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All-White Virginia School Board Tried to Be Slick, Bringing Back Proslavery Names to Piss Black Folks Off
An all-white, local Virginia school board must think they’re slick because they just voted to roll back the renaming of two schools commemorating Confederate military and pro-slavery icons Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Turner Ashby. In the wake of the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement, Virginia’s Shenandoah County...
A Virginia university goes viral on TikTok after campus floods during finals week
Heavy rain in Harrisonburg led to JMU flooding this week during finals. Why it matters: The university is going viral on TikTok because of students taking part in an extremely dangerous but decadeslong tradition of swimming in it or using other methods of transportation (tubing) to get around. The TikTok,...
Bicyclist dies in Shenandoah County crash
SHENANDOAH COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - A bicyclist has died following a crash that happened in Shenandoah County on Wednesday. Virginia State Police say Rex A. Catt, 53, of Edinburg, was headed east on Maple Lane when he tried to cross the southbound lanes of Old Valley Pike and was struck by a 2024 Kia Seltos, which was traveling south.
Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names after bitter debate
Two Virginia high schools will restore their Confederate names, marking a major U-turn following a change in the wake of the the killing of George Floyd in 2020.The Shenandoah County School Board voted five to one to approve a motion to reinstate the names of Stonewall Jackson High and Ashby-Lee Elementary in the small town of Quicksburg.Confederate generals Robert E Lee and Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson, and cavalry commander Turner Ashby inspired the schools’ names.Quicksburg residents have been embroiled in a heated debate on whether it is appropriate for the schools to be named after American Civil War icons from...
“We don’t name our schools after traitors,” Community reacts to Shenandoah County School Board restoring Confederate names
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Just after midnight on May 10th, all eyes were on Woodstock, Virginia, as the Shenandoah County School Board became the first in the country to restore its Confederate names. The board’s vote left residents divided, but in the hours leading up to the decision, tensions ran especially high.
New information on 2022 Missing Persons case leads authorities to human remains
PAGE COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Page County’s Sheriff’s Office has provided new details on a missing persons case from 2022. Joshua Dee Bradford was reported missing by his family after he was last seen in Luray on Sept 3, 2022. Authorities said they got new information on the case on Monday, May 6 that led them to uncovering what they believe to be Bradford’s remains in Page County.
Valley Program for Aging Services to celebrate 50 years with anniversary events all year
Has faced major challenges over its 50-year history. Most notably, the rapidly aging Baby Boomers known as the “grey wave” and the COVID-19 pandemic. VPAS responded with seminars, consultation, dementia education and more support for family caregivers. “VPAS has been an important and reliable presence in our communities...
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