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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The first radio station to ever broadcast from the Shenandoah Valley will observe its 75th anniversary on June 9, 2010. WSVA-550AM, owned by VerStandig Broadcasting, will mark the occasion by publishing a cookbook highlighting recipes submitted by local listeners. “We are excited about making this new cookbook available,” WSVA…
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Column by Jim Bishop Submit guest columns: [email protected] I hardly recognized the place. But then, it was Laurelville Camp with a Rt. 2, Mt. Pleasant, Pa., address when I had my main associations as acamper, staff member for two summers and a counselor. Today, it’s Laurelville Mennonite Church Center to reflect the broader range…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Charlottesville Derby Dames will take on the rival Rocktown Rollers of Harrisonburg on Saturday at Augusta Expoland in Fishersville. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the shoving starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance at brownpapertickets.com, $8 at the door, and kids under 5 are free….
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] The staff at the student newspaper at JMU seems to be trying to claim victory in its settlement with Harrisonburg-Rockingham Commonwealth’s Attorney Marsha Garst regarding a dispute over photos of an April riot that were seized by Garst’s office. Reality check – Garst got her photos.
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Column by Jim Bishop Submit guest columns: [email protected] There must be better places than a long slab of cement to celebrate one’s birthday. But the more I reflect on it, this setting is probably fitting, given the countless hours of my lifetime spent traveling this long stretch of crumbling pavement, the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] #4 UVa.’s goal to play one more week were dashed at #3 North Carolina as the Cavs women’s lacrosse team dropped a 17-7 decision to the Tar Heels in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] DIGICO Shoot|Post|Design, a creative video and motion design firm based in Harrisonburg, has won an American Marketing Association EMMA Award for Best TV Advertising. AFPBusiness.com has the story.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] While area school districts have experienced a spike in enrollment in the free- and reduced-price lunch program, the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank has seen an equally sharp rise in its own child-hunger programs.
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Column by Chris DeWald Submit guest columns: [email protected] Grief may be triggered by the death of a loved one. People also can experience grief if they have an illness for which there is no cure, or a chronic condition that affects their quality of life. The end of a significant relationship may also cause…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The family of Bonnie Hanger Crump and the Mount Sidney United Methodist Church are hosting a memorial benefit sale at Mount Sidney Ruritan Park on Saturday, May 1, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
AFP will break down local, Virginia and national races in the battle for the control of Congress Tuesday night.