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Free Summer Reading Program Starts June 6th at MRL

Free Summer Reading Program Starts June 6th at MRL“Oceans of Possibilities” Encourages Reading for All Ages  Massanutten Regional Library’s annual Summer Reading Program returns June 6, 2022 and runs through July 31, 2022 with the goal of encouraging thousands of Valley residents to read alongside MRL this summer. Themed “Oceans of Possibilities,” the free reading incentive program takes place at all seven MRL branches and includes special events throughout the Valley. The program ends on July 31,

Broadway Farmers Market To Reopen With New Name, Eclectic Offerings

Broadway Farmers Market To Reopen With New Name, Eclectic OfferingsBy JILLIAN LYNCH Daily News-RecordMay 19, 2022  The Broadway Farmers Market is reopening this season with a new name: the Broadway Community Market.The name reflects the diverse vendors who will sell their wares at the event that takes place weekly, said Cari Orebaugh, director of marketing and development for the town.“A [vendor] can be a business that’s selling grass-fed beef and local produce from their farm, or it can be someone who does

SVEC has announced 11 high school recipients of scholarships valued at $1,000 each

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                 CONTACT: Preston Knight PHONE: (540) 820-0809 EMAIL: pknight@svec.coop  SVEC has announced 11 high school recipients of scholarships valued at $1,000 each. The recipients, by name and school, are:  Alicia Bare, Mountain View Alex Bogner, Luray Erin Brendel, Highland County Morgan Dellinger, Turner Ashby Ava Grace Flory, Turner Ashby Savannah Goodloe, Fort Defiance Tyler McDonald, Sherando Corrina Peachey, East Rockingham Marshall Rao,

SVEC Arboretum Hopes To Provide Opportunities For Community

SVEC Arboretum Hopes To Provide Opportunities For CommunityBy KELLEN STEPLER Daily News-RecordApr 29, 2022 Updated Apr 29, 2022     A thing that Mika Sorrels, 12, will never see is a poem as lovely as a tree.On a sunny, clear Friday afternoon, Sorrels read a poem to a group of people at the Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative's sustainable future arboretum dedication ceremony off of Oakwood Drive in Harrisonburg. "Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree," she said.The arboretum

Leech Named New Director Of United Way

Leech Named New Director Of United Way   By JILLIAN LYNCH Daily News-RecordApr 19, 2022     The local United Way’s new executive director was already part of the staff.Amanda Leech, announced as the new director on Monday, served as the director of donor engagement since 2016 for the United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, according to a press release.“[I] am honored to continue my work alongside the incredible staff and board of the organization,” Leech said in the release.Leech was

Dayton Prepares For High Turnout With Return Of Redbud Festival

SEEING REDDayton Prepares For High Turnout With Return Of Redbud FestivalBy JILLIAN LYNCH Daily News-RecordApr 19, 2022     Last year, an annual festival happened without its star attraction.The annual Dayton Redbud Festival, known for giving out saplings of the trees named for their springtime blooms, happened in June last year, after the saplings were available.Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, the festival happened later in the year and was missing the saplings, which are usually distributed for

Community Foundation Aims To Top $5 Million With Great Community Give

GIVING BACKCommunity Foundation Aims To Top $5 Million With Great Community GiveBy JILLIAN LYNCH Daily News-RecordApr 20, 2022  Revlan Hill, executive director of the Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, puts the finishing touches on a decoration for today’s fifth annual Great Community Give.Photos by Daniel Lin / DN-R      The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County is offering locals an easy way to do good in the community.The foundation is doing that by

Great Community Give Fundraiser Exceeds $5 Million In 5 Years

GREAT EXPECTATIONSGreat Community Give Fundraiser Exceeds $5 Million In 5 YearsBy JILLIAN LYNCH Daily News-RecordApr 21, 2022  The Great Community Give ended at 8 p.m. Wednesday having raised $1.72 million during the annual online-based day of giving.The community fundraising day didn’t reach its overall goal, though many nonprofits reached their individual goals. This year’s event reached a handful more donors than last year and featured the largest number of participating nonprofits.The total was $70,000

Announcing: “Great Community Give Day”

Harrisonburg, VA – The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County is celebrating the official founding of their initiative, Great Community Give within the local community. The City Council of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Board of Supervisors announced last week during their bi-weekly meetings that the third Wednesday of April shall be henceforth formally known as Great Community Give Day. Local nonprofits have benefitted from community support through GCG since 2018. In 2021, donors

Former H-R Clinic Building sees its Future

Broadway Pool Construction Coming Along Swimmingly

SUMMER SPLASHBroadway Pool Construction Coming Along SwimminglyBy KELLEN STEPLER Daily News-RecordTop of FormBottom of FormBROADWAY — Construction on the Broadway Community Pool is going along just swimmingly, according to town officials.The 50-year-old northern Rockingham County institution is undergoing a $900,000 transformation, including a renovation and expansion of the existing the pool house building, said Kyle O’Brien, Broadway town manager. It is completely paid for by American Rescue Plan Act

On The Road Collaborative Expanding To Kate Collins Middle School In Waynesboro

On The Road Collaborative Expanding To Kate Collins Middle School In WaynesboroBy KELLEN STEPLER Daily News-RecordMar 29, 2022  A local organization specializing in after-school programming for middle and high school students is expanding to a new location on the road down to Waynesboro.On the Road Collaborative announced Monday it is expanding into Waynesboro Public Schools and will operate its middle school program at Kate Collins Middle School.On the Road’s programming at Kate Collins Middle School will

Harrisonburg Farmers Market Returns To Turner Pavilion

RING IN SPRINGHarrisonburg Farmers Market Returns To Turner PavilionBy JILLIAN LYNCH Daily News-RecordMar 30, 2022  Flurries of snowflakes have filled the air through the spring equinox this year.The Harrisonburg Farmers Market is anticipating the return of the blessings of springtime and warmer weather with the return of its regular schedule this Saturday.The market will take place at the Turner Pavilion each Saturday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Thanksgiving, according to Halee Jones, market

International firm selects Harrisonburg as U.S. base for high-end gravel bikes

For Immediate Release – April 12, 2022Contact: Michael Parks, Harrisonburg Director of Communications 540.432.7701Michael.Parks@harrisonburgva.govLAUF North America Timothy Rugg, US Operations Manager 202.821.8377timothy@laufcycling.comInternational firm selects Harrisonburg as U.S. base for high-end gravel bikesLAUF, based in Iceland, commits to lease customized space for showroom and distribution center on northern end of Downtown HARRISONBURG, Va. – Mayor Deanna Reed and members of Harrisonburg City

Imagination Library – First Book Order April 4

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a free monthly book-gifting program for all Harrisonburg-Rockingham children under age 5 will be making its first book order on April 4, 2022. The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County is encouraging parents and caregivers to sign up by April 3rd. “Over 1,200 Harrisonburg-Rockingham children are enrolled to receive a free book every month up until they turn 5 years old. Sign-ups are year round but we don’t want families missing the opportunity to be

Brown Edwards’ Emily Signorelli Named Business Information Professional of the Year

Emily Signorelli, a Director in Brown Edwards Charleston office, has been awarded the Beta Alpha Psi Business Information Professional of the Year (BIPOY).   Beta Alpha Psi is an honor organization for financial information students and professionals. There are over 300 chapters on college and university campuses with over 300,000 members initiated since Beta Alpha Psi's formation. The primary objective of Beta Alpha Psi is to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional

MRL Announces Student Winners of the 25th Annual Robert B. & Gladys Hopkins Strickler Honored Teachers Essay Contest

MRL Announces Student Winners of the 25th Annual Robert B. & Gladys Hopkins Strickler Honored Teachers Essay ContestReception to honor winners and their teachers held April 7, 2022  Massanutten Regional Library proudly announces that the following students have been selected as award winners for the 25th Annual Robert B. and Gladys Hopkins Strickler Honored Teachers Writing Contest. Students in grades K-12 were challenged to write an original essay or poem about a current or former teacher who has had an

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Rocktown History Continues To Serve, Educate The Community

Rocktown History Continues To Serve, Educate The CommunityBy KELLEN STEPLER Daily News-RecordDaily News Record | Mar 18, 2022  DAYTON — Rocktown History is more than a museum.With 7,274 photographs, 200 archive collections, 3,396 family history books, 4,259 objects, a genealogy and research library and museum galleries and other programming, Rocktown History operates with a goal of being “a resource for the community,” said Penny Imeson, executive director of Rocktown History.“So, just calling us a museum

Goodwill Industries® of the Valleys’ Inspire 2026 – Strategic Plan

Roanoke, Virginia - Goodwill Industries of the Valleys celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2021. Ninety years of serving communities, families, and individuals. As Goodwill’s leadership reflected on the impact of the past ninety years, it was important to focus forward by looking back – to the roots – and find the why behind what Goodwill does. The founder, Edgar J. Helms, began Goodwill with a vision of ‘not charity, but a chance.’ He believed in giving people the opportunity to work as a path to both

Bluestone Vineyard Earns 3 Gold Medals at Virginia Governor’s Cup Wine Competition Bluestone Vineyard Awarded a Total of 15 Medals

Bridgewater, VA- Bluestone Vineyard’s 2017 Valley Red, 2017 Cabernet Franc, and 2017 Blue Ice earned gold medals at the 2022 Virginia Governor’s Cup Wine Competition. In another record-setting year, world-class judges sampled over 600 entries from 65 wineries. Bluestone accounted for 3 gold medals and twelve silver medals.   Bluestone Vineyard’s Valley Red, a blend of two-thirds Petit Verdot and one-third Merlot, is a blend especially prepared for the Harrisonburg restaurant, The Local Chop and Grill

FOR THE LAUGHS Woman Entrepreneur Builds Local Comedy Scene With Yearlong Residency

FOR THE LAUGHSWoman Entrepreneur Builds Local Comedy Scene With Yearlong ResidencyBy JILLIAN LYNCH Daily News-RecordMar 5, 2022Top of FormBottom of FormFor many, humor is a defense mechanism.Dawn Davis Womack, an entertainer and woman entrepreneur in Harrisonburg, is turning comedy into her superpower.Her production company, X2 Comedy, is creating an ecosystem for comedy in Harrisonburg and drawing comedians from D.C. and Virginia Beach to local venues.As a teenager, Davis Womack wanted to become an

HCHC Expanding Its North Harrisonburg Health Clinic

HCHC Expanding Its North Harrisonburg Health ClinicBy IAN MUNRO Daily News-Record Mar 3, 2022 Updated 3 hrs ago  0FacebookTwitterEmail 1 of 2  Branson Good, 31, of Rockingham County, smooths concrete in the room where most of the Healthy Community Health Centers Park View Clinic’s dental suites will be located in Harrisonburg on Wednesday.Ian Munro / DN-R   Jeff Spitzer, 64, of Tenth Legion, cleans a cabinet in one of the exam rooms Wednesday afternoon.Ian Munro /

REFI Founding Sponsor of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Sign-Ups Start March 1st

Rockingham Educational Foundation, Inc. (REFI) is committed to getting books in the hands of our area’s children age 0 to 5. Their decision to be a Founding Sponsor of the local Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, an initiative of The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County (TCFHR), came through January 26. Founding Sponsor, the highest funding support level, reaches the course of three years, donating $10,000 per year, for a total of $30,000. “When Revlan told me that REFI will be a

Operation Round Up Committee Awards Nearly $24,000 to Area Organizations

Operation Round Up Committee Awards Nearly $24,000 to Area Organizations  ROCKINGHAM – Eleven area organizations will benefit from the generosity of Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative members by receiving an Operation Round Up grant.  The grant committee met in early February to review applications for the cooperative’s charitable giving program. It selected which applicants to fund from a pool of money that grows as co-op members voluntarily round up their bills to the nearest even dollar. SVEC

Brown Edwards Voted Top Accounting Firm in Bluefield

We are excited to announce the local community has voted Brown Edwards as the best accounting firm in Bluefield. Every winter, the readers of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph are tasked with choosing “The Best” local area businesses in over 65 categories in their annual Reader’s Choice Best of the Best Awards. This year’s award marks the fifth time Brown Edwards has won first place in the accounting category. To see a complete list of the award winners, click here.  “We are honored to have been

Sentara Partner To Open New Urgent Care Clinic Later This Month

Velocity Urgent Care, a health care partner with Sentara, will open its first clinic in the area later this month on Stone Spring Road, according to Velocity CEO Barbara Smith.“We’re really excited about being in Harrisonburg,” Smith said Monday.The clinic will be open seven days a week — for 12 hours Mondays through Fridays and for eight hours on Saturdays and Sundays, according to Smith.It will be staffed by four different kinds of health care workers to provide immediate care for injuries or problems

Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Announces New Board Members & Officers

Roanoke, Virginia – Goodwill Industries of the Valleys announced four new board members and new board officers who will each help support the organization’s work to eliminate poverty through empowering individuals, strengthening families, and inspiring communities.This brings the number of board members to 19.   “We’re eager to expand our board with four new members who will bring diverse expertise and insight to Goodwill’s board,” said Richmond Vincent, President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of the

Brown Edwards Named to Forbes Best Accounting Firms in America List

For the second year in a row, Brown Edwards has been named a 2022 Best Accounting Firm in America by Forbes.  The list identifies 223 firms across the United States, from the approximated 4,400 recommendations considered, who are most recommended for their tax and/or accounting services. Brown Edwards is one of eight Virginia firms on the list.  “It’s an honor for Brown Edwards to be recognized once again by Forbes as one of the Best Tax and Accounting Firms in the nation,” states CEO

Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Welcomes Additional IT Leadership

Roanoke, Virginia – Goodwill Industries® of the Valleys appointed Hunter French as Vice President of Information Technology Security on January 31, 2022. In this role, French will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring a strategic, comprehensive enterprise cybersecurity and IT risk management program. Hunter reports to Brenda Moore, Chief Information Officer.  French joins Goodwill’s Executive Leadership Team and will lead the Information Technology department along with Brenda Moore,

Kingsway Prison Outreach Opens Harrisonburg Church

‘RESTORING LIVES’Kingsway Prison Outreach Opens Harrisonburg ChurchKingsway volunteer Vicki Barb of Grottoes reads from the Bible passages about how much God loves humans, even when they sin, at the first service of Kingsway's new church, House of Restoration in Dukes Plaza in Harrisonburg, on Sunday.It was a sermon she’d given before, Rev. Vicki Barb of Grottoes admitted as she went to the front of the small Harrisonburg congregation Sunday.Barb spoke of the similarities between sheep and humans in the

Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce's B-Cubed program aids minority-owned businesses

B-Cubed program aids minority-owned businesses  PUBLISHED JANUARY 30, 2022BY EMILY FREEHLING  PrePOPsterous Gourmet Popcorn owner Tisha McCoy-Ntiamoah participated in the B-Cubed program. Photo by Norm ShaferA minority business assistance program in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County has helped 15 businesses and disbursed $21,700 in grant money in its first year of operation.With $200,000 in state and federal grant awards announced in October 2021, organizers of the Black- and Brown-Owned Business Growth

VALLEY BROKER NAMED VIRGINIA’S TOP REALTOR

VALLEY BROKER NAMED VIRGINIA’S TOP REALTOR® Kemper Funkhouser selected as Virginia’s REALTOR® of the Year HARRISONBURG, VA – (JANUARY 27, 2022) – The Virginia REALTORS® has named Shenandoah Valley REALTOR®, Kemper Funkhouser, its highest honor - Virginia REALTOR® of the Year! This honor is bestowed to professionals who have made proven contributions to the real estate industry through both professional achievement and outstanding volunteerism. This year’s awardee was selected by a committee of peers as a

The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce Welcomes New Chair and Chair-elect and Elects New Board Members

Harrisonburg, VA – January 21, 2022– The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce, during its annual business meeting, elected its Board for 2022 and welcomed a new Chair and Chair-elect: Re-elected Board Members: • Umar Ali of First Citizens Bank for a 2nd Term • Kelly Blosser of Riddleberger Brothers for a 2nd Term • Quinton Callahan of Clark and Bradshaw for a 2nd Term Newly elected Board Member: • Josiah Rider of Atlantic Union Bank for his 1st Term  Skip Weakley, of LB&D Insurance and

New York Times Bestselling Author James McBride to Speak at Bridgewater College

BRIDGEWATER, Va. — Author, musician and screenwriter James McBride will speak about his latest novel during an endowed lecture at Bridgewater College on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The lecture, held in the Concert Hall at the Carter Center for Worship and Music, is part of Bridgewater College’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.  McBride’s latest novel, Deacon King Kong, tells the story of a 1969 shooting in Brooklyn, N.Y., and the strange intersections of the lives of the characters involved in the shooting.

Bank of the James announces promotion of Thomas D. Rea to Executive Vice President and Regional Commercial Executive

Harrisonburg, VA, January 5, 2022--Thomas D. Rea has been named Executive Vice President and Regional Commercial Executive.  With this promotion, Mr. Rea will lead Market Presidents in the Bank’s newer markets as we continue to grow throughout Virginia. His expanded responsibilities will run concurrently with those presently associated with his role as President of the Harrisonburg / Shenandoah Valley market.   Mike Syrek, President of Bank of the James, comments, “Thomas has been instrumental in the

MRL Board of Trustees Announces Rochelle Carr Named Library Director

Harrisonburg, VA – December 23, 2021 – The Massanutten Regional Library Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Rochelle Carr has been named Library Director, a role which focuses on the strategic leadership and vision for the seven-branch regional system. Ms. Carr was selected after a national search was conducted by Bradbury Miller Associates, a recruiting firm which specializes in identifying library leadership. Carr replaces Lois W. Jones, who retired from MRL August 31, 2021 after serving as

Woman-Owned Natural Healing Business Offers Detox Treatments, Health Coaching

Stroke-like symptoms first sent Donna May to the hospital.Along with double vision, she spent time with a team of five doctors who tried to treat her.But the mysterious illness persisted.“Nobody had a clue what was wrong with me,” May said.May said it wasn’t until she was recommended to see a chiropractor that she finally got some answers.May went to chiropractor and friend Arthur Fierro for what she thought could be nerve damage.Fierro, who served as the president of the American Clinical Board of

Northam Announces Grant Award To Bring Broadband To 41,000 Valley Homes

WEYERS CAVE — In two years, every home without internet in Rockingham and surrounding counties is slated to be connected through a regional broadband project. The state is awarding $722 million in grant funding to connect 278,000 homes without internet service across the commonwealth, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday at the campus of Blue Ridge Community College. “These funds will bring coverage to 70 Virginia counties from Lee, the farthest county to our west, to Accomack, which is where I’m from,

Two Brown Edwards Directors Named to Tri-Cities Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty Class

Two Brown Edwards’ directors have been selected for The Business Journal of Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia, 40 under Forty class, Megan Meador, Bristol, VA and J. William Clark, Kingsport, TN.  40 Under Forty nominees are judged on their business success and their achievements as an active member of the community. Each nominee needed two letters of support, one from a workplace colleague or supervisor and one from a member of the community-at-large.  Megan has over fifteen years of

The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce Adopts Diversity Statement

Commitment to diversity and inclusion Harrisonburg, VA – November 1, 2021 – The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has adopted the following organizational statement on Diversity:The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce is committed to diversity and inclusion at all levels of our organization as well as the community at large. We believe that cultivating an environment that promotes, and lives by, inclusive values is a core component of a vibrant economy. These values

Two local programs honored with Virginia economic development grants

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Two local initiatives will soon have more help in supporting local businesses thanks to $100,000 in funds awarded to the City of Harrisonburg from the 2022 Virginia Statewide Business District Resurgence Grant. The grant, which was announced Wednesday by Gov. Ralph Northam’s office, will provide $50,000 to the Bricks & Clicks program, and another $50,000 to the B-Cubed: Black- and Brown-Owned Business Growth Program. Bricks & Clicks, led by Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance (HDR), is

Goodwill Industries® of the Valleys Leverages a Second Solar Array to Advance its Mission

Roanoke, VA – Goodwill Industries of the Valleys is harnessing clean energy from the sun to save on their electricity bill, allowing them to put those savings directly into the work they do ensuring every individual can acquire the skills and support needed to earn a good job and advance into a sustainable career. The new rooftop solar array is located on the Goodwill Roanoke Jobs Campus building in Roanoke, Virginia. This is one of several solar projects that RER Energy Group has been honored to develop

Job Starter: Advanced Manufacturing Training Program

Job Starter: Advanced Manufacturing TrainingParticipants paid to train for manufacturing jobs, guaranteed interviews with 7 companies Date: October 5, 2021 WEYERS CAVE VA – Offering paid training and a chance to interview with seven manufacturing companies, Job Starter: Advanced Manufacturing Training is a new program provided by Blue Ridge Community College aimed at bringing awareness to modern manufacturing in the Shenandoah Valley region. Participants have the opportunity to experience multiple company

The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce Announces Policy Priorities

The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce Announces Policy PrioritiesTransportation, Affordable Housing and Childcare are key to workforce issues Harrisonburg, VA – October 4, 2021 – The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has officially adopted, as immediate policy priorities, the areas of Transportation, Affordable Housing and Childcare. These three issues, through the Chamber Public Policy Committee, have been identified as key workforce concerns and will allow the

‘Coworking’ business partners with Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Broadway Coworking had its official ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday afternoon. The coworking business is a shared professional workspace for professionals and small businesses to use. Broadway Coworking began in 2019 after co-founder Eugene Bare had the idea was born out of his own need to have a workspace outside of his home. “One of the biggest appeals of coworking is the community,” Bare said. “There is also the aspect of professionalism. Having a professional space

JMU, BRCC Announce New Partnership For Fall 2022

WEYERS CAVE — Blue Ridge Community College and James Madison University have forged another partnership intertwining their students.Presidents of the institutions announced Monday that 50 students from JMU’s fall 2022 waitlist will be able to go their first year at BRCC while living on JMU’s campus and eventually be able to transfer into the four-year university. The transfer program, named Bridge to Madison, is slated to begin in fall 2022 but could be expanded in future years to more students if the