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Do no harm: A nursing home patient had a bowel movement in his clothes. The nurse aide's response got her license revoked.
All the details in our Health Safety stories come from publicly available Final Orders, Consent Orders, Orders of Suspension and other documents from the Virginia Department of Health Professionals. For more information, see the Editor’s note below the story. WAYNESBORO – A resident of the Waynesboro Manor assisted living community was uncomfortable. He'd...
Staunton's Peck's BBQ announces closing following death of owner
STAUNTON — A local favorite, Staunton's Peck's BBQ, will be closing. The family announced the closure on their website this week. Opened in 2009 along Lee Jackson Highway in Staunton, the restaurant has a long history in the Shenandoah Valley, dating back to the 1980s. Following the death of its owner, and...
Body found in Highland County not that of Staunton man who vanished in 2012
HIGHLAND COUNTY — A body discovered mid-April near the Confederate Breastworks Trail in Highland County is not that of a Staunton man who went missing around that area 12 years ago, according to the Highland County Sheriff's Office. On April 20, a body was found on a service road...
Harrisonburg school superintendent talks Rocktown High School on ‘Early Mornings’
HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The finished version of Harrisonburg’s brand-new second high school was unveiled last week, which was better news to some in the community than others. Contractors completed work on the $112 million Rocktown High School earlier this year. Dr. Michael Richards, Superintendent of Harrisonburg...
Investigation into missing PTA funds leads to Staunton School Board chair resigning position
STAUNTON — Natasha McCurdy has resigned as chair of the Staunton School Board, effective April 30. The board held a called meeting Wednesday and unanimously accepted McCurdy's resignation. The vote was 4-0. McCurdy wasn't in attendance. Neither was Fontella Brown-Bundy, who has been absent from school board meetings since January due to a health issue.
Camp L.I.T. applications due May 3
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — Time is running out for girls who want to register for the Fifth edition of Camp L.I.T., which is presented by both the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Fire and Rescue Departments. Applications are due by five o’clock Friday afternoon. Harrisonburg Fire Department’s...
New housing development may be coming to Waynesboro
WAYNESBORO, Va. (WHSV) - A new housing development could be coming to Waynesboro. The proposed project is called Smith Farm Planned Unit Development and consists of about 147 acres, located north of Village Apartments at Hopeman Parkway. The development would have residential housing with the possibility of limited commercial space.
Virginia drivers will learn to zipper merge in work zones starting May 13 in Shenandoah County
The Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton District is launching a pilot program about zipper merges in work zones. With a zipper merge, traffic entering an active work zone uses both travel lanes up to the single lane closure and then takes turns operating like two sides of a zipper at the merge point to form a single lane, traveling past the work zone.
Seminar highlights adult abuse
WEYERS CAVE , Va. (WHSV) - May 1st is Adult Abuse Awareness Day, and although it’s not often talked about, it’s happening frequently around the state of Virginia. “It takes all of us to fight abuse, neglect and exploitation and advocate for change to help and protect our most vulnerable citizens,” said Nicole Doyle, president of the Greater Augusta Coalition Against Abuse.
Staunton woman, 15 cats, saved from fire. Now the animals need homes.
STAUNTON — On Sunday around 7 p.m., 25-year-old Aaron Waddy was sitting with his daughter's mother on the back deck of his mom's house at the corner of West Johnson and Sudbury streets when they noticed smoke coming from nearby. Waddy said it was white smoke and figured somebody was grilling. But when he was told to take a second glance, he noticed that the smoke, coming from about a block away on Sudbury Street, was black....
A relatively quiet Pro-Palestine protest starts on James Madison University campus
HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Demonstrations in support of Palestine have started on the campus of James Madison University, joining a movement that has grown on more than 40 college campuses across the country. A handful of protestors began occupying the quad early Wednesday morning in solidarity with protestors...
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