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Randi B. Hagi
News ReporterRandi B. Hagi first joined the WMRA team in 2019 as a freelance reporter. Her writing and photography have been featured in The Harrisonburg Citizen, where she previously served as the assistant editor; as well as The Mennonite; Mennonite World Review; and Eastern Mennonite University's Crossroads magazine.
Randi grew up bouncing around the East Coast with roots in West Virginia. Outside of the media world, she has also worked in restaurants, managed the kitchen at the nonprofit Our Community Place, and raised ducks and sheep. You can contact Randi at hagirb@jmu.edu.
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A local nonprofit has been helping low-income residents fix up their homes for 30 years. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi visited a project site and filed this report.
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An Anglican bishop in Harrisonburg regularly returns to his homeland in Sudan to help his people during an ongoing civil war. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with him and filed this report.
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A local grocer was recently recognized as a finalist for a national award. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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Phone scammers have been impersonating law enforcement officers across the country in recent years – including in our area. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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Rodents captured in Virginia this summer are headed to breeding programs in other states to help bolster the populations there. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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A "respite home" is slated to open in Harrisonburg next month for people experiencing homelessness who need somewhere to recuperate after being hospitalized. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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The city of Waynesboro has redeveloped an old rock quarry and landfill into a mountaintop park. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi visited and filed this report.
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The Wildlife Center of Virginia is a hospital for native wild animals that teaches veterinarians-in-training and the public how to care for the natural world. They've admitted an increasing number of bald eagles in recent years. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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A small family practice has served patients in one Augusta County community for 50 years and counting. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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In the ongoing saga of Nexus' legal troubles, a judge gave control of the company's financial records to a forensic accountant last month. Two experts spoke with WMRA’s Randi B. Hagi about how this arrangement works.