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Cat’s Cradle landed additional money in as part of a national grant. Here’s how it’s using the funds.
Cat’s Cradle got a boost heading into this year to help cover veterinary and other costs for preparing cats for adoption after PetSmart’s national charity organization reached out to offer some additional money beyond what the organization requested.
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As new semester begins, JMU COVID protocols remain mostly unchanged
As the omicron variant spreads, JMU says that it will not require boosters for students and faculty, but is prepared change requirements if CDC guidelines change.
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While surge of need recedes from 2020, Blue Ridge food bank remains on alert
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to the organization’s CEO.
The future is as murky as the past for the house that wasn’t Thomas Harrison’s
Nearly three years after archeologists discovered the Thomas Harrison House wasn’t actually the city founder’s home, officials still don’t know what to do with Harrisonburg’s oldest structure.
‘There is no need for your student to quarantine at this time’ … or is there?
When someone tests positive for COVID-19 in Harrisonburg City Schools, it starts a chain reaction in which the schools, relying on contact tracing, notify the families of students who might have been exposed or in close contact. But that process isn’t always perfect, as one parent found out.
Pandemic’s ripple effects continue as city manager announces resignation
Citing a need to restore a more sustainable work-life balance, Harrisonburg City Manager Eric Campbell announced Monday he will resign at the end of the year.
City schools to shave an hour from their days starting Oct. 4; TikTok-inspired vandalism hits school bathrooms
Harrisonburg City Schools will shorten the school instructional day for all students by one hour beginning Oct. 4 to help relieve city teachers who are stressed under the weight of exhausting work hours and a lack of proper planning periods.
September 8, 2021
School board gets pushback over vaccinations, as well as policy regarding transgender students
The vaccine requirement protocol and covid testing for unvaccinated school staff also prompted passionate arguments from educators, staff and parents during Tuesday’s school board meeting’s public comment period, as did the recent adoption of a model policy from the Virginia School Board Association regarding treatment of transgender students.