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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.
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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.
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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.
Community Perspective: Harrisonburg’s future doesn’t have to be car-dependent.
This is part 3 of a three-part series of Community Perspectives from Brent Finnegan about transportation in Harrisonburg. Read part 1 and part 2.
Rockingham Co. school board warns against antisemitism
School board members in Rockingham County want the division to do more to combat antisemitism by warning graduation speakers to avoid rhetoric that could be seen as targeting Jews.
