HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – Beginning Wednesday, August 28, the United Way of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County will recognize local ALICE families for Labor Day. The organization supports 38 percent of single women in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County who have ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, and Employed) conditions. These workers often struggle to keep their households […]
VERONA, Va. (WHSV) – The Augusta County Board of Supervisors met for a regular meeting Wednesday evening. On the agenda was a proposal to consolidate all fire and emergency services into one district. The board voted 5-2 to approve the change, which makes Greg Schact, chief of Augusta County Fire and Emergency Services, the sole […]
WOODSTOCK, Va. (WHSV) – The decades-long annual tradition of pig racing at the Shenandoah County Fair has raised concerns about the tradition among animal rights activists. The pig race at the Shenandoah County Fair has been one of the top events for years. Children ages 3 to 8, with grease-smeared hands, chase pigs in a […]
SHENANDOAH COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) – The Shenandoah County Fair is happening all week long with all kinds of events at the fairgrounds in Woodstock. On the second day of the Shenandoah County Fair on Tuesday, the fair hosted all sorts of events, including livestock shows and Tuesday’s big event, the Veterans Day Tribute. Event organizer […]
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – Since opening five weeks ago, a new restaurant in Harrisonburg has donated 30,000 meals to hungry children around the world. The Tacos 4 Life restaurant chain was founded in 2014 by Austin and Ashton Samuelson in Conway, Arkansas. The couple opened the business to feed hungry children around the world, and […]
MOUNT JACKSON, Va. (WHSV) – A 94-year-old Mount Jackson man is trying to raise awareness of a decaying historic building just outside of town. John Good has lived in Shenandoah County his entire life and is now hoping for help in restoring the old Mount Jackson Toll House. “I would love to restore it to […]
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) – Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have allocated federal funding for several projects across the Commonwealth as part of the Senate’s fiscal year 2025 funding bill. One project is in Augusta County, where officials are looking for a solution for Exit 213 on I-81 near Greenville, which has two southbound […]
VERONA, Va. (WHSV) – The Augusta County Comprehensive Plan will retain many of the region’s old themes and ideas – including maintaining the county’s focus on agriculture – and it will also incorporate new approaches to improving technology. Every 20 years, the state of Virginia requires communities to update their comprehensive plan – the roadmap […]
STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) – Augusta County is offering women-only home firearm safety and Double A tactical weapons classes. Students will learn the NRA’s three rules for safe firearm handling, the leading causes of firearm accidents, how to load and unload specific types of weapons and more. Jim Woods, a certified NRA instructor, owner of Double […]
