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South River Road opens back up, following Tropical Storm Debby
GREENE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - A road that was washed out last week in Greene County is now back open as of the afternoon of Friday, August 16. As a result of Topical Storm Debby, the South River in Stanardsville overflowed its banks and washed-out part of South River Road last Friday. Since then, the area has been shut down.
Mount Jackson looks to incorporate library as town department
MOUNT JACKSON, Va. (WHSV) - The Town of Mount Jackson is working toward incorporating the Mount Jackson Community Library as a town department. If the plan is approved, the library would still maintain its status as a member of the Shenandoah County Library System, but the town would fund a part-time library manager position.
Staunton ‘Trash Talk’ program back in the works
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - After delays and changes in leadership, Staunton Public Works will resume its “Trash Talk” program to revamp trash collection in the Queen City. The program was originally supposed to give Staunton customers a city-mandated trash can by July 2024. However, in December 2023, Staunton Public Works saw several leadership changes — starting with the departure of former director Jeff Johnston, who spearheaded the original project.
New dining plans spark student upset
JMU’s proposed 2024-25 dining plan options have incited controversy among the student body, with the most notable changes including limitations on how many punches can be used per day. The new plans. The new resident meal plans — which JMU Dining debuted in an April 12 Instagram post —...
Tickets Available For MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING & THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Court Square
Tickets are now available for The Masquerade Theatre and Indigo Inferno Productions' sister-shows, Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare and The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde! These highly anticipated performances will be held at the Court Square Theater in LIC from August 21-25, featuring talented alumni and current students from the prestigious Stella Adler Studio of Acting.
JMU Volleyball picked to win the Sun Belt East Division
NEW ORLEANS (JMU Athletics) – James Madison volleyball was voted first in the Sun Belt Conference East Division for the second consecutive year, while redshirt senior Miëtte Veldman was named to the Preseason All-Conference team, the league announced on Thursday afternoon. In a vote with the league’s 14...
Barbara Reisner and Joanne Stewart Honored for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry Teaching
Barbara Reisner, professor of inorganic and materials chemistry at James Madison University in Virginia, and Joanne Stewart, the Elmer Hartgerink Professor of Chemistry at Hope College in Michigan, have received the 2024 James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry from the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society.
Athletic trainers vital for athlete safety as fall sports season begins
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The school year has kicked off for many students in the area, and with the return of academics also comes the return of school sports. You may picture a treatment table or athletic tape when you think of an athletic trainer, but as Sentara RMH Team Coordinator of Athletic Training Scott Powers will tell you, the job is so much more than that, especially with heat still being a factor this time of year.
Youngkin administration issues draft of cell phone-free policies for schools
Virginia is moving closer to restricting cell phone use in schools after the Virginia Department of Education published a draft of its “cell phone-free” guidelines on Thursday after a series of public input events. The draft defines “cell phone-free” education as “bell-to-bell,” meaning phones should be turned off...
Election 2024: Derrick Anderson, Eugene Vindman to debate on Oct. 2 at UMW
The University of Mary Washington will host a public political debate between candidates for Virginia’s Seventh District congressional seat on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. Derrick Anderson, a Republican, and Eugene Vindman, a Democrat, will face off in George Washington Hall’s Dodd Auditorium. The debate is hosted...
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