Author: Bridget Manley
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Bridget Manley, Publisher
Bridget Manley graduated with a degree in Mass Communications from Frostburg State University, and spent much of her adult life working as a morning show producer and journalist for radio stations in Cumberland, Md., and Annapolis, Md., before relocating to Harrisonburg. When she’s not reporting the news and helping run The Citizen, she’s the manager of operations for Rivercrest Farm and Event Center in Shenandoah, she is a freelance reporter for WMRA, and has produced stories for Virginia Public Media. She serves on the boards of Adagio House, Any Given Child Shenandoah, and the ACT ONE Theater Company. She previously hosted a podcast that shared parenting stories called “Birds In A Tree.”
‘Rights are being taken away’: Why a guy and a sign spends his mornings on Broadway’s Main Street
If you’ve driven through Broadway during the morning this spring, you likely saw an unusual sight in that part of Rockingham County – an anti-Trump protest organized by a small but determined group of veterans.
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To add more childcare in region, Valley Interfaith Action proposes new model
In the hopes of addressing a shortage of affordable childcare in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, Valley Interfaith Action announced a new childcare model on Monday.
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Apparently, the county and city school boards can get along
The county and city school boards on Monday officially began the process of untangling their 60-year-long partnership to operate Massanutten Technical Center in what marked the first time the two districts’ leaders had met together since Harrisonburg’s school board withdrew from the arrangement last year.
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Court Square Theater to shut down
The Arts Council of the Valley has decided to shutter Court Square Theater, effective December 31, according to sources.
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Calhoun requests recount in school board race; Cross gets reduction in campaign fines
The 2025 election isn’t quite over yet, as one Rockingham County school board candidate seeks a recount in a close race while another moves closer to settling some campaign-related fines.
Democrats line up to take on Rep. Cline — no matter what the congressional districts look like
Even as Virginia Democrats consider amending the state constitution to redraw congressional districts, three candidates are now seeking the Democratic nomination for the district that spans the Shenandoah Valley and is currently represented by Republican Ben Cline.
Wilt still leading in squeaker of a 34th District race; Lohr leading school board race by 8 votes
By Bridget Manley, publisher Despite it being the closest election the 34th House District has ever seen, incumbent Tony Wilt looks to be headed for his narrowest victory yet, as he maintains a slight lead in votes over Democratic challenger Andrew Payton. With Wilt receiving about 52% of the vote, according to unofficial results, it would mark …
School board candidates spar over redistricting and their approaches to the role
In their only public forum before next week’s election, the three candidates seeking the District Three seat on the Rockingham County School Board clashed Tuesday night over how best to deal with continued population growth — such as building new schools or redistricting to ease overcrowding.
