What's Happening
Handbags of Hope
As Mother’s Day is quickly approaching, Harrisonburg Media Group & Style Encore have teamed up with First Step in Harrisonburg…
Great Community Give 2026
Join Harrisonburg Media Group as we support the Great Community Give on Wednesday, April 22nd from 6:00am-8pm! Great Community Give…
March for Meals 2026
Harrisonburg Media Group and Steven Kia are teaming up with support from other Valley Businesses, to raise funds and collect…
Thank You!: Over $25k Raised for the Valley Cares for Kids Radiothon
The Valley Cares for Kids radiothon was a huge success! In total, Harrisonburg Media Group raised $25,632 for UVA Health…
Shen Valley Deals
Spend Less. Have More. Shen Valley Deals and your favorite local merchants have partnered together to bring you savings! We’ll…
Local News from Rocktown Now
Bridgewater Baseball upsets No. 1 seed Lynchburg in ODAC Tournament in 14 innings
The No. 9 nationally ranked Bridgewater College baseball team made noise at the ODAC finals round in the first game of the double-elimination four-team field against top-seed Lynchburg with a 14-inning victory Thursday at Capital One Park by a final score of 4-3.
Dukes fall to Texas State, 5-2, in Sun Belt Softball Quarterfinals
No. 3 seed Texas State softball rallied from a 2-0 deficit with a five-run bottom of the sixth to move past sixth-seeded James Madison, 5-2, in Thursday's Quarterfinal of the 2026 Sun Belt Championship at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park.
JMU’s O’Regan receives contract extension through the 2031-32
Following another banner season for James Madison that included a Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Championship title and a berth into the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship, Head Coach Sean O'Regan received a contract extension through the 2031-32 season, as announced Thursday by JMU Director of Athletics Matt Roan.
16 hours ago in Entertainment, Local
Wayne Theatre presents “Singin’ in the Rain”
The Wayne Theatre presents "Singin' in the Rain", opening Friday, May 8, 2026, and will run until Sunday, May 17, 2026.
16 hours ago in Local
UPDATE: Southbound I-81 overnight closure near Staunton delayed until late May
The overnight closure has been tentatively rescheduled for Saturday night, May 30, into Sunday morning, May 31.
Entertainment
13 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Shakira teases new song for the FIFA World Cup 2026 with Afrobeats star Burna Boy called ‘Dai Dai’
The Colombian singer shared a minute-long teaser clip on Thursday of a new song, writing on social media, "From Maracaná Stadium, here is "Dai Dai," the FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026." She also included a mention of Afrobeats star Burna Boy.
13 hours ago in Entertainment
Rapper Kodak Black arrested in Florida on felony MDMA trafficking charge and pleads not guilty
Rapper Kodak Black was arrested this week on a drug trafficking charge in central Florida in his latest run-in with law enforcement.
16 hours ago in Entertainment, Local
Wayne Theatre presents “Singin’ in the Rain”
The Wayne Theatre presents "Singin' in the Rain", opening Friday, May 8, 2026, and will run until Sunday, May 17, 2026.
21 hours ago in Entertainment
Electrical fire will keep the Broadway theater that hosts ‘The Book of Mormon’ closed through May 17
The long-running Broadway hit "The Book of Mormon" will close its doors through May 17 as its theater undergoes repairs after a fire shut down the musical.