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1. Power Of The People 2010-09-09 HARRISONBURG - On Wednesday, the United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County announced the formation of two new groups to increase community involvement beyond fundraising. 2. Senator Speaks On Midterms 2010-09-08 HARRISONBURG - U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said that anticipated Democratic losses in the Nov. 2 midterm congressional election could have the benefit of improving bipartisanship. 3. Emphasis On Employment 2010-09-08 HARRISONBURG - U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said Tuesday that Rosetta Stone, the innovative software language learning business that got its start nearly 20 years ago in Harrisonburg, is a model for future economic growth in the United States. 4. Land-Use Map Up For Talks 2010-09-08 HARRISONBURG - The Harrisonburg Planning Commission is scheduled to begin discussion on the land-use map portion of the update to the city's comprehensive plan tonight. 5. Laughter ... The Best Medicine 2010-09-07 HARRISONBURG - John Glick has traveled to more than 50 countries in a tireless effort to promote good health in mind, body and spirit. And when he travels abroad, the 58-year-old Rockingham County doctor certainly draws a crowd. 6. ‘Makeover' To Help Kick Off United Way Campaign 2010-09-06 HARRISONBURG - The rear portion of Our Community Place in Harrisonburg will get an "extreme makeover" renovation on Wednesday, courtesy of United Way volunteers. 7. Affordable Housing Project Wrapping Up 2010-09-06 HARRISONBURG - Construction that started a little more than a year ago to create affordable housing at 351 N. Mason St. could be completed by the end of next month, according to Harrisonburg Economic Development Director Brian Shull. 8. A Day Of Honor 2010-09-06 NEW MARKET - Jim Geary likes to say that fate has shaped his life. An off-handed comment on a Richmond street in 1958 led to his directorship of Virginia's Civil War centennial celebration. 9. Not Ready For The Final Chapter 2010-09-03 HARRISONBURG - Library services for Bergton might not be interrupted as expected. Massanutten Regional Library announced last week that it was closing the branch as part of a systemwide reduction in operations because of higher costs and lower available operating funds. 10. Bergton Library to close 2010-09-01 11. Board To Fight Closure 2010-09-01 HARRISONBURG - The Stanley library board, formed to take up issues related to operations of the William Kibler Community Library, met for the first time on Monday. 12. Goodlatte Eyes Health Plan 2010-09-01 WEYERS CAVE - U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Roanoke, told a town hall audience Tuesday that Republicans would likely attempt to repeal health care reform and replace it with smaller measures if the GOP recaptured the House in November. 13. Planned Health Center Move Advances 2010-08-28 HARRISONBURG - The Harrisonburg Community Health Center is poised to move from Neff Avenue to Little Sorrell Drive, if the proper city approvals and financing are obtained. 14. B&G Clubs Get The ‘Red' Out 2010-08-28 HARRISONBURG - After operating well into the red, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County is poised to finish its fiscal year in the black. 15. Two More Charged In Shooting 2010-08-27 HARRISONBURG - Two more suspects in Monday's shooting and robbery on Myrtle Street in Harrisonburg were arrested in Richmond on Thursday night without incident, Harrisonburg Police have announced. 16. McDonnell Teaches ‘ABC's' 2010-08-27 HARRISONBURG - Gov. Bob McDonnell ate chocolate ice cream at Kline's Dairy Bar on South Main Street on Thursday afternoon in Harrisonburg before getting to the real business of the visit to the city: pushing his plan for privatization of the state's liquor stores. 17. Public Housing Plan Backed 2010-08-26 HARRISONBURG - The Rockingham County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday endorsed a $3 million plan by the Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority to acquire and renovate 25 homes in the city for public assistance rentals. 18. Heritage Oaks Panel Gets OK 2010-08-25 HARRISONBURG - A committee to study the operations of Heritage Oaks will be created as early as the Harrisonburg City Council's next meeting on Sept. 14. 19. Branch Closures At Hand 2010-08-24 HARRISONBURG - Increasing costs and decreasing revenue has forced the Massanutten Regional Library board of trustees to close two branches and reduce hours throughout most of the systemwide as of Sept. 15, according to an announcement Monday from library officials. 20. Golf Course Panel Idea Before Council 2010-08-24 HARRISONBURG - A move to create a committee to study ways to reduce the financial losses at Harrisonburg's municipal golf course, Heritage Oaks, will be before City Council tonight. 21. Bergton, Stanley Libraries To Close Next Month 2010-08-23 HARRISONBURG - Massanutten Regional Library will close its branches in Bergton and Stanley and will cut the hours at most of its other branches starting Sept. 15, library officials announced today. 22. City, County Sponsor Sale Of Rain Barrels 2010-08-23 HARRISONBURG - To help residents do their part to protect the environment, public works officials in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County are sponsoring a sale of rain barrels and compost bins at discount prices on Sept. 11. 23. City Saves $3.2 Million On Debt 2010-08-17 HARRISONBURG - The city saved $3.2 million on long-term debt last week when officials refinanced an existing obligation as part of a nearly $43.3 million bond issue. 24. HEC Buys Property For Smithland Substation 2010-08-16 HARRISONBURG - Harrisonburg Electric Commission recently acquired five acres on the west side of Smithland Road, between the entrance of soccer fields and Norfolk Southern railroad tracks. 25. Survey Next Step In ‘Vision' Statement 2010-08-16 HARRISONBURG - A four-question survey, available at the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce's website, is the next step in developing a statement by city and county residents of what they think the community should be like in 2020. 26. It's Easy For Payday Loans' Interest, Fees To Add Up 2010-08-14 HARRISONBURG - Borrowers can find themselves paying nearly 700 percent in interest and fees in a year under payday lending agreements, according to Ward Scull, co-founder of Virginians Against Payday Loans. 27. Split Arises On Payday Loan Law 2010-08-14 HARRISONBURG - City Council's effort to urge the General Assembly to cap interest on consumer lending, including payday loans, at 36 percent and to eliminate associated fees may not get the support of all local lawmakers. 28. Hotchkiss Civil War Map Display Opens On Saturday At Historical Society 2010-08-13 HARRISONBURG - In his journal entry for March 26, 1862, Confederate military mapmaker and self-taught cartographer Jedediah Hotchkiss noted being summoned to Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's headquarters at Narrow Passage in the Shenandoah Valley. 29. Ups & Downs 2010-08-11 HARRISONBURG - From 2008 to 2009, the population of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Metropolitan Statistical Area grew at a faster rate than personal income, according to David Lenze, an economist for the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis. 30. City Presses Payday Loan Cap Of 36% 2010-08-11 HARRISONBURG - City Council quickly dispatched several weighty agenda items on Tuesday that included adopting a resolution to urge the General Assembly and Gov. Bob McDonnell to limit payday loans to a 36 percent annual interest rate. 31. City Considers Resolution To Prohibit Predatory Loans 2010-08-10 HARRISONBURG - A proposed resolution urging the General Assembly and Gov. Bob McDonnell to end predatory payday lending practices in Virginia will come before City Council when it meets tonight. 32. OCP Seeks Showers At Simms 2010-08-10 HARRISONBURG - City Council appears to be supportive of allowing the homeless at Our Community Place to resume using the showers at Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education Center on a trial basis. 33. Council Expected To OK Formal Simms' Transfer 2010-08-09 HARRISONBURG - On Tuesday, the city is expected to officially take possession of the Lucy F. Simms Continuing Education Center. 34. Nearly 120 Apply For City Job 2010-08-09 35. Public Safety Meeting Set On Traffic Concerns 2010-08-09 HARRISONBURG - City officials are evaluating the results of a survey listing traffic safety concerns by residents living in the area of Harrisonburg's Ott and Franklin streets. 36. Heritage Oaks: Still In The Rough 2010-08-07 HARRISONBURG - Councilman David Wiens plans to propose that a study be undertaken of Heritage Oaks, the city-owned golf course, to find ways of cutting its financial losses. 37. City Website Company Becomes Part Of McClung 2010-08-07 HARRISONBURG - Immerge Technologies, a Harrisonburg-based website design company, merged with printing business McClung Cos. of Waynesboro on Monday. 38. Voting Snafu A Civil Affair 2010-08-05 HARRISONBURG - Some voters responded with anger, frustration or suspicion during the first hour of the special election for the 26th House District in June when a programming error temporarily shut down electronic registration books at Harrisburg polling precincts. 39. Interest Expressed In Trespass Agreement 2010-08-05 HARRISONBURG - A shareholder in Forest Hills Manor, where Springfest block party rioters confronted police April 10, said a proposal giving Harrisonburg officers broader powers to enforce trespassing laws could help quell future disturbances. 40. Health Concerns 2010-08-03 HARRISONBURG - U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., has a unique vantage point from which to view the effects of health care reform. 41. Paving On Erickson Ave. Set To Start Wednesday 2010-08-03 HARRISONBURG - The paving of Erickson Avenue will begin on Wednesday with the work scheduled to be completed by Aug. 12. 42. Classic Conveyance 2010-08-02 ELKTON - Joe Diggle sat easily in a folding chair a few feet from the tail lights of the yellow 1958 Studebaker that he had finished restoring just a few weeks earlier. 43. Cycle Of Giving 2010-08-02 HARRISONBURG - For the moment, the cool and overcast Saturday morning had given way to bright sunshine. 44. Bond Sale Could Net City $3.2M In Savings 2010-07-31 HARRISONBURG - Harrisonburg stands to save nearly $3.2 million over the long term when it closes on a bond sale next month designed to refinance old debt and provide financing for a road project, city officials said this week. 45. Massanutten: Better Off As A Town? 2010-07-31 HARRISONBURG - A group of Massanutten Village residents pushing to incorporate their privately owned development into a town are releasing the results of a feasibility study they have completed. 46. The Center Of Attention In New Market 2010-03-10 NEW MARKET - On Friday nights in New Market, the Shenandoah Valley Banjo & Fiddle Club and its free shows attract folks from throughout the region to the New Market Community Center. 47. In Elkton, A Welcome History Lesson 2010-02-08 ELKTON - Mike Powell saw firsthand much of the history that's now documented at the town's welcome center. 48. Markers Enhance Road Of History 2010-01-27 BRIDGEWATER - Historic events surged through Bridgewater during the Civil War on the Warm Springs Turnpike, better known today as Va. 42. 49. Midtowne Market To Close Sunday 2010-01-15 50. Chamber Brings A Virginian Home 2009-11-13 HARRISONBURG - Frank Tamberrino of Columbia, Tenn., is returning to Virginia to become the next president and chief executive officer of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce. 51. Valley Tech Council Cites Local Innovators 2009-04-21 HARRISONBURG - The Shenandoah Valley Technology Council recognized high-tech achievements during its Tech Nite 9.0 awards program. 52. nTelos Upgrades High-Speed Broadband Wireless Service 2009-03-20 HARRISONBURG - Telecommunications company nTelos has upgraded its high-speed broadband wireless service to provide faster service in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. 53. Talking About The Trees 2008-03-11 HARRISONBURG — A proposal to allow appeals of decisions by the Tree Advisory Panel to the City Council will be taken up at tonight’s meeting. 54. HHS Grad Wins National Entrepreneur Award 2007-12-05 HARRISONBURG — A 1967 Harrisonburg High School graduate is this year’s recipient of the national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in health services. 55. Battlefields Visitors’ Plan On Hold 2007-09-21 HARRISONBURG — A proposal to systematically attract visitors to the region’s Civil War sites was put on hold this week by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. 56. Grant Earmarked For Ariake Expansion 2007-08-14 HARRISONBURG — The City Council plans to use a $50,000 state grant it recently received to help Ariake USA Inc. with the planned $22 million expansion of its North Liberty Street plant. 57. Seeing The Battle On A Budget 2007-05-15 58. Easement protects historic property 2006-07-26 STRASBURG – A conservation easement for a 106-acre farm next to the town here will preserve the property as open space and meet protection goals set by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation and the National Park Services.