Category: Harrisonburg Issues
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Keezletown farmer who twice cheated death keeps going at 87
“She said, ‘Well, you got hit by a train.’ I said, ‘Well, that sounds kinda bad.’ “
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HCPS making contingency plans in budget after observing unusual decline in enrollment
Since January, Harrisonburg City Public Schools has been losing on average 25 students a month.
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Cuts to federal library agency haven’t trickled down to Valley branches … yet
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.
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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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City will search for missing documents to seek to understand the scope of loss from ’60s ‘urban renewal’ project
By Lizzie Stone, city council reporter As Harrisonburg continues to grapple with the effects of a more-than-six-decade-old “Urban Renewal” project that razed much of the historic Northeast Neighborhood, city leaders want a coordinated search to track down remaining records to better understand how much was lost. Taking this step came up at Tuesday’s meeting after …
Community Perspective: Now is the time to prioritize safe walking routes
A contributed perspectives piece by Lisa Boland Elliott
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.
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.
