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  • Renee: They arrested 24-year-old Bethany Jones for the hit-and-run: http://www.whsv.com/home/headl ines/37185564.html
  • Renee: OMG this is horrible. Praying for her family & friends… I hope whoever hit her feels guilty enough to...
  • Breslau: I can barely take the thought of someone being killed during a normal activity like jogging and then someone...
  • john: Ms. Anderson taught my son at Keister during a very difficult time for him and she was wonderful. She was devoted to...
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Today

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Terry McAuliffe- Democrat running for Governor -campaign event in Harrisonburg Thurs. morning at Cally's http://www.terrymcauliffe.com/blog
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@aharbick Thanks for the info. Looks like you were right - http://tinyurl.com/8ek5mb #hburgnews
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New blog post: Jogger apparently killed in hit and run http://tinyurl.com/9uj4lt
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Apparently all of the cop cars were for a hit and run... #hburgnews
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Half a dozen+ cops in the right lane of 11S at Port... Kinds overkill for routine road work. #hburgnews

Yesterday

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Virginia Governor Tim Kaine to head DNC - Will finish current term as Gov. http://tinyurl.com/9k87lf (Renee via CNN)

January 4th

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Cute story - treasure jar hidden by local girls found 32 years later & leads to reunion http://tinyurl.com/87257j #hburgnews
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New Mayor Kai Degner having "Meet the Mayor" conversation at Earth & Tea Jan 7 at 5pm http://www.whykai.com/ (Renee)

January 3rd

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New blog post: Youngest. Mayor. Ever? http://tinyurl.com/9y8ztf
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Harrisonburg City residents can leave live Christmas trees with their trash on curb Jan. 5-9 or the next Wed. 1/14 for yard debris pickup.
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New City Council member pages up: http://tinyurl.com/a8b5lp

January 2nd

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December 31st

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What's happening to females in VA politics? http://tinyurl.com/8g2xfn #hburgnews
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New blog post: Kai to be Mayor http://tinyurl.com/7o86lu
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Read the summary of our "Year in HburgNews"! http://tinyurl.com/9wbw66 #hburgnews
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Forecast- Mostly cloudy in the morning. Then becoming partly sunny. Very windy with highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds 25 t..

December 30th

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New blog post: what to do with christmas trees http://tinyurl.com/8m5g67
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Jogger killed in hit and run

posted by JGFitzgerald

A jogger was struck and killed by a hit and run driver around 5:30 a.m. today, according to a preliminary report from the HPD. It happened in the 1100 block of S. Main St., between Port Road and the railroad tracks near JMU.

The victim’s identification is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, the report said. The victim has since been identified as Sherry Anderson, 55, of Harrisonburg. Anyone with information is asked to call 574-5050.

Lohr resubmits anti-annexation bill

posted by Brent Finnegan

The 2009 General Assembly session hasn’t officially begun yet, but prefiled bills have already come rolling in on Richmond Sunlight. Del. Matt Lohr has resubmitted his annexation moratorium bill. The “new” bill is identical to a previous bill that was voted down in committee in 2008, and another that was vetoed by Gov. Kaine in 2007.

For more on the annexation moratorium, read this and this.

Youngest. Mayor. Ever?

posted by Jeremy Aldrich

One of the impressive things about our new mayor is his youth.  Several newspaper articles have speculated that he may be the youngest Harrisonburg mayor ever.  But it looks like at least one former mayor was younger than Mayor Degner. Read more »

Kai to be elected Mayor

posted by Renee

The Daily News Record is reporting that “our” (former hburgnews blogger) Kai Degner has expressed interest in the mayorship, and that the now-democrat-majority City Council is expected to back him. DNR’s Jeff Mellott called the new Council members and found that Kai has enough votes to get it.

The official vote is on Friday, so we’ll make sure to have interviews and more info ready by then!

HburgNews - 2008 in Review

posted by Renee

As 2008 comes to a close, let’s spend New Year’s Eve looking back at our year of news. HburgNews had about 463 posts this year, which averages to about 9 per week. Though Brent took a break as lead poster and handed over the reigns in November, he still wrote over 70% of the articles this year. We added the twitter sideblog and hashtag sections to the right sidebar, and Author links to the “about hburgnews” page. (P.S. Look for more technical upgrades in the near future!)

Continue reading (warning - long post ahead!)

what to do with christmas trees

posted by Thanh

Now that Christmas is over, many of you with Christmas trees might be wondering what options you have for disposing of them. Read more »

Workforce Development in the Valley

posted by DebSF

UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Development has just released a report projecting job growth statewide and the relevant educational requirements VA will need to provide to meet that growth. With both state and local unemployment rates steadily rising, it’s timely and useful; at just 2 pages the report is packed with info.  Some takeaways after the jump: Read more »

Noose Bill Already Controversial

posted by Brent Finnegan

Sen. Mark Obenshain’s “noose bill” hasn’t even been introduced in the state Senate yet, but it’s already being supported and criticized by Virginians from across the political spectrum. Read more »

pubcasting feels the pinch

posted by Brent Finnegan

More bad news from the public broadcasting industry in a souring economy: stations across the country are laying off employees, and WMRA posted “a more urgent request than the usual public radio fundraising message.” Read more »