Category: Harrisonburg Issues
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City schools look ahead to improve online learning — and eventually resume in-person teaching
Harrisonburg City Public Schools are fine-tuning virtual learning, but officials are also laying the groundwork to bring more students — particularly the youngest ones — back into school buildings, perhaps next semester.
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Though hard numbers scarce, local “Zoom fatigue” doesn’t seem too bad yet
In a normal year, the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale packs out the Rockingham County Fairgrounds with people admiring handwoven quilts, handcrafted furniture and other items auctioned off over the weekend. While some attendees still came by to look at those items last weekend, the bleachers – typically filled with several thousand people – were empty.
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Scholars Latino Initiative to convert its fundraiser into a drive-through event
A local non-profit that creates college opportunities for high school scholars of Latino descent, has found an innovative way to host its annual fundraising event: drive-thru style.
Photo essay: For local farmers, demand has grown during the pandemic
A handful of farmers within Harrisonburg city limits grow produce and meat to sell directly to consumers. And unlike many businesses, the pandemic has actually driven up sales – exponentially so, for some.
Hburg’s Halloween will feature a lot fewer treats this year
Halloween in Harrisonburg — normally a bustle of costumed kids and Skeleton Fest — is starting to feel more like one of those abandoned houses that might be haunted.
Public housing tenants may get rent reprieve next year; HRHA relationship with City Council ‘a work in progress’
Public housing tenants in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County could have more incentive to gain employment or improve their employment, perhaps as soon as the middle of 2021, under a new program being planned by the Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
New historical marker on Court Square tells story of Charlotte Harris’ lynching
Law enforcement dragged Charlotte Harris from a friend’s home in Albemarle County in March of 1878. They took her back to Rockingham County to face a preliminary hearing, resulting in an order she be taken to the county jail in Harrisonburg. Because that was 15 miles distant, they decided to wait until morning.
Local media to community members: ‘We’re all in this together’
Accurate, fact-based and independently-presented news matters as local media outlets continue to support and encourage civic engagement, said leaders of four Harrisonburg-area news organizations on Thursday.
