Elkton News

One of Elkton's largest and best-attended beauty pageants happened last Thursday on the stage at Blue Ridge Park as the Centennial Pageant Committee, headed by Sue Armbruster, presented 55 crowns, cups and ...

It started last Wednesday afternoon with a carnival in Blue Ridge Park and music by The Singing Cooks, moved forward with a fireworks show on Friday evening that drew an estimated crowd of over 4,000, and ...

Elkton knows that one measly celebration is not nearly enough to commemorate 100 long years of history.

Michelle Morgan, a longtime resident of Elkton and music teacher at Cornerstone Church at the Lake in Harrisonburg, has accepted the position as director of the Elkton Centennial Historical Pageant.

An Elkton woman accused of making up her daughter's illness and then accepting donations from Spotswood High School students and teachers pleaded guilty to obtaining money by false pretense Tuesday in ...

STUARTS DRAFT - The Stuarts Draft Diamondbacks are on quite a roll right now in the Rockingham County Baseball League, having won 17 of 18 games after Sunday's 3-2 win over the Elkton Blue Sox.

Harrisonburg police have one suspect in custody and are searching for another in the armed robbery of a woman early Saturday morning on Hill Street, according to a statement from HPD.

At Holy Infant Catholic Church, Sidney Lam's lesson plan turned into a mission. Last October, Lam formed a group of women to make rosaries.

The Elkton Centennial Committee is looking for participants in the Miss Field Day pageant to be held in July and for the Historical Pageant scheduled for early August.

As the first item of its special meeting last week, the Elkton Town Council passed, without comment, a final budget, to begin July 1, of $4,884,947. The new budget includes $150,000 of anticipated revenue from ...

Four candidates running for office in Elkton next November attended a forum sponsored by A Better Elkton at the Elkton Area Community Center last week.

Discussions about auctioning the Kite area property continued this week. Town council held a town hall meeting for the public on Tuesday that was scheduled to featured the real estate and auctioning company ...

Belle Thomas of Oak Hill Baptist Church. A reception will follow. >>SHENANDOAH PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, 1640 Lee Highway, Fort Defiance, will host an open house from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Fun, games and fellowship for all.

Tempers flared during Tuesday night's special Town Council meeting, as the controversy concerning recreation department head Lynn Meadows' fate spilled over into other matters.

Dr. Larry Bompiani is challenging incumbent Wayne Printz in Elkton's mayoral race in November.

The Harrisonburg office of the state Department of Environmental Quality is about to issue a consent order against the Town of Elkton for violation of allowable sewer discharge practices.

In a packed council chambers Monday evening, the Elkton Town Council took some lumps for passing both meals tax and water-sewer rate hikes, gave awards to several citizens for outstanding contributions, and ...

Thanks to the Elkton Elementary School PTA, fundraising for a playground at the future Riverbend Elementary School is well under way.

Last Friday morning, this reporter and the editor of The Shenandoah Valley-Herald joined 60 some scientists, river enthusiasts, journalist, authors, fishing guides, a few children, and other concerned ...

Sue Armbruster of Elkton has issued a call to all ladies who have ever been crowned Miss Field Day to come to this year's Field Day Pageant for special recognition.