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Foodie Q&A: Rachel FitzGerald of Magpie Diner

When I moved back to Virginia, I couldn’t get a cooking job I wanted, so I got back into education a little bit and started my own music supper series out in Spring Creek at the town hall. That was the first time I did anything myself and looking back I’m surprised I had the audacity to do it. 

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Rockingham school board again bucks committee recommendations as it bans 6 more books

The Rockingham County School Board banned six more books from its library shelves with no discussion, again splitting from several recommendations made by the committee that the board assigned to review those titles.

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Four women holding hand-drawn signs on cardboard. One says "Deport Musk." The other call on Cline to hold a town hall meeting.

Frustrated constituents picket outside private meeting to urge U.S. Rep. Cline to hold a town hall session

Several dozen people picketed in downtown Harrisonburg Sunday afternoon to call on U.S. Rep. Ben Cline, the four-term congressman who represents the Valley, to hold a public town hall meeting.

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This regional music scene is really underground

When you think of a stage, you probably picture a raised platform, flashing strobe lights and a black backdrop. But last month, Dogwood Tales — a local, four-piece Harrisonburg band — was the latest group to perform in a far more unconventional setting: a cave.

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Protest organizer says she learned her federal education job was cut just before rally

Students in James Madison University’s College of Education walked out of class Tuesday to protest recent federal policy changes that, they say, could impact the future of U.S. public education. 

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City schools look to add 40 new staff; Elementary redistricting plan prompts concern from some parents

The first draft of next year’s city school budget proposes a 5.58% increase, primarily to offset inflation, rising costs and expenses associated with opening Rocktown High School in fall 2024 — but also to add 40 new teaching and staff positions.

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Book Event Review: Big Read 2025

The NEA’s Big Read goals are “to inspire meaningful conversations, celebrate local creativity, elevate a wide variety of voices and perspectives, and build stronger connections in each community.”

County schools make ‘slow and steady’ move toward AI policy

Rockingham County Public Schools will reevaluate its use of technology in classrooms and consider issues surrounding artificial intelligence, Superintendent Larry Shifflett said. But, he said, the school district isn’t jumping all in just yet.

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