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The Ghost of Evelyn Byrd
Evelyn Byrd Nelson Page. Evelyn Byrd Page Lee. Evelyn Byrd Beverly Lee. Evelyn Byrd Page Wood. The name proliferated, rising through history like an unquiet spirit.
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School expansions, renovations and a possible new elementary school top county’s wish list
Rockingham County Public Schools is pursuing $168 million in building projects through 2030 — including middle and high school expansions, renovations and a potential new elementary school.
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Laura Dent, the city’s vice mayor, wants another term to keep working on climate and housing issues
In 2020, community activist Laura Dent decided to run for city council after years of campaigning for other Democrats in Harrisonburg. Much of her platform was focused on climate initiatives and affordable housing, and she’s focused a lot of her energy on those issues during the last four years as she served on the council.
Ordinary Miracles
A woman comes striding toward me, bearing two onions in her outstretched hand. Like a personification of the season, she passes me with a jaunty step, her face gilded with light and an expression of unrestrained joy.
Enjoying October’s Celestial Wonders
October has blessed the area with some fantastic and surprising celestial wonders. Last week, the full Hunter Super Moon and the comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS graced our night skies. The comet is still being seen but will soon vanish from our sight. Earlier in the month, the Aurora Borealis danced in the skies across the northern hemisphere, leading the stellar trifecta.
Construction delay forces city to seek temporary location for shelter
Valley Open Doors, which operates annual shelters for people without housing, had planned to use the city’s new permanent shelter, which was projected to open in November. But construction delays are forcing the group to search again for temporary shelter spaces as weather gets colder.
Guns Into Plowshares Returns to D.C.
“Sadly this art is relevant today,” wrote Jordyn Thompson, now a junior preparing to be a secondary history teacher. She wrote that the sculpture draws attention to “the use of guns and gun violence, which is a pandemic in today’s society.”
After 6 years of prep, Javier Calleja seeks to bridge divides in his run for council
Javier Calleja’s first job was to go door-to-door selling dish soap to pay his electricity bill when he was 8. More than 30 years later, he’s knocking on doors again for another reason: to spread the word about his campaign as an independent candidate for Harrisonburg City Council.
