
Harrisonburg: Arts Council of the Valley announces three new board members
The Arts Council of the Valley welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors on July 1.

The Arts Council of the Valley welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors on July 1.

The Harrisonburg Fire Department will spread out across the community next week, helping you make sure your home, and family, are fire safe. And they’ll also make sure you’re well fed for the night.

The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library in Staunton will be hosting a magical event on Sunday, July 31, from noon to 4 p.m. at the downtown presidential library.

You’d forgive Erik Curren if he’d decided that he’d done his part to help Staunton keep moving forward.

AARP announced five organizations throughout the state that will receive 2022 Community Challenge grants – part of the largest group of grantees to date with $3.4 million awarded among 260 organizations nationwide.

As part of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s 25th anniversary celebrations, the nonprofit honored seven members of its community at a ceremony in June at the Blue Ridge Music Center.

It is no longer possible to reject the fact that Earth’s climate is warming and that burning fossil fuels is the primary cause.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin ceremonially signed the Virginia state budget on Tuesday, with provisions giving pay raises to teachers and law enforcement officers, and eliminating the 1.5 percent state grocery tax.

A young Eastern cottontail rabbit was admitted to the Wildlife Center of Virginia in need of care last month. This specific individual represented an incredible milestone in the Center’s history: it was the 90,000th patient admitted since the non-profit organization’s founding in 1982.

Utility vehicles essential for many farm chores should always be sized correctly and used with caution, especially among women agriculturalists, whose on-farm roles are continually expanding.
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