Local Links

MEDIA

7 Bends — Independent news for the Shenandoah Valley
The Daily News Record — Harrisonburg’s only daily newspaper
WHSV TV 3 — Harrisonburg’s only local news TV station
The Breeze — JMU’s twice-weekly student paper
WSVA 550 — AM talk radio & news for the Valley
Nuevas Raíces — Harrisonburg news en Español
WMRA/WEMC — Harrisonburg’s NPR stations
WXJM — The JMU student-run radio station
Shenandoah Living — A local features and lifestyle magazine

COMMUNITY INFO

Harrisonburg Craigslist — You know, Craigslist
Bridgewater Buzz — A community news website for Bridgewater
Massanutten Regional Library — Harrisonburg’s public library downtown
EMU Eclassifieds — A Craigslist-like buy/sell board for EMU
I 81 live traffic cams — Watch people drive
Harrisonburg Codes and Ordinances — Are you breaking a local law?
Harrisonburg City Council minutes — Agendas and minutes
Harrisonburg Crime Report — An interactive map of local (reported) crimes
cleanstream.org — Helping improve our local waterways

GOVERNMENT

City website — Harrisonburg government
County website — Rockingham County government
Senator Obenshain — State senator from the 26th district
Congressman Goodlatte — U.S. Representative from Virginia’s 6th congressional district
Richmond Sunlight — Tracking Virginia’s state politicians
Virginia Public Access Project — Who’s giving money to Virginia’s state politicians

ORGANIZATIONS

Friendly City Food Co-op — Harrisonburg’s community-owned grocery store
Valley Conservation Council — Promoting sustainable land use in the Shenandoah Valley
Community Alliance for Preservation
Harrisonburg Rescue Squad
Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce
Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA

PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO

GoLookOn — events and restaurants in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
Arts Council of the Valley
Court Square Theater — Downtown Harrisonburg’s theater for indie films and plays
MACRoCk — The Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference
Mennofolk Festival — Art and music created by people from Mennonite backgrounds

RECREATION

Valley League Blog
Our Community Place
Parks & Recreation
Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition

SCHOOLS

JMU newsroom
EMU events
Bridgewater College
Harrisonburg City Schools
Rockingham County Schools

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Announcements & Press Releases
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    The Arts Council of the Valley First Fridays Downtown for this month is Friday, September 3, 5 – 7pm.  Scheduled events are listed in the following press release: Arts Council of the Valley, Smith House, 311 S. Main St. Michael Hough, Sculpture, Sarah Byrd, Book Signing, and Kimmon Waldruff, Acoustic Sets Arts Council of the Valley [...]

  • Fairfield Center’s Student-Citizen Summit: Tuesday Sept. 21

    Fairfield Center’s Harrisonburg Summits series continues with a evening focusing on creating connections between local college students and the community at the Harrisonburg Student-Citizen Summit. The free event is scheduled from 3:30- 9:00 pm on Tuesday, September 21st, and will convene at Memorial Hall (Entrance B), the former Harrisonburg High school at James Madison University. [...]

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    Three Rockingham County preservation groups are warning the Board of Supervisors of the potentially hazardous effects of unregulated drilling in Bergton. State mining officials will not require emergency management plans for a proposed Marcellus Shale natural gas well near Bergton in Rockingham County despite growing reports of explosions and other accidents at similar wells in [...]