
Riverfest returns with day-long activities in Downtown Waynesboro on Saturday
Riverfest 2022 celebrates the Year of the Monarch Butterfly at a day-long event in Constitution Park in Downtown Waynesboro on Saturday.

Riverfest 2022 celebrates the Year of the Monarch Butterfly at a day-long event in Constitution Park in Downtown Waynesboro on Saturday.

The Chickahominy Health District has notified residents in the area of Brookshire Subdivision and Windsor Drive in Mechanicsville that a fox has tested positive for the rabies virus.

There are more than 500,000 family forest owners in Virginia who are making decisions every day that impact the health and productivity of forested land in the commonwealth.

Augusta County is set to celebrate the grand opening of the Dooms Crossing – South River access point on Thursday.

The USDA Forest Service will host Cave Mountain Lake’s annual Kids Fishing Day on Saturday, May 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bridgewater College honored three alumni on Saturday, April 9, for their achievements and humanitarian service.

The last time Earth Day Staunton was held in 2019, the Valley and the world had never heard of COVID-19, but the event’s mission remains the same.

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its 2021-22 Women’s Basketball All-ACC Academic Team on Tuesday. The team features 43 student-athletes, with at least one from each of the ACC’s 15 programs.

Harrisonburg Public Works won the Gold Medal Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for its Urban Forestry and Urban Wood program.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed SB8, introduced by State Sen. Chap Petersen, to allow Sunday hunting on public land more than 200 yards from places of worship.
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