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Harrisonburg police recently sent out a notice reminding residents that the new Virginia law banning text messaging while driving goes into effect this Wednesday. Read more »

New York Times reporter Ginger Thompson wrote a story for The Caucus blog about Maria Martinez, the HHS grad being deported to El Salvador this summer. There wasn’t much additional info regarding Maria’s status outside of what was included in the DNR stories, but the commenters at the DNRonline ended up being part of the article. Read more »

This Saturday, June 27, there will be many events happening in our community including a Home Safety Event at the Valley Mall hosted by Safe Kids Central Shenandoah Valley, the African-American Festival at Ralph Sampson Park on E Washington St, and the Summer Lawn Jam at Our Community Place. All of these events are free and open to the public. Read more »

Backpacker magazine’s August 2009 issue ranks Harrisonburg as number 15 of top cities to raise an outdoor kid. I couldn’t find the article online to link to (probably not yet available online), but here’s some details about the methodology used to rank cities nationwide.

The magazine has the following to say about Harrisonburg: Read more »

Early last year I wrote about the project (originally slated to cost $2 million) to replace the southbound onramp of exit 247 on I-81 with a traffic signal on 33 near the overpass (video). Today WSVA reports that the light may be operational by early next week: Read more »

Yesterday The Pub faced charges in front of the Virginia ABC board. Following some terrible publicity earlier this year, and a recent 10-day suspension of their ABC license, the owner of the establishment stood accused by the city and ABC agents of fudging the records. Read more »

The June 15th edition of Inside Higher Ed has an interesting story by Doug Lederman on grade inflation in Virginia high schools, highlighting JMU’s experience to draw a connection between  SOL’s and grade inflation for college-bound HS students who take the test. Read more »

Dr. John A. Downey, of Harrisonburg, will become the next president of Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC), according to Dr. Glenn DuBois, the chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges, according to a press release issed ths morning. Downey, who has worked at BRCC for 17 years and has served as vice president for instruction and student services for the past four years, will become the college’s president effective August 3, 2009. Read more »

There’s a story in today’s DNR about Maria Martinez; a 19 year-old who graduates from HHS today, only to be deported to El Salvador later this summer for living in the U.S. without authorization. Read more »