Category: Harrisonburg Issues
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After 13 years, Collicello North housing project gets updated plan so it can move forward
The Harrisonburg City Council unanimously approved a change to the planned Collicello North housing development’s master plan that gets the 13-year-old project one step closer to being built.
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School board members push for bigger raises for instructional assistants
As school districts across Virginia await a finalized state budget, school boards like Harrisonburg’s are moving ahead as best they can with drafts of budgets that must receive final approval before June 30.
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Project Update: George’s Flowers in Roanoke is Now Under Construction!
Jul 10, 2026
Project Update: George’s Flowers in Roanoke is Now Under Construction!
Community Perspective: The Path to Nowhere: Why Harrisonburg Needs a Preservation Ordinance, not “The Link”
A contributed perspectives piece by Philip Herrington If you look carefully as you walk along South Main Street between the Lindsey Funeral Home and Harrisonburg City Hall, you’ll notice a brick-paved path to nowhere. In city tax records this is still 435 South Main Street, but the late-nineteenth-century house that once stood here came down in …
Should students get Chromebooks? City schools want to examine use of tech in classrooms
Superintendent Michael Richards wants the city schools to take a hard look at how technology is — and should be — used in classrooms.
Planned renovations to Harrison House and historic city hall buildings move forward
A $25.8 million renovation will add the historic city hall buildings to an expanded complex for city offices. Additionally, a $1 million renovation will restore the Harrison House’s exterior and create a terrace for public viewing.
AeroNimble introduces aircraft innovation to the Valley
During a whirlwind tour of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County on Tuesday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Secretary of Commerce and Trade Carrie Chenery announced that AeroNimble, a new company specializing in aircraft engine repair and maintenance, will expand its operations in Harrisonburg.
April 29, 2026
Council and community remain split over The Link; Vote delayed until June
The Harrisonburg city council on Tuesday heard a second round of public comments on a proposed mixed-use development downtown, then delayed their rezoning vote on development of The Link apartments. Developers have proposed the complex to be built where the Lindsey Funeral Home on Main Street stands.
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