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The good news – area graduation rates are right at or just above the state average. The bad news – we’re still only graduating around four in five ninth-graders in four years, and close to one in 12 are dropping out altogether. That is the revelation from Tuesday’s release of the Virginia School Report Card…
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Now the bad newspaper news is that the News Leader is going to outsource its printing operations to Harrisonburg effective April 13. “Two years ago, outsourcing the production might not have made much sense. But the production has a heavy cost and high overhead, and operating an aging press in this economic situation isn’t our…
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– Local News: Traffic delays on I-64 in Albemarle this weekend, Saturday, 4 p.m. – State News: Prosecutors drop charges against McCain T-shirt scofflaw, Saturday, 4 p.m. – Local News: Community Bank begins food drive, Saturday, 4 p.m. – Local News: VDOT road work schedule, Saturday, 4 p.m. – Local News: Staunton Police warn of…
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Court Square Theater in downtown Harrisonburg presents ComedyFest!, two nights of music, comedy, and improv featuring Glick & Phillips, Nickels & Weiner, and Mental Flossing on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $20, and will be $3 more at the door. Proceeds from this annual fundraiser benefit Court Square Theater.
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Good news for Democrats in the Valley who like to drive – you’ll have eight chances to get in the car for a couple of hours there and a couple of hours back to see Creigh Deeds, Terry McAuliffe and Brian Moran together in person. “We are pleased to announce this debate and joint appearance…
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Democratic Party gubernatorial-nomination candidate Terry McAuliffe rolled out the second chapter of his Business Plan for Virginia Monday in Danville – and this one is pretty easy to get a handle on. “As I’ve been saying wherever I go across Virginia, there’s no such thing as a Republican job or a Democratic job – we…
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– Economy: Remarks by President Obama after economy daily briefing, Monday, 5:15 p.m. – Civil Liberties: Sex Workers Art Show to go on, Monday, 5:15 p.m. – Education: Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?, Monday, 9:20 a.m. – Economy: Gas prices inching back up, Monday, 9:20 a.m. – Economy: AG’s office launches food drive, Monday,…
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– Notes from the Press: AFP editor a guest on WINA today, Wednesday, 3:35 p.m. – Local News: Bridge replacement detours in Craigsville, Wednesday, 10 a.m. – Local News: JMU psychology professor named a Virginia Woman in History
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– Local News: Waynesboro PD investing breaking and entering at church, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: Pyles to host town hall, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: Food Bank faces rising demand, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: Staunton PD looking for missing juvenile, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Local News: Land ecosystems pioneer to…
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– Local News: Project to help homeless in Harrisonburg, Monday, 1:45 p.m. – Local Events: Temple to host Holocaust remembrance, Monday, 1:45 p.m. – Local News: Wellness Fair at EMU, Monday, 10:10 a.m. – Local News: VDOT road work schedule, Monday, 10:10 a.m.
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