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Photo by Jim Bishop Eastern Mennonite University senior Lisa N. King of Harrisonburg led a “prayer of remembrance” and lit a candle at the close of the chapel service, the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings that left 33 people dead and more wounded. EMU students, faculty and staff left the auditorium in silence…
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Story by Jim Bishop Nancy R. Heisey is being taken for a ride, but she’s not objecting. Dr. Heisey, chair of the Bible and religion department at Eastern Mennonite University, is “trying to do my responsible part” in caring for the environment by leaving her car at her home on Lee Avenue in Harrisonburg and…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The Shenandoah Valley is recession-proof. Charlottesville is recession-proof. I’ve heard people say this for years. As the argument goes, the local economies have two big things going for them – major universities and agriculture. Kids still go to school in recessions. And kids and everybody else still eat in recessions….
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I wanted to learn more about what Waynesboro could be facing if it follows through the very, very preliminary plans that have been put forth regarding the possible location of a minor-league baseball team in the River City. That’s how I came across Gary Hodge and his 20-year effort to…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show” to learn more about Reality Rumble 2008. Show Length: 10:17. On one side of the ring will be Jonny Fairplay, the “Survivor” cast member who famously lied about his grandmother having just died to try to get ahead on the reality-TV game show. On the…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The founder and president of Vision America will keynote the sixth annual Shenandoah Valley Salute to the Family sponsored by the Valley Family Forum. Dr. Rick Scarborough, a nationally known pastor and speaker and author of Enough is Enough: A Call to Christian Involvement, will speak at the event, which…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Sixth District Democratic Party Committee chair David Layman has died. Layman died of an apparent heart attack that he suffered at a committee meeting in Lexington Tuesday night. Layman’s passing was first reported on hburgnews.com this morning. “David was one of the hard-working and unsung people behind the scenes who…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It was coming up on spring, and you could sense the vitality in the air. And then, suddenly, you could hear it. At 10:30 p.m. the night of March 14, 1908, a loud noise thundered through the streets of Harrisonburg. It was enough to get dozens of people to pick…
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Column by Jim Bishop Jenny Hummel of Weyers Cave, our daughter, won’t forget the time and place when she was told for certain – son Jacob, our grandson, has autism. She and husband Dallas knew for some time that “something was wrong” with their youngest son. He had difficulty responding to voices, seldom maintained eye…
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Column by Jim Bishop I’m thinking a lot these days about my dad, J. Vernon Bishop of Doylestown, Pa.: * Maybe it’s because we just marked the 10th anniversary of his death. On Feb. 26, 1998, at 8:45 a.m., Dad took a series of quick, deep breaths and departed this life peacefully at home with…
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