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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.
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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.
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July First Fridays at The Depot Featuring Erin Harrigan!
Jun 22, 2026
July First Fridays at The Depot Featuring Erin Harrigan!
Book Review: A Fairy Tale (with Startling Realism)
In the fairy tale of The Witch’s Journey, Harrisonburg author Keith Miller immerses readers in a quaint and magical world that on the surface may seem only fantastical.
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Bereft bats rebound in rehab
An endangered, half-grown tricolor bat is the size of a gummy bear
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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.
Will Rockingham County need to build a new school soon? Growth rate has school leaders considering options
If all housing developments underway in Rockingham County are completed as planned, several of the area’s schools will run out of room for students – and a planned new elementary school might need to be built sooner than previously thought.
County elections board to ask for prosecutor’s help to collect campaign fines from Matt Cross
The Rockingham County Electoral Board will send a letter on Friday requesting the Commonwealth Attorney’s help to collect campaign-related fines from Rockingham County School Board District 3 candidate Matt Cross.
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.
