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CAVA hummus now made in the Shenandoah Valley
D.C.-based fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain CAVA packages and sells a lot of its hummus spreads, sauces and other products at grocery stores. Now, it has a brand new manufacturing facility to make them. CAVA has opened its new state-of-the-art food production and packaging facility in Verona, Virginia, in the heart...
A Dead Sweet Perfume
“The Friendly City” is a weekly column about walking in Harrisonburg that will run during 2024. Each week, your friendly correspondent, writer and teacher Sofia Samatar, will reflect on a walk in our city. “Why must we always use only our sight, and never our smell or taste to...
Route 42 in Rockingham County blocked due to crash
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – A traffic crash closed all northbound and southbound lanes of Harpine Way (Route 42) just north of Harrisonburg Monday morning. According to a Facebook post from Harrisonburg-Rockingham Emergency Communications Center, the crash occurred in the area of Willow Run Road. First responders were on location, although no injuries or other details have been reported.
JMU baseball splits doubleheader
TROY, Ala. (JMU ATHLETICS) – James Madison baseball clinched the fourth seed and a first round by in the Guardian Credit Union Sun Belt Conference Baseball Championship presented by Troy University as it split a doubleheader, 9-4 and 11-3, with Troy on Saturday at Riddle-Pace Field. The Dukes close...
Harrisonburg: Pilot program tests extending city transit hours to 9:30 p.m.
The Harrisonburg Department of Public Transportation has extended the hours for transit routes as part of a pilot program. Riders can utilize city transit and paratransit routes from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. This service will be available as part of the pilot program through Aug. 10.
City seeks to put safe streets effort into motion
In an effort to improve Harrisonburg’s road safety, the Public Works Department hopes to assess its roads, pedestrian and bike ways, as well as school routes, as part of a $750,000 initiative, which would include federal grant money. Harrisonburg doesn’t have a transportation safety action plan, Director of Public...
Jarrett Hatcher named new Executive Director of First Tee Shenandoah Valley
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - The 2023-2024 school year was the last year students could sit in Jarrett Hatcher’s classroom, but Hatcher isn’t giving up teaching entirely. Hatcher will continue to teach kids at First Tee Shenandoah Valley. As he steps into his new role as Executive Director, Hatcher...
JMU’s Peterson named Second Team All-American, Bleckley and Epke earn Honorable Mention
HARRISONBURG, Va. (JMU Athletics) – James Madison lacrosse attacker Isabella Peterson was named an ILWomen Second Team All-American while freshman defender Ava Bleckley and sophomore attacker Maddie Epke earned Honorable Mention, Inside Lacrosse announced on Thursday. Peterson and Epke are taking home their second All-American awards of the 2024...
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