Archives

Page 14/181

‘When you see it, you think of Rocktown’

Rocktown High School has its official logo thanks to the combined efforts of students at Harrisonburg City Public Schools and James Madison University students and a professor from JMU’s School of Media Arts and Design. 

Advertisement

A year after their arrival here, spotted lanternfly becomes more of a nuisance

Julie Hart, who lives in Rockingham County, was visiting Smiley’s Ice Cream in Bridgewater with her family in early October after hiking a trail in Shenandoah National Park when her daughter noticed a bright red speck on the ground. “Isn’t that one of the bad bugs from that poster we saw on our hike?” her daughter asked.

Advertisement

Event seeks to help local businesses grow

Valley entrepreneurs and business owners are gearing up to sharpen their skills, network and get support from fellow business leaders at the second annual Shenandoah Valley Entrepreneurship Summit on Oct. 23 and 24 in Harrisonburg.

Advertisement

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

Community Perspective: Part 1: Electricity Bills are up, here’s why

A contributed perspectives piece by 50 by 25 Harrisonburg

Co-op’s Community Harvest Party returns for first time since 2018

The Friendly City Food Co-op will celebrate autumn and National Co-op Month with a Community Harvest Party from noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, in the store’s parking lot.

Community Perspective: WHAT DID YOU SAY?

A contributed perspectives piece by Joe Laughland

Council OKs new mixed-use development on Port Republic Road aimed at students

The Harrisonburg City Council unanimously approved a new housing development aimed at college students to be built on Port Republic Road on the land where there is currently a CITGO gas station and adjacent field between Bradley Drive and Devon Lane.

HCPS collective bargaining back on the bargaining table

Almost a month after the Harrisonburg School Board voted to allow collective bargaining for teachers and staff in city schools, the initiative now hangs in limbo as union representatives have raised concerns with several issues in the language of the resolution.

Scroll to the top of the page

Hosting & Maintenance by eSaner

Thanks for reading The Citizen!

We’re glad you’re enjoying The Citizen, winner of the 2022 VPA News Sweepstakes award as the best online news site in Virginia! We work hard to publish three news stories every week, and depend heavily on reader support to do that.