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Chief Academic Officer Dr. Joy Blosser explained to the board during Tuesday night’s meeting that the change would make it easier to make up for lost instructional time due to inclement weather.

First grade teacher, Karen Grady, at Ware Elementary School in Staunton has been named Teacher of the Year for Region 5.

Natasha McCurdy had a plea hearing schedule for this week in Staunton Circuit Court, but online records indicate that the hearing was continued again at the request of her attorneys.

Trailing 2-1 heading into the fifth inning, James Madison softball used seven stolen bases and timely strikeouts from Kirsten Fleet to earn a 5-4 victory over Troy in the first round of the 2025 Sun Belt Softball Championship at the Troy Softball Complex on Wednesday night.

High School Baseball, Softball & Soccer Scores – Wednesday, 5/7

James Madison junior Wyatt Peifer tied the game in the eighth inning with a solo home run to force extra innings, but the Dukes fell to Maryland, 6-4, in 10 innings on Wednesday evening at Veterans Memorial Park.

Glen Kauffman, a Financial Planner who works out of the Harrisonburg office, received the Praxis Mutual Funds Sales award, now known as Praxis Investment Management.

Tony Branch pleaded guilty to the two felony charges he faced during a hearing Wednesday afternoon in the circuit court. One of those charges was unlawful wounding.