Tasty Truckin’

An orange trailer is parked off to the side of the intersection of Va. 42 and Mason Street in Dayton. Read More

Robbins Sees Life Of Travel, Service

HARRISONBURG — Matthew Robbins knew early on that he was a people person. Read More

Nesselrodt Eyes Special Ed Career

HARRISONBURG — Just a few days into her volunteer work at Still Meadows Enrichment Center and Camp, Devin Nesselrodt knew she had found her calling. Read More

Miller On A Mission To Heal

HARRISONBURG — Benjamin Miller’s mother, a physical therapist, planted the seed of an idea to become a doctor in her son’s head as he grew up. Read More

Garmer Aims To Help Others

HARRISONBURG — When Deanna Garmer had problems, she knew she could always turn to her teachers for help and guidance. As a result, Garmer now has her eyes set on becoming a teacher herself. Read More

GOP Ticket Gets Moving

WEYERS CAVE — About 75 people visited Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport on Monday morning to get their first glimpse of the freshly nominated Republican ticket for November’s general election. Read More

Valley Teen Attends Convention

HARRISONBURG — It’s hard to say how many people E.W. Jackson won over on the spot Saturday to secure the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor at the Richmond Coliseum. Read More

Candidate Files For District 3

HARRISONBURG — One county resident has filed paperwork to fill the Rockingham County School Board seat being vacated by John Myers, and at least two others are mulling it over. Read More

Frost Leaves Vintners Cold

HARRISONBURG — Local vintners are still trying to evaluate exactly how much damage a late blast of wintry weather last week delivered to their grapes — and their bottom lines. Read More

Timberville Man Faces Attempted Murder Charge

HARRISONBURG — A Rockingham County grand jury handed down a first-degree attempted murder indictment against a Timberville man Monday afternoon. Read More

Sewer System Smoke Testing Ongoing Through June 28

HARRISONBURG — City residents will see smoke escape through rooftop plumbing vents, but they shouldn’t be alarmed, according to the Harrisonburg Public Utilities Department. Read More

HPD Employees Earn Recognition

HARRISONBURG — The Harrisonburg Police Foundation recognized five employees of the city’s police force during a banquet Friday night. Read More

Driver Hits Post Office, Faces DUI Charge

A Bridgewater man who police say drove his car into the town’s post office, knocking down its loading dock’s overhang, has been charged with driving under the influence. Read More

F&M Helps Students Gain Financial Literacy

HARRISONBURG — Students at several Valley high schools can improve their financial literacy through a program supported by Farmers and Merchants Bank. Read More

Farm Credit Taps Dayton Woman As Loan Officer

HARRISONBURG — Katelyn Burner has been hired by Farm Credit of the Virginias as a loan officer for its Culpeper office. Read More

This Week’s Meetings

Built On A Rock

Religion Calendar

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