HARRISONBURG - Harrisonburg police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who's been missing since last week.

HARRISONBURG - While unemployment numbers in most localities in the Valley and for Virginia changed little from May to June, the city's jobless rate grew as students and new graduates entered the labor force.

HARRISONBURG - An hour into the final phase of his Eagle Scout community service project, Andrew Krauss began running into problems.

HARRISONBURG - Virginia's state veterinarian says proposed regulations to govern interstate livestock trade will mean significant changes for everyone in the industry.

HARRISONBURG - Landowners and renters are one step away from being able to give officers permission to act on their behalf to quell crowds that police judge to have the potential to become unruly or riotous.

HARRISONBURG - A Rockingham County Jail inmate is under investigation by the CHARGE Gang Task Force for allegedly decorating his jail jumpsuit and bedding with gang symbols.

HARRISONBURG - Rockingham Memorial Hospital will receive an award today for its efforts to reduce hospital-acquired infections, specifically methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, better known by its acronym, MRSA.

BALTIMORE - A year ago, James Madison football coach Mickey Matthews tried to quell some of the expectations surrounding his Dukes by noting that the team had more questions to answer going into the preseason than at any other time in his tenure.

HARRISONBURG - Right-hander Tucker Jensen pitched eight shutout innings and right fielder Jeff Jefferson hit a solo home run to lead Luray to a 4-0 win over Harrisonburg in a Valley League baseball game Wednesday at Eagle Field.

BRIDGEWATER - Billy Foley and Josh Dick each had solo home runs Wednesday as New Market ended a nine-game losing streak with a 7-5 victory over Bridgewater in the first round of the Rockingham County Baseball League playoffs.

MONTEZUMA - Casey Hartman admits he's a bit of a slow starter on the mound, so it probably helped that his offense gave him a lead to work with early.

Twenty of Harrisonburg and Rockingham's finest men will get together this Saturday and instead of playing poker or watching sports on TV, they'll dress up as women - for a good cause, of course.

Although the summer drought has reduced most gardens to mere stubble, there's at least one place in Harrisonburg where the colors remain in full bloom.