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Local News from Rocktown Now
52 minutes ago in Community, Local
Virginia Quilt Museum announces Stitching Together History: 250 Quilts Commemorating the Commonwealth of Virginia
The Virginia Quilt Museum announced the opening of Stitching Together History: 250 Quilts Commemorating the Commonwealth of Virginia.
2 hours ago in Local
MSolar Manufacturing to invest $23.8 million in Shenandoah County, create 150 jobs
The company plans to develop a 56,000-square-foot facility in Mount Jackson that will produce high-efficiency solar modules for large-scale energy projects across the United States.
3 hours ago in Community, Local
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank receives over 120k pounds of food from Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
The community donated enough food and funds to provide 119,780 meals for local people and families facing hunger.
3 hours ago in Agriculture, Local
Virginia drought conditions slowly improving
Virginia’s drought situation is showing signs of improvement, according to the latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor.
6 hours ago in Community, Local
HPD officers participating in Law Enforcement Torch Run Thursday morning
Officers will be escorted by HPD vehicles, so travelers should expect a short delay in these areas until 9:45am.
Entertainment
20 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Dutch court allows rapper Ye concerts in the Netherlands
A judge in Amsterdam on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a Jewish organization to block two performances by the rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, ruling that the concerts are not a threat to public order.
20 hours ago in Entertainment
Shia LaBeouf gets probation after pleading guilty to punching bargoers during Mardi Gras
Actor Shia LaBeouf was sentenced to probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to punching three people outside a New Orleans bar during Mardi Gras.
1 day ago in Community, Entertainment, Local
VMRC Juried Art Exhibition open through June 26
The exhibition began in 2004 as part of VMRC's 50th anniversary celebration.
1 day ago in Entertainment
Lawyers for Lively and Baldoni battle in a New York court despite settling claims weeks ago
On Monday, lawyers for Blake Lively were back in court, trying to get a judge to make Baldoni pay her legal bills plus other penalties. They said she's entitled to the money under a California law because Justin Baldoni's countersuit, which claimed she had defamed and extorted him, was thrown out last year by a judge.