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Updated: Hilary Irons wins Dist. 3 race for county school board; Cross comes in third to Mullen; other races too close to call

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Jun 22, 2026

July First Fridays at The Depot Featuring Erin Harrigan!

Community Perspective: Observations about the Mullens/Cross/Irons Debate

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Virginia Poets to Lift Words Off the Page

Even when the words in Nursery Rhymes in Black remain on the page and I read them silently, they are something to be reckoned with.

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Church, meet creation, head on

“When a storm cuts loose, dropping hail in middle of a sermon, that changes the experience of worship,” Zimmerman says. For one thing, “The roof is not entirely leakproof.”

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School board candidates spar over redistricting and their approaches to the role

In their only public forum before next week’s election, the three candidates seeking the District Three seat on the Rockingham County School Board clashed Tuesday night over how best to deal with continued population growth — such as building new schools or redistricting to ease overcrowding. 

Barefoot Puppet Theater brings ‘Galapagos George’ to Court Square Theater

Richmond’s Barefoot Puppets Theater is coming to Court Square Theater tonight for a “magical” performance of Galapagos George, based on the true story of “Lonesome George,” the last known tortoise of his kind from Pinta Island in the Galápagos. 

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Security cameras go up in county schools

Security camera installations in Rockingham County Public Schools are almost complete, save for two final schools.

A bewitching brew: Blue Ridge Florist & Tea Room hosts Spooktacular Tea Experience

Throughout October, by reservation only on Fridays and Saturdays, Blue Ridge Florist & Tea Room has turned its bright pink space into a whimsical Halloween wonderland affectionately called “Spooktacular Tea.”

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