Category: Harrisonburg Issues
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Heading into winter, Navigation Center offers ‘huge blessing’ for those facing housing insecurity
The city’s nearly one-year-old Navigation Center, which is aimed at helping those struggling with housing, sits at the end of a long driveway off North Main Street. Its exterior is lined with potted plants that offer a splash of color to the white building. Inside, chairs line the walls to seat those waiting to check in, and a common room offers those seeking daytime or overnight services a place to sit and socialize. In a separate part of the building, the sleeping area holds neat rows of beds, each with a storage locker, bedside table and a small closet.
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Change to Bluestone Town Center development will allow more buyers to be eligible
A wider range of households will be eligible to purchase homes at the Bluestone Town Center development after the city council’s decision Tuesday.
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Data shows 420 incidents related to fights in Rockingham schools; Meanwhile, Matt Cross doubles down on criticizing city schools
Two days after Rockingham County School Board member Matt Cross sparked controversy and pushback over his social media posts that included videos of students fighting in school, the fallout persists, while Cross doubled down on his post.
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City schools to try out AI training pilot program for teachers
The Harrisonburg City Public Schools next month will launch a pilot program in some classrooms to training teachers on AI programs that could assist them.
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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!
Anicira hosts free ‘Healthy Pets’ Event to expand access to pet care
Anicira, a non-profit veterinary service in Harrisonburg, will host its first free Healthy Pets event at Hillandale Park in Harrisonburg.
Seeking to be ‘proactive,’ city schools apply consistent emergency plan across campuses
For the first time, Harrisonburg City Public Schools are using a uniform Emergency Action Plan. On paper, the change is relatively small, but school leaders say the effects will lead to swifter and more organized responses to emergencies.
Link Apartments proposal must start again before the planning commission
Notice for the first public hearing for the proposed rezoning for the Link Apartment project downtown wasn’t published, as required by law, in the newspaper in July before the planning commission meeting where public input was heard. The missing notice means the city must redo the public hearing process, sending the developers’ application back to the city planning commission for public input.
Big changes to city trash collection coming in 2026
City trash collection will change its regular Friday route to Wednesday, and residents will use a reservation system to request pick-up of bulk items and yard debris instead of through a regular bulk trash collection day. Those changes will begin in January.
