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School superintendent seeks to allow home-schooled students to attend Massanutten Technical Center
Home-schooled students in Harrisonburg might soon be allowed to take classes at Massanutten Technical Center.
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Mural artist seeks to help people feel at home one community at a time
To Iorver Ikeseh, art is a universal language, and he seeks to use his painting talents and murals to communicate a sense of belonging around the world.
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Nervous about federal cuts, city council members shift into back-up plan mode
During Tuesday’s Harrisonburg City Council meeting, several council members outlined fears that federal spending cuts would reduce the grant money that the city distributes each year to local nonprofit organizations.
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County Republican group declines to endorse Cross or Irons in District 3 school board race
A Rockingham County Republican organization opted not to endorse any of the candidates who have secured the required number of signatures so far to run in this year’s District 3 school board election.
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Middle River Regional Jail officials have no plans to revive expansion proposal
Four years after a Valley-wide debate over expanding the Middle River Regional Jail, officials say the facility, as it is, can handle the number of inmates assigned to it.
Book Review: Black Cohosh
School kids relentlessly bully Eagle, the protagonist in a debut graphic memoir, Black Cohosh, created by a local comic artist, Eagle Valiant Brosi.
Del. Wilt’s challenger is a community organizer and former EMU professor. Both candidates have begun making their pitches to voters.
While some of this fall’s legislative contests will be determined in the June 17 primaries, that’s not the case for the 34th Virginia House District seat race, where the candidates are already set. Political newcomer Andrew Payton, a Democrat, is challenging Republican Del. Tony Wilt, who is running in November for his eighth full term to the seat that includes Harrisonburg.
Teachers and city school staff to get 8 weeks of parental leave
The Harrisonburg City Public Schools updated its parental leave policy to provide paid leave to all employees who become new parents, including those who adopt or are fostering a child.
