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Harrisonburg dismisses more than 1,400 falsely issued citations
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - In Harrisonburg, mobile speed cameras have been in place in a work zone along East Market Street since August. Thousands of people have been ticketed over the last year, but recently, an issue with the camera system led to some people receiving false citations. Some people...
Three local school systems to receive funds to purchase clean school buses
Three local school systems are among the 18 slated to get money from the federal Clean School Bus Program rebate competition. The program is aimed to help replace older, diesel-fueled school buses with zero-emission electric buses. Last fall, the EPA announced the availability of $500 million for its 2023 Clean School Bus...
Virginia Breeze to offer east-west bus line in 2025
Starting next summer, the Virginia Breeze bus line will offer customers the state’s first east-west bi-directional bus service, from Harrisonburg to Virginia Beach, via the Tidewater Current. The Tidewater Current will run year-round and make stops at Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News, Williamsburg, New Kent, Richmond, Charlottesville and Harrisonburg, according to a recent announcement by […] The post Virginia Breeze to offer east-west bus line in 2025 appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
C Company from Harrisonburg: ‘Despite this serious injury he continued’
"While in town the men encountered Brigadier General Norman D. Cota who was calmly twirling his pistol on his finger. He said to them, 'Where the hell have [you] been boys?'" The post C Company from Harrisonburg: ‘Despite this serious injury he continued’ appeared first on Cardinal News.
Crossing Way in Staunton opens with ribbon cutting
STAUNTON – Staunton Mayor Stephen Claffey stepped out from under the tent, stepping into the sole spot in the sunlight as a crowd gathered in the shade. The tent was set up in the parking lot on Crossing Way, just beyond a barricade that's been on the road for months as the new road was built. ...
HDPT looking for feedback on its Transit Strategic Plan
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The Harrisonburg Department of Public Transportation (HDPT) is looking for feedback about its plans for the next decade of bus service. You can find the draft Transit Strategic Plan at https://harrisonburgva.gov/hdpt. Community members can provide comments about the plan using the online comment form by Sunday, June 23. Any comments that come in after that date will not be considered in the final document.
Council increases property tax to help pay new high school’s staff, but some residents feel stung by their rising bill
Edward Garrison bought his home in Harrisonburg in 1997 for $180,000, and like many city residents, watched the property value steadily increase over the next two decades. By 2021, his home’s value increased by about $108,000 since the day he bought it, he said. Then, with home prices sharply spiking amid high demand, it took just two more years for the house’s value to jump by another $108,000.
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