Category: Harrisonburg Issues

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Enhanced student experience, expanded nursing program and on-campus housing among priorities for new JMU President

“Frankly, all of the decisions that I’ll be making as president start with: ‘what’s best for students?'”

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Tiller Strings: sales, rentals, repair, sheet music, accessories.

City will search for missing documents to seek to understand the scope of loss from ’60s ‘urban renewal’ project

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Community Perspective: Now is the time to prioritize safe walking routes

A contributed perspectives piece by Lisa Boland Elliott

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Student housing complex on Port Republic Road wins approval; Council OKs battery facility for HEC

A proposed mixed-use building — with four floors of apartments, three levels for parking, plus additional retail space — received zoning approval so it could be built along Port Republic Road.

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American independence ‘made in Virginia’ celebration kicks off

America will mark 250 years from its independence in 2026, and Virginia is taking center stage in the national celebration with events, exhibits and programs in communities across the commonwealth.

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How a hard rain caused water treatment problems — and what that means for the future

As heavy rains battered the Valley last month, the city’s water treatment plant faced a major problem. Water coming into the facility after the May 14 rainstorm wasn’t just cloudy or tinted. It was brown.

Discovery of unmarked graves leads to city closing alley next to Newtown Cemetery

City council members voted to close the alley adjacent to Newtown Cemetery which connects Hill and Sterling streets because of the evidence of unmarked graves in the space.

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School superintendent seeks to allow home-schooled students to attend Massanutten Technical Center

Home-schooled students in Harrisonburg might soon be allowed to take classes at Massanutten Technical Center. 

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