Author: Morgan Blair

July 28, 2025

HCPS making contingency plans in budget after observing unusual decline in enrollment

By Clare Kirwan and Morgan Blair, contributor

Since January, Harrisonburg City Public Schools has been losing on average 25 students a month.

Cuts to federal library agency haven’t trickled down to Valley branches … yet

By Megan Cullins, contributor and Morgan Blair, contributor

Despite the Trump Administration’s call through an executive order to cut to library funding, library leaders in the Valley say the local systems won’t be directly affected.

Nervous about federal cuts, city council members shift into back-up plan mode

By Morgan Blair, contributor

During Tuesday’s Harrisonburg City Council meeting, several council members outlined fears that federal spending cuts would reduce the grant money that the city distributes each year to local nonprofit organizations.