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Seeking a third term on council, Deanna Reed wants city to be more supportive ‘for all’

Deanna Reed has always been proud of her hometown. Born and raised in Harrisonburg, Reed said her priority has always been to make sure the community is “a city for all.” Reed, who has been mayor since 2017, is running for re-election to the city council as one of four candidates vying for three spots. She was the top vote-getter in the June  Democratic primary.

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Laura Dent, the city’s vice mayor, wants another term to keep working on climate and housing issues

In 2020, community activist Laura Dent decided to run for city council after years of campaigning for other Democrats in Harrisonburg. Much of her platform was focused on climate initiatives and affordable housing, and she’s focused a lot of her energy on those issues during the last four years as she served on the council. 

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People holding signs saying "A strong collective voice" and "Families for CB" outside a school building.

City school board poised to approve collective bargaining for teachers at Nov. 7 meeting

Educators from across the city came out to support the Harrisonburg City School Board’s new collective bargaining resolution, the main topic of discussion at Tuesday night’s work session at Waterman Elementary School.

Group calls for accessibility upgrades to school playgrounds and communications

A group advocating for improvements to the city’s special education programs asked the school board for continued training and support for school personnel, physical accessibility upgrades to classrooms and playgrounds, and making school communications more accessible for those with disabilities. 

Student’s arrest on threat charges adds to a tense time for schools

Parents of city school students were already on edge about safety issues and threats of violence before Monday’s closure of the high schools. Police investigated several threats the previous week.

Rocktown HS is about to open — here’s a sneak peek at what awaits students

In these last days before Rocktown High School officially opens to students, the school’s teachers and staff are putting the finishing touches on classrooms and preparing for the first day of school. 

Before he was a VP candidate, Walz ‘brought everything to life’ in the classroom for one Hburg resident

In fall 1992, 14-year-old Katie Harvey began high school in the city of Alliance, Nebraska, which had 9,765 people at the time, is mostly known for “Carhenge” — a replica of Stonehenge made entirely of automobiles and is the Box Butte County seat in the state’s northwestern panhandle. 

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‘Very fired up’ local Democrats catch wave of national energy as Landrieu comes to town

With a big-name national Democrat in town, the theme at the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Democratic Party headquarters on Wednesday was one of enthusiasm and buzz. 

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