The Fix Is In?

A year after the New Market Town Council approved funding for a major drainage project along Shady Lane, officials are ready to endorse a construction bid.

Ex-Cop’s Hearing Delayed

HARRISONBURG — The case against one of two former Shenandoah Valley police officers accused of swiping hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from a grocery store was postponed Friday in Rockingham County General District Court.

Dayton Holds Off Council Selection

Dayton Town Council couldn’t come to a consensus Thursday evening on appointing a new member. The governing body interviewed three candidates in closed session, but agreed to hold off on selecting one for at least a week.

Out Of The Dark

HARRISONBURG— On a frequent basis, Harrisonburg police officers enter dark homes, businesses and other buildings searching for suspects. In one hand, the officers have a bulky, heavy flashlight. In the other hand, they carry an equally heavy firearm, one they might have only a split second to decide to use.

Student Research Shows Promise For Feeding Calves Alternative Milk

HARRISONBURG — Milk undrinkable for humans may be used as an economical alternative to feed calves, according to research from two Eastern Mennonite University High School seniors.

Bye-Bye, Blue Law?

HARRISONBURG — By this time next year, last-minute liquor purchases for Super Bowl parties could be possible in Virginia. The House of Delegates passed a bill Friday to open Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control stores after 1 p.m. on Sundays. More than 130 stores around Northern Virginia, Richmond and Hampton Roads are already open that day.

Choosing Life

HARRISONBURG — Over the past several decades, the suicide rate among America’s youths has tripled, making it one of the leading causes of death in college-aged students, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Traffic Calming Can’t Get In Gear

HARRISONBURG — The initial step to solving any problem is admitting you have one. What residents of the Pleasant Hill Acres neighborhood concerned with speeders and heavy traffic have found is that the next move — finding a solution — is not so easy.