Category: Harrisonburg Issues

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Lawsuit against city schools over teacher training ends after 2 years

A more than two-year-old lawsuit against the Harrisonburg School Board is over, with a conservative group declaring victory and the school district saying nothing really changes with the legal resolution. 

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City to begin cardboard recycling collections on Fridays 

Harrisonburg residents can schedule online to have cardboard picked up from their homes beginning next week. The city will begin an opt-in program for recycling-bound cardboard collections on Fridays so people won’t have to bring cardboard to a recycling drop-off point.

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Overcrowding at Waterman Elm. could prompt school rezoning; Board offers tribute to outgoing members

Some Harrisonburg children might get assigned to different schools than they otherwise would have attended, as the school board seeks to address overcrowding — particularly at Waterman Elementary. 

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What happens when a drone stalks you? At first nothing, but a Rockingham County woman found a way to fight back

Lynlee Thorne was working on her Rockingham County farm one summer day in early June when she heard the intrusive buzzing. It was back, and she could feel it overhead, flying low and hovering. 

Housing development at former quarry site wins council’s approval

The Harrisonburg City Council agreed to zoning changes to allow a major housing project to be built around the old Frazier Quarry despite some neighbors’ concerns.

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School board approves collective bargaining for teachers after tense meeting

The Harrisonburg City School Board approved a collective bargaining resolution at its meeting Thursday amid strong reactions and continued disagreements between board members and members of the Harrisonburg Education Association (HEA). 

Construction delay forces city to seek temporary location for shelter 

Valley Open Doors, which operates annual shelters for people without housing, had planned to use the city’s new permanent shelter, which was projected to open in November. But construction delays are forcing the group to search again for temporary shelter spaces as weather gets colder.

Guns Into Plowshares Returns to D.C.

“Sadly this art is relevant today,” wrote Jordyn Thompson, now a junior preparing to be a secondary history teacher. She wrote that the sculpture draws attention to “the use of guns and gun violence, which is a pandemic in today’s society.”

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