2nd annual Townie Together event raises $13k in honor of neighbor with ALS
Fueled by local musicians, people from across the area raised more than $13,000 during last weekend’s Townie Together event, which this year supported a Harrisonburg resident diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
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County school district seeks to recalibrate grading system
Rockingham County Public Schools unveiled its plan for a new grading policy that prioritizes grade-level performance over student progress.
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New ‘green corridors’ planned for downtown
Harrisonburg’s Public Works Department staff are planning to create more green spaces downtown, install more stormwater management infrastructure across the city and take over some maintenance for some of the city schools’ stormwater infrastructure.
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Book Review: Appalachian Trail Culture
A question that the author explores, which kept me reading, is: What motivates someone to be a section-hiker or thru-hiker of the AT–to walk about 2,198 miles from Georgia to Maine?
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Temporary school budget moves ahead with 12% raise for instructional assistants
The school board on Tuesday approved a temporary budget which included a 12% raise for instructional assistants. This 2026-27 school budget is a placeholder for when the state approves its spending plan, which is not expected to be until June.
Golden Pony’s June closure will extinguish ‘shining light’ of Harrisonburg’s music scene
The Instagram post from the Golden Pony last Monday delivered a blow to Harrisonburg’s music scene. After 11 years of hosting local and nationally known bands, the restaurant and bar will close in June.
After 13 years, Collicello North housing project gets updated plan so it can move forward
The Harrisonburg City Council unanimously approved a change to the planned Collicello North housing development’s master plan that gets the 13-year-old project one step closer to being built.
Rockingham moving toward limiting tech in classrooms
The Rockingham County School Board is aggressively pursuing a policy to limit school-sanctioned technology use for kids during the instructional day.
School board members push for bigger raises for instructional assistants
As school districts across Virginia await a finalized state budget, school boards like Harrisonburg’s are moving ahead as best they can with drafts of budgets that must receive final approval before June 30.
