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Sheriff's office gains investigator from grant

An investigator working in the Special Crimes Unit will join the Rockingham County Sheriff’s office after receiving a $91,433 grant from the Governor’s Crime Commission

Additional school days will cost RCS

The Rockingham County School Board accepts a waiver request and makes the five additional school days teacher workdays, due to budgeting

Rockingham County's tax rate is set

Commissioners voted 3-2 at Thursday’s public hearing to set the tax rate at 69.8 cents for the upcoming fiscal year

Trial Set In Football Players' Assault Case

HARRISONBURG -A Rockingham County judge scheduled a trial date Friday for one former and three current James Madison University football players charged in connection with a fight that sent another JMU athlete to the hospital.

Let the games begin

Participants from across the county competed Friday at Rockingham County High School during the Special Olympics

Forum addresses transportation needs

Local providers look to collaborate on bridging the gap in transportation services for Rockingham County residents

County Meals Tax To Generate $700K

HARRISONBURG - Rockingham County's meals tax is expected to generate about $100,000 more than officials originally anticipated by the close of fiscal 2011, which ends June 30.

If You Like Divisional Hoops ...

HARRISONBURG - Further proof that divisional basketball isn't going away in Group AA: the new Valley District - which includes all four Harrisonburg/Rockingham high schools - is considering splitting its tournament in two next season.

Trappers, hunters learn history of coyote...

A large crowd gathered Thursday night at the Rockingham County Agricultural Center to learn more about coyote laws and how to manage the animal in different landscapes

?Deer Heart' Costs $100

HARRISONBURG - A Rockingham County judge has found a Fulks Run man guilty of possessing a wild animal - a deer the defendant says he nursed back to health after it was attacked twice.

Broadband still an issue for Rockingham County...

Work continues on filling broadband coverage gaps throughout Rockingham County

Fox hunting law tweaked

The Rockingham County hunting committee calls for an end to state tags on selling fox fur

Stabbing Suspect's Plea A Surprise

HARRISONBURG - A 19-year-old Rockingham County man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend and her mother in July surprised just about everyone in the courtroom Friday when he pleaded guilty to the charges in Rockingham County Circuit Court.

Garst To Run Again

HARRISONBURG - Marsha Garst plans to seek another term as Rockingham County's commonwealth's attorney.

Judge Refuses Bond In Bad-Check Case

HARRISONBURG - A Rockingham County judge declined to set a bond Tuesday for a Hinton man accused of going on a bad-check-writing binge in December.

Lee Heads County Republicans

HARRISONBURG - The Rockingham County Republican Committee recently installed commercial real estate broker David Lee as its new chairman.

Animal shelter board on the way

The Rockingham County Animal Shelter Committee is working to hire staff and form a new advisory board

County OKs Travel Center - Where Trucks Could Stop

HARRISONBURG - It's envisioned as a place where tractor-trailer drivers and other travelers can pull off Interstate 81, fuel up, grab a bite to eat and even take a shower.Just don't call it a truck stop.The Rockingham County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a special-use permit Wednesday, allowing the

Supervisors OK Ponds Rezoning

HARRISONBURG - The Rockingham County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning request Wednesday that paves the way for a hotly debated residential development near McGaheysville.Called The Ponds, the project would consist of up to 135 units, a combination of single-family detached homes and duplexes, on 68 a

'A Cop, Not A Politician'

HARRISONBURG - Rockingham County Sheriff's Maj. C.M. Hess cast himself as a nonpartisan candidate for sheriff on Tuesday.Hess, a 1985 Broadway High School graduate who lives in the Melrose community, formally announced his candidacy on the Rockingham County Courthouse's southern porch.

Fair honored at international conference

The Rockingham County Fair received several Agricultural Awards of Excellence at the International Association of Fairs and Exhibitions, including first place in Overall Program for Competitive Fair Exhibitors, Special Specific Event for Agricultural Exhibitors (replacement heifer project), and Non-Fair Agricultural Event (Celebrating Virginia A

County fair earns honors

The Rockingham County Fair received several Agricultural Awards of Excellence at the International Association of Fairs and Exhibitions, including first place in Overall Program for Competitive Fair Exhibitors, Special Specific Event for Agricultural Exhibitors (replacement heifer project), and Non-Fair Agricultural Event (Celebrating Virginia A

Deer Heart

HARRISONBURG - A Rockingham County judge set a trial date on Wednesday for a Fulks Run man accused of possessing a wild animal - a deer that the defendant says he nursed back to health after it was attacked twice.

Search Is On

McGAHEYSVILLE - Investigators continued to search Monday for the man accused of robbing a McGaheysville bank at knifepoint Friday afternoon. Sgt. Felicia Glick of the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office said deputies are working with bank officials to obtain surveillance video to see if the robbery at the Page Valley Bank on Spotswood Trail in McGaheysville was recorded.

Garst Won't Testify