Author: Megan Cullins
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Democrats waste little time in campaigning in proposed districts, despite uncertainty
With the Rocktown Raging Grannies singing and holding signs that read “impeach,” Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Democrats on Sunday hosted the first meet-and-greet event for the party’s congressional candidates after voters gave a greenlight for new district maps last week.
Harrisonburg remains split on Link Apartment development ahead of April 28 public hearing
The city council, for a second time, will hear from people about the proposed downtown apartment complex, called The Link, during the council’s April 28 meeting.
How the Little Mermaid helped keep Court Square Theater part of our world
After the regional arts group said in December it could no longer afford to keep operating Court Square Theater, the phones belonging to leaders of the Harrisonburg theater group ACT ONE Theater Company began buzzing.
In District 3 race, Lauren Mullen calls for less politics, more focus on ‘student wellbeing’
When Lauren Mullen was in high school, she found herself bored and uninterested and dropped out. In less than a year, she went back to get her degree then later became a double Duke, receiving two degrees from JMU.
Hilary Irons emphasizes bringing ‘professionalism, respect, humility’ to 3rd District school board seat
For the second time in four years, Hilary Irons is running against Matt Cross for Rockingham County’s school board in the 3rd District — although a rematch wasn’t always the plan for Irons.
In seeking re-election, Matt Cross describes first term on board as doing ‘what was right in the eyes of God’
Matt Cross, the incumbent Rockingham County School Board member from District 3, has spent his term championing policies that he says are morally correct, some of which have fueled public debate and, at times, controversy.
County school board’s Matt Cross gets slapped with campaign fines, lands second chance for GOP endorsement
While July is usually quieter for election candidates, Rockingham County School Board member Matt Cross — who’s running for re-election this fall — has had month by landing a second chance at landing a key endorsement and having to pay a state fine for a not filing his campaign fundraising reports on time.



