
Downtown Harrisonburg fireworks spectacular planned for Fourth of July
Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance has big plans for this year’s Fourth of July festival in downtown Harrisonburg.

Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance has big plans for this year’s Fourth of July festival in downtown Harrisonburg.

Disaster was averted early Sunday morning in Waynesboro when a kitchen fire was contained to the area of the stove.

The annual Dooms Volunteer Fire Company Carnival returns to Constitution Park in Waynesboro June 13-17.

Wildland firefighters from Virginia and nine other states will gather June 6 – 10 at Longwood University in Farmville.

The Virginia Wildland Fire Academy is in the 17th year of the mission to provide high-quality fire training education to Virginia firefighters and regional partners.

Members of more than 40 county Farm Bureaus in Virginia have donated nearly $44,000 to assist fellow farmers affected by wildfires.

Five days of much-needed rain helped bring about an early end to spring wildfire season in Virginia, according to the Virginia Department of Forestry.

VDOT has closed Route 39 (Maury River Road) in the Goshen Pass area of Rockbridge County due to a forest fire.

Firehouse Subs is hosting a fundraiser on Monday, March 27, to support the family of a member of the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office.

At the intersection of sustainable food production and racial justice work is Leah Penniman.
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