City schools and Blue Ridge Community College solidify new career program
With signatures and a handshake, the president of Blue Ridge Community College and the superintendent of Harrisonburg City Public Schools formally established the Career Center for city high school students.
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Community Perspective: A response to a recent perspectives piece on Valley Interfaith Action
A contributed perspectives piece sent in by Sam Nickels of Harrisonburg
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‘Bach is for everyone’: Festival features concerts and recitals all week
The 34th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival will hold a week-long concert series through June 14, offering opportunities for people to explore and appreciate the music of the prolific Baroque-era composer.
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Community Perspective: Valley Interfaith Action: Alinsky’s Playbook Has Come to Rockingham County
A contributed perspectives piece sent in by Dave Briggman of Keezletown
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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).
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.
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.
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?
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.
