
Harrisonburg Police Department holding Drug Take Back Day on Saturday
The Harrisonburg Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will join forces for the DEA National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Harrisonburg Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will join forces for the DEA National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance is launching its sixth annual Friendly City Fortune raffle on Monday, May 2.

Paul Helmuth, Harrisonburg’s deputy emergency coordinator and administrative officer for the Harrisonburg Fire Department, was recognized this week as part of the 2022 Public Service Awards.

At the Harrisonburg Department of Public Utilities, a technique more commonly adopted by natural gas companies is now being put to good use for the first time by a water service provider in our region.

The Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA has participated in the Great Community Give since its inception five years ago.

Harrisonburg Public Works was honored at the Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo last week for a new city program that digitizes sanitation routes, in turn decreasing average route lengths and cutting down on the time and fuel needed to collect waste across the community each week.

Fifth-graders in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County will get to see storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston and violinist Diane Monroe thanks to the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts and Any Given Child Shenandoah Valley.

The unfinished Friendly City Trail in the area of Hillandale Park and Westover Park has already become one of the most popular amenities in Harrisonburg for people looking to enjoy the outdoors.

Mayor Deanna Reed and members of Harrisonburg City Council welcomed Benedikt Skulason, founder and CEO of LAUF Cycling, as the newest member of the city’s business community at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

April 16: Shop Hop returns. This free event will have 15 stops (OASIS is one) where you collect your eggs. Watch the Facebook page for more information about registration and the stops.
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