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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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.
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Protestors confronted Rockingham County Republicans Monday morning [Sept. 22] at the Early Vote Center’s “Sign-The-Bus Tour” Event to inspire city and county Republicans to vote early. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
The Harrisonburg City Council has postponed a request to rezone a property downtown. They plan to vote on the matter in September after collecting more information about a controversial six-story apartment building design. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
Virginia lawmakers made significant changes to the state’s testing system this spring aimed at reforming the Standards of Learning tests across the commonwealth. One aspect of the legislation has raised concerns among parents and educators: the requirement that the SOL tests will count as 10% of students’ final grades. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
Virginia’s sixth district congressman, Ben Cline, is cosponsoring a bill to terminate the Department of Education, even as President Donald Trump threatens to sign an executive order to dismantle it. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports. -
A judge last week ruled a lawsuit brought by Shenandoah County students and the NAACP against the school board over Confederate names can go forward. Now, some of the plaintiffs are speaking out. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports.
