address on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10 a.m. on the Campus Mall for approximately 285 undergraduate students and 35 master’s students.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Rockingham County School Board held a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, April 22nd. On the agenda: a formal policy on how the county will review content children have access to in schools, particularly books. An initial draft of the book review policy was proposed in...

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Lawmakers and Governor Glenn Youngkin are going back to the drawing board next month to craft a new state budget. As expected, the delay in the spending plan has trickle-down effects to local government entities such as Rockingham County Public Schools. Superintendent Dr....

SHENANDOAH COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Next time you buy a coffee in Shenandoah County, you might be inclined to buy two. The “Hanging Coffee” initiative is a “no-strings-attached” way to spread kindness to strangers by purchasing an item and hanging up the receipt for someone else to grab.

The CSPDC recently aided Hose Company #4 Fire Department (HC4FD) leadership with their submission for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The HC4FD applied for $1.5M in funding to purchase a new rescue engine and equipment. The HC4FD has been serving the citizens of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County since 1890. Their first due area consists of 140 square miles which includes the communities of Belmont, Cross Keys, Keezletown, Lacy Springs, Lakewood, Linville, Massanetta Springs, McGaheysville, and Shen Lake along with 12 miles of Interstate 81. The HC4FD second due area includes three colleges (Blue Ridge Community College, Eastern Mennonite University, and James Madison University), the City of Harrisonburg, and the towns of Bridgewater, Grottoes, and Mount Crawford. They have over 70 members, with 50 active Firefighters or EMTs. The HC4FD is currently averaging 4,000 volunteer hours a month in Fire/EMS services via 12-hour shifts, seven days a week.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - The Rockingham County Board of Supervisors presented its proposed budget on Wednesday, April 10th; so far, no funding has been allocated to the Arts Council of the Valley. “The arts, they return a dividend; an investment will return dividends,” said Jenny Burden, the executive director...

MCGAHEYSVILLE, Va. (WHSV) - VDOT is working toward making improvements to one of Rockingham County’s most problematic intersections. It plans to install a traffic signal and two left-bound turn lanes at the intersection of Island Ford Road and Route 340 in McGaheysville. The traffic signal will be placed before...

LURAY, April 12 — On Monday night, the Page County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to solicit citizen input on proposed tax rates and the overall $90.7 million budget under consideration for fiscal year 2025. The board meeting begins at 7 p.m. Monday, April 15 in the second-floor, board room in the County Government Center, 103 South Court Street. The FY25 budget cycle begins on July 1 and ends June 30, 2025.

WOODSTOCK, Va. (WHSV) - As a community group in Shenandoah County seeks to restore the confederate names of two local schools, several residents voiced their opinions at the Shenandoah County School Board meeting Thursday night. The Coalition for Better Schools is pushing to change the names of Honey Run Elementary...

Page County | Board of Supervisors (iowa.gov) NOTICE AND CALL OF PAGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGTentative AgendaThursday, April 11, 2024, 6:00 p.m.CSTPage County Courthouse, 3rd Floor, “Page Room”112 E Main St, Clarinda, IA 51632This meeting will take place in person and via Zoom.(Connection information for Zoom or phone below)*Note: If any board member has a conflict of interest with any agenda items, please state your conflict of interest at this time.Prior to the regular meeting:4:00 p.m. -Possible tour of the work being done at 190thand J Road (Andy Otte Property) to look at his concerns regarding the tube and tile lines6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting1. Call to Order2. Approve Agenda3. Pledge of Allegiance4. Public Comment -Suggested time of 5 minutes or less (If you have a public comment about a topic on the agenda, please wait until that agenda item.)5. Engineer Update –JD Kinga. Engineer Updateb. Utility Permits –IAMOc. Discuss/Action –Federal Aid Agreement 4-24-RAISE-004 for Project HDP-C073(139)—6B-73,Essex North Bridged. Public Hearing 6:10 p.m.i.FY25 DOT Budgetii.FY25 County Five Year Program (CFYP)e. Discuss/Action –FY25 DOT Budget/CFYP6. Discuss/Action –190thand J Road (Andy OtteProperty) Tube and Tile Lines 7. Discuss/Action –Proposed Improvements at the VA Building Property in Shenandoah (Concrete, Trees, Etc.) Veterans Serenity Garden 8. Discuss/Action –Solar Ordinance9. Board Communication10. Discuss /Action -Approve Claims11. Discuss /Action -Approve Meeting Minutes12. Adjourn* * * *Join Zoom Page County Board Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3894655713?pwd=S210a2NJT28yb3RVQUlpRTBVcS9yUT09Meeting ID: 389 465 5713 Password:pageDial by your location:+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) ~ +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) ~ +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) ~ +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)~+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) ~ +1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose) ~ +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

WOODSTOCK, Va. (WHSV) - As a community group in Shenandoah County seeks to restore the confederate names of two local schools, several residents voiced their opinions at the Shenandoah County School Board meeting Thursday night. The Coalition for Better Schools is pushing to change the names of Honey Run Elementary...

April 12, 1911 — The Board of Supervisors met last week to receive the bids on the Alma bridge. There were eight bids received, running from $11,030 to $15,940. All were referred to the State Highway Commission, and will be acted on at once. The Board meets again April 12 to close the contract.

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - The Rockingham County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing to discuss several aspects of its latest budget proposal, which allocates a large number of funds to educational and child-based needs. The Rockingham County Public School Board’s request prioritized school safety, employee recruitment and retention....