
Harrisonburg holiday parade road closures
Harrisonburg’s annual Holiday Parade returns to downtown this Friday, December 4. Streets will close for the 2015 Holiday Parade at 6:00pm.

Harrisonburg’s annual Holiday Parade returns to downtown this Friday, December 4. Streets will close for the 2015 Holiday Parade at 6:00pm.

The Tidewater News in Franklin claimed Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s Ishee-Quann Award for Media Excellence, which recognizes the best of all entries in the organization’s annual Journalism Award competition.

The proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline that would carry natural gas fracked in northern West Virginia 301 miles through West Virginia and Virginia is not needed, would cause irreparable harm to the environment and private property, and should be denied.

Virginia backup tailback Albert Reid burst through the left side, aided by Virginia Tech’s over-pursuit of jet sweep action moving across the formation to the right, and ran practically untouched for a 57-yard touchdown.

Several groups have filed arguments against the continued construction of the Cove Point liquefied natural gas export facility on the Chesapeake Bay at Lusby, Maryland.

The Holiday Market returns to Downtown Charlottesville Saturday. The festive outdoor market features over 100 local vendors with a variety of unique gifts, decorations, food and crafts. All items are handmade, homegrown or home baked by local farmers, artists or bakers.

The same nerves that keep a person from crushing a flower or dropping a water glass are teaching scientists something new about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

A $100,000 grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation will provide six scholarships to first-year students who are the first in their immediate families to attend college.

During the month of December, the Shenandoah Valley Art Center is exhibiting New Watercolor: A Juried Contemporary Exhibit featuring 18 regional artists.

Many good reasons exist, other than merely earning money, to be a food farmer, though getting paid is an important benefit. Working outside in nature is good for the body and soul.
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