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Council to consider 3-cent real estate tax increase. Plus, could North Main get a new retail development?
The Harrisonburg City Council will consider raising real estate taxes for the second straight year to help cover the cost of the new high school.
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Veterinarian’s suspension cuts into already-short supply of pet doctors
When Harrisonburg veterinarian Ayman Salem had his medical license suspended on March 22, an already short supply of pet doctors grew even shorter.
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Fight and flight: Witnessing the ugly side of birding
At first, I did a double-take. My wife and I had just turned the corner from Rawley Pike south onto Erickson Avenue, just west of Harrisonburg on Sunday. As we passed the Word Ministries Christian Church entrance, I noticed two large birds to my left, south of the church.Both birds furiously flapped their wings. But there was something extraordinary about what we were seeing.
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Group recommends ‘South Ridge’ as HHS2’s name and suggests the school board consider renaming the existing Harrisonburg High School
As the new high school takes shape on its southern Harrisonburg site, the committee tasked with suggesting its name recommended calling it “South Ridge High School” with black and red as its two main colors.
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Public safety agencies seek to attract needed reinforcements
With about 20 open positions in Harrisonburg Police Department and the fire department preparing to add a new station, the city is trying a host of strategies to attract new applicants for first responder jobs.
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Statewide environmental news roundup – March 2022
The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) continues to make the news.
Writers return for the Rocktown Author Festival’s sequel
After being on hold for two years, the second Massanutten Regional Library’s Rocktown Author Festival will happen April 9 at the central library downtown and will allow people to interact with area authors and discuss the publishing process.
HEC announces plan to sell solar energy from Acorn Drive plant
Energy from the sun will be available to residential customers of the Harrisonburg Electric Commission sometime this summer, albeit at a little higher cost than energy from the grid, according to details published on the HEC website.
