The Shenandoah County School Board on Thursday evening voted in favor of a resolution to retire the names of Stonewall Jackson High School and Ashby Lee Elementary School and the Rebel mascot at North Fork Middle School in a preliminary step to cut ties with the buildings’ references to the …
NEW MARKET — Kimberly Ashby, of Stafford, planned to face her fear of flying head on by jumping out of an airplane at New Market Airport a week after her 47th birthday back in May.
The developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline announced Sunday that they are canceling the multi-state natural gas project, citing delays and “increasing cost uncertainty.”
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY — On a normal Independence Day, Aaron Shifflett, of Shenandoah, would bring his kids to the Thunderbird Cafe to watch the fireworks display by Massanutten.
After spiking in April, the unemployment rate for localities in the Valley recovered somewhat in May, according to the most recent data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, though regional jobless rates are still roughly three times higher than May 2019.
Between March 7 and March 21, the number of residents filing jobless claims in the area shot up by as much as 4,800%, according to the most recent data available from the Virginia Employment Commission.
NEW MARKET — You meet some interesting people when you run a music store and repair shop. Among the interesting people that Ben Miller has met since opening Valley Pike Music in the historic building that also houses the Chamber of Commerce is country musician Chris Stapleton's harmonica player.
NEW MARKET — Jon Henry's family began its business by selling produce at roadside markets in Mount Jackson, where they live. One roadside market became two, and eventually they realized a larger venue was the best way to make the business profitable.
Rockingham County’s unemployment dropped to below 2% for the first time since April 2001, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In 2017, the Virginia Department of Transportation organized an exercise that included a variety of crash scenarios on Afton Mountain.
Unemployment in the Harrisonburg metro area dropped to 2.3% in September, the lowest rate so far in 2019, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday.
As experts track the increasing political divides in the country nationally, candidates for the 26th Senate District said that local residents were not giving into partisan extremism.
Republicans have held the majority in the House of Delegates since 1999. But as next month’s elections loom, Democrats need to win two seats to flip it.
Between March 2018 and March 2019, the average weekly wage rose by 2.1% across all industries in the commonwealth, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
HARRISONBURG — When Yvonne Frazier received an email with “Congratulations” in the subject line, she had no idea it was informing her she was a recipient of a 2019 Governor’s Honor Award.
NEW MARKET — Two people were shot and seriously injured Tuesday afternoon during a dispute involving a firearm.
HARRISONBURG — The local unemployment rate kept fairly stable at 3% in July, with 1,973 people jobless in the Harrisonburg metro area, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
NEW MARKET — After being diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, Morrie stopped teaching.
HARRISONBURG — A Woodstock man charged in connection with a Maryland-to-Virginia heroin pipeline that led to the fatal overdose of a Shenandoah County resident pleaded guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg.
HARRISONBURG — The unemployment rate in the Harrisonburg metro area rose back to 3% in May, rising slightly from April’s 2.4%, which was the lowest the area had seen in more than a decade.
WOODSTOCK — The Shenandoah Community Health Clinic — Shenandoah County Free Clinic and Shenandoah Dental Clinic — and Shenandoah County Public Schools have received a 2019 Unsung Heroes Award from the Virginia Health Care Foundation.
MOUNT JACKSON — Residents in Mount Jackson will be given the opportunity to have their voices heard as the Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing regarding improvements to a bridge on U.S. 11 in Shenandoah County.
HARRISONBURG — A federal grand jury indicted five Shenandoah County residents in connection with a Maryland-to-Virginia heroin pipeline that lead to the fatal overdose of a county resident.
HARRISONBURG — An Edinburg man nabbed during a 2018 traffic stop in Luray pleaded guilty to federal drug charges Tuesday.
MOUNT JACKSON — A raccoon with rabies attacked a person near Mount Jackson, the Lord Fairfax Health District reported on Wednesday.
HARRISONBURG — Summit after summit, American and Chinese government trade representatives have failed to agree on changes to the trade conditions between two of the largest economies in the world over the past several years.
HARRISONBURG — The unemployment rate in the Harrisonburg metro area returned to 3% during March, matching January’s levels after a small increase to 3.1% in February. In March 2018, the unemployment rate for the area was 3.2%.
Virginia State Police say a tractor-trailer driver lost control and crashed on Interstate 81 in Shenandoah County on Wednesday morning.
HARRISONBURG — Dairy producers across the country are facing steep economic challenges in the form of weather difficulties, trade wars and price swings.
HARRISONBURG — The Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce published the results of the Wage & Benefit Survey in February, the first of its kind in years.
