Harrisonburg Electric Commission customers likely will see a 6% increase in the base power rate this summer. But here's why customers' bills might not go up. hburgcitizen.com/2023/03/31/hec…

The Harrisonburg Education Association is taking steps to potentially bolster its power as a union and pursue the right to collectively bargain. hburgcitizen.com/2023/04/02/har…

For his research into a mathematical concept he calls the s-derivative, Max Misterka won a large cash prize that will help fund his future studies at MIT. hburgcitizen.com/2023/04/03/har…

Harrisonburg teachers are in line to get a raise in the proposed budget the school board approved Tuesday. The only question is: how much? hburgcitizen.com/2023/04/04/sch…

Federal money is arriving just in time to replace a more than century old pipe that, earlier this week, affected people in west Harrisonburg. hburgcitizen.com/2023/04/11/a-d…

The city council on Tuesday began discussing Harrisonburg’s budget, which includes a proposed real estate tax increase to cover the new high school's cost. hburgcitizen.com/2023/04/12/fir…

With the end of another school year fast approaching, planning for this year’s S.O.A.R. Program at Westover Park is in full swing. As usual, a waiting list is already starting to form. hburgcitizen.com/2023/04/17/pop…

17-year-old Calour Fields, an HHS junior, was one of two people killed in a shooting over the weekend hburgcitizen.com/2023/04/17/aft…

Harrisonburg educators are seeking to provide more flexibility for older teenage immigrants and refugees to navigate school — or pursue other options. hburgcitizen.com/2023/04/19/we-…

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Mayor Deanna Reed said the city will pause planned renovations to the Westover Park skatepark after hearing from members of the community about concerns. hburgcitizen.com/2023/04/26/cit…

Incumbent state lawmakers are running for re-election in redrawn districts that will have them campaigning in different territory. And they face competition. hburgcitizen.com/2023/04/27/rea…

Erich Sneller, assistant director of the governor’s STEM academy and teacher at Harrisonburg High School, is up for a national teaching award. hburgcitizen.com/2023/04/30/har…

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Local pianist Anna Showalter will headline a May 5 free concert with music inspired by birdsongs. hburgcitizen.com/2023/05/01/thi…

City school leaders hired Tamara Mines as Rocktown High School’s first principal, and Superintendent Michael Richards and the school board welcomed her at Tuesday night’s meeting. hburgcitizen.com/2023/05/02/roc…

After finding him asleep at the wheel late May 2, police arrested Harrisonburg City Council member Chris Jones and charged him with driving while intoxicated. hburgcitizen.com/2023/05/06/fac…

Nick Swayne, the former Harrisonburg School Board chair and director of JMU X-Labs, has been in a months-long fight to save a community college in Idaho. hburgcitizen.com/2023/05/08/nic…

The old municipal building will be renovated, Fire Station 4 will get a new engine and city employees will get raises as part of Harrisonburg's 2023-24 budget. hburgcitizen.com/2023/05/10/old…

Harrisonburg High School is slated to try a new monitoring system that uses AI to recognize weapons in hopes of preventing a school shooting. hburgcitizen.com/2023/05/16/new…