
Cecil Gilkerson, founder of Harrisonburg Parks & Rec, passes away
Cecil Gilkerson, the father of the Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation system, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 92.

Cecil Gilkerson, the father of the Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation system, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 92.

A Harrisonburg teen was arrested in connection with a stabbing in the area of the Spotswood Mobile Home Park on Country Club Road.

Harrisonburg residents will have the opportunity to learn more about the city’s future environmental goals at next week’s City Council meeting.

A properly functioning fire sprinkler quickly controlled a fire on the third-floor deck of an apartment building in Harrisonburg on New Year’s Day.

A Harrisonburg resident is safe today after functioning smoke alarms alerted him to a possible fire inside his home.

Those looking to take advantage of all that Harrisonburg Parks and Rec has to offer are about to get a helping hand.

Ian Bennett is stepping away from the Harrisonburg Fire Department. But don’t think that means he’s done playing an active role in a community he has come to love.

Gerald Gatobu knows what it takes to keep the Harrisonburg public transit system running every day.

Two Harrisonburg men have been charged in connection with a Dec. 17 stabbing on Broad Street.

Harrisonburg Police are terming a Thursday-night shooting on Myrtle Street an “isolated incident,” but are still searching for a suspect who fled on foot.
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