Ready And Waiting

HARRISONBURG — The real estate market and a new road now under construction will dictate how quickly the rejuvenated Preston Lake development progresses. Read More

The Secret Life Of Hospital Bills

HARRISONBURG — If you need a major joint replacement, Rockingham Memorial Hospital will charge about $17,000 less than Augusta Health. Read More

Architects Hired To Design JMU Health College

HARRISONBURG — James Madison University has hired EYP Architecture and Engineering to design a new home for its health programs, the firm said Friday. Read More

Farmers Recovering After Slow Season Start

HARRISONBURG — Dan Myers could be found riding a tractor off Acorn Drive Tuesday, planting corn he normally would have gotten in the ground days before. Read More

A Day In A Library’s Life

HARRISONBURG — A consistent number of patrons continue to use Massanutten Regional Library, according to numbers reported by library officials. Read More

Board OKs New Resource Officers

WOODSTOCK — After a heavy line of questioning, the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors approved a request from the sheriff to put four new school resource officers in county schools next year. Read More

H’Burg Schools Art Programs On Display

HARRISONBURG — Harrisonburg City Schools art programs will be on display at area businesses Monday through Thursday. Read More

Bike-To-Work Sets Example

HARRISONBURG — John Youngdahl has been riding his bike to work every day for the past five years. Read More

HPD Probes Purcell Park Robbery

A woman was attacked and robbed after she closed a concession stand at Purcell Park Wednesday night, and police say the incident likely wasn’t random. Read More

Building Permits

Property Transfers

Brothers In Arms: Part II

After being relieved from the camp, Richard Good’s unit started out for Italy. Half way up the Alps, the war with Germany ended. After fighting for two years, he was finally going home to his wife. Read More

Down Homestead-style

As the supervisor of historical interpretation at the Virginia Museum of the Civil War, Stacey Nadeau is responsible for helping visitors connect with the past. In her opinion, one of the easiest ways to establish that connection is a great meal. Read More

Trickle-Down Effect

Twenty-six students and teachers from Turner Ashby High School and Wilbur Pence Middle School boarded a school bus headed for the Chesapeake Bay on April 26. Read More

A Few Tough Cookies

“What’s boring about the physical world? Look at that carpet. Now, that carpet is going to be that carpet 10 minutes from now,” novelist Bob Oakes says, pointing. Read More

Local Ledger

In Brief: Movers & Shakers

In Brief: The Valley Business Scene

Column: Are You A Bad Manager?

Column: Taking (Tax) Credit For Creativity

Column: Learning Lessons From A Bear Market

Q&A: Retirement Planning

Treading Uncharted Waters

WhiteWave Looks To Crest