Bridget Manley
Freelance ReporterBridget Manley earned a degree in Mass Communications from Frostburg State University and has spent much of her adult life working as a morning show producer and journalist for radio stations in Cumberland, Maryland, and Annapolis, Maryland, before relocating to Harrisonburg. She is one of the publishers of The Harrisonburg Citizen, serves as the operations manager at Rivercrest Farm and Event Center in Shenandoah, and has produced stories for Virginia Public Media. She sits on the boards of Adagio House, Any Given Child Shenandoah, and the ACT ONE Theater Company.
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The Harrisonburg Planning Commission voted 5-1 Wednesday night to recommend that the city council approve The Link, a controversial multi-story apartment complex planned for downtown. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
The Golden Pony in downtown Harrisonburg hosts a wide variety of eclectic bands that are part of a vibrant music scene. But after their liquor license was suspended in early February, many of those bands were displaced and looking for new venues. Then the fire marshal got involved. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
As anti-ICE protests have continued in Harrisonburg among community and college student groups, city school students staged their own walkouts on Friday in support of their peers. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
Local lawmakers and advocates are calling on the Commonwealth Transportation Board to slow down their surprise push to move forward with a nearly $700 million plan for a recreational trail that would also preserve a dilapidated rail line through the Shenandoah Valley for potential future use. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
Friday (Dec. 12) was day two of the trial between the Shenandoah County School Board versus the Virginia Chapter of the NAACP and several Shenandoah County students. It was filled with emotional testimony and more historical context. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
A court case filed against the Shenandoah County School Board for its decision to revert two schools to their original Confederate names began on Thursday morning. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
In a much-watched local race, Hilary Irons defeated incumbent Matt Cross for the Rockingham County District Three School Board seat. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
The race for the Rockingham County School Board District Three seat has been filled with controversy and chaos over the past few months, partly because of the record and actions of the Republican incumbent, Matt Cross. In the second part of a two-part series, WMRA’s Bridget Manley examines who is supporting each of the candidates and how the race might unfold with a third candidate in the mix. -
The race for the District Three seat on the Rockingham County School Board has intensified, with a growing divide in county Republican support between two of the three candidates. In the first of a two-part series, WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports on the background of incumbent candidate Matt Cross, and how support has shifted after several controversial actions. -
Sixth District Representative Ben Cline held a rare town hall Thursday [Sept. 25] in Lexington to promote the One Big Beautiful Bill to his constituents, but was met by a room full of people seeking answers to much more complex issues. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports.
