
DIGICO announces staff additions
DIGICO announced last week that it has added two new staff – a design director and a business-development manager.

DIGICO announced last week that it has added two new staff – a design director and a business-development manager.

It was early on Election Night. I, along with fellow Democrats, had come to the Blue Nile Ethiopian Restaurant in Downtown Harrisonburg to watch the returns. A big tent had been erected in the parking lot. One of the organizers lowered the TV sound briefly and announced that cars parked in the municipal parking lot…

Here is an updated list of highway work projects that might affect traffic in the Staunton Transportation District during the coming weeks. Work scheduled is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies. Motorists are advised to watch for slow-moving tractors during mowing operations. Also, when traveling through a work zone, be alert…

Amid decaying buildings, dusty streets and behind miles upon miles of razor wire fence is the township of Edendale on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Along the main road leading into Edendale sits the Bonginkosi Preschool (http://bonginkosi.wordpress.com), a Christian preschool which has served children aged 2-6 in Edendale since 1976. Smiling faces and shouts…

Community Mennonite Church of Harrisonburg has called Jennifer Davis Sensenig as lead pastor on its pastoral team. Davis Sensenig received a 96 percent vote of affirmation to the full-time position. She will join team members Meg Wightman, pastor of community life; and Jason Gerlach, pastor of youth ministry; along with pastoral elders Tina Beachy and…

There was no way, I told people, often, that Sam Rasoul doesn’t get at least 40 percent in his Sixth District race with Bob Goodlatte. The kid plain outworked Goodlatte from start to finish, and then, hey, wasn’t Goodlatte running commercials at the end, and telling audiences what he would do “if” he was re-elected…

The Women’s Forum in Harrisonburg is presenting a talk by James Madison University public-relations veteran Milla Sue Wisecarver on Thursday at 11:45 a.m.

WINNER: Virginia Democrats It’s one thing to elect Mark Warner and Jim Webb and Tim Kaine. It’s another entirely to pull the lever for Barack Obama. My friend Mark Rozell at George Mason said it best when we talked in the days leading up to the election. “I don’t think we could have had this…

The following is a list of highway work projects that might affect traffic in the Staunton Transportation District during the coming weeks. Work scheduled is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies. Motorists are advised to watch for slow-moving tractors during mowing operations. Also, when traveling through a work zone, be alert…

The Arts Council of the Valley has awarded $12,000 in Creative Inspiration grants to local artists and arts organizations – and it wasn’t easy. “We had an extremely competitive process this cycle. The review panel had a difficult time allocating limited funding amongst many quality grants,” executive director Kai Degner said. “We were excited to…
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