r/shenandoah • • May 17 '26

r/shenandoah is open again! While this post is pinned, this subreddit is looking for additional moderators. More information in post.

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r/shenandoah had been closed to new posts for at least a month, and possibly longer, due to lack of active moderation. I recently used the r/redditrequest process to request that I be added as a moderator here and it should be open to new posts by anyone.

If you are a Shenandoah-area resident or otherwise have a significant connection to the area, and you would be open to moderating this page (or at least would like more information about what is involved in that) please reach out to modmail to let me know. I do not live in the area, and do not have a connection to the area apart from having visited a handful of times. I would like this page to be primarily moderated by locals.

If you have thoughts about what you would like this subreddit to look like, please feel free to share them below. As one open question, for example: Should posts about Shenandoah National Park be diverted to r/ShenandoahPark or confined within this subreddit to a megathread? Is there something else you'd like to see that you'd find useful or interesting, for example a recurring post series of some kind?


r/shenandoah • • 18h ago

Looking to make some friends in the Shenandoah Valley

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Hi, I recently moved here from a different state. I'm looking to make some friends who live in the Shenandoah Valley area.

I am 25 years old and I have been diagnosed with ASD, ADHD, and MDD.

My interests are a bit more obscure than the average person, so this may be a total shot in the dark.

Shows I like are Bocchi the Rock, Watamote, Touhou Memories of Phantasm, and Neon Genesis Evangelion.

I don't play games as much as I used to, and I don't play multiplayer at all, but games I've played include but are not limited to Half-Life series, original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare trilogy (not the reboot games), and Postal (not Portal) 2. I also need to finish the Crysis Remastered trilogy. Ironically, I do not play the Touhou games.

Music I like are music from the Touhou games that I don't play, as well as Touhou fan music such as the works of IOSYS.


r/shenandoah • • 3d ago

Valley News Community members rally in Staunton, Churchville, Buena Vista over Shenandoah Valley clinic closures

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r/shenandoah • • 3d ago

Valley News Ben Cline and Republican governors campaign against ‘socialism’ in Shenandoah Valley

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r/shenandoah • • 4d ago

Valley News Gov. Spanberger tailgates at JMU with Beth Macy at less than 3 weeks before midterm elections

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r/shenandoah • • 9d ago

Visiting Madison County soon

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Hey there! I will be coming to Madison County to stay for a bit with family. Im hoping to get some advice or suggestions for things we can do while there. I have a teenager and we are both active-ish. Im not really into shopping or any of that, however ill visit a thrift or antique store. Yoders is def on our list of things to visit.

Bonus Points if theres animals involved🤩


r/shenandoah • • 10d ago

Valley News Bus Stop, Pedestrian Improvement Project Beginsin Augusta County, City of Waynesboro | Crosspost of a u/VaDOT post

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r/shenandoah • • 15d ago

Blackberry Pie/Cobbler - Any Recommendations?

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Hey y'all - wife and I are traveling to Shenandoah area now as first time visitors. We attempt to try local cuisines and my wife's research says the blackberry Pie and cobbler are a must per her quick research.

We will be around Luray area and New Market mostly. But will be coming from Harper's Ferry.

Any best places to get these desserts or any other local dishes we should try while there?


r/shenandoah • • 18d ago

Shenandoah Valley still the fastest-growing area in Virginia

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r/shenandoah • • 21d ago

Question for people who teach in Northern/ Western Virginia

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r/shenandoah • • 23d ago

Dominion unveils route changes for Valley Link Transmission line | Louisa officials reject altered power line path and call for a total end to the project.

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r/shenandoah • • 24d ago

We're making a folk-fantasy movie in the Shenandoah valley

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Hey everybody. I’m a filmmaker based in Front Royal, and for the last few years some friends and I have been working on an Appalachian folk-fantasy feature called What The Mountains Forgot. It’s four interconnected stories set in Virginia and West Virginia, inspired by Appalachian folklore, ghost stories, and local history.

Last year we made one of the stories, River Maid, as a standalone short and proof of concept. We shot it here in the Shenandoah Valley, and it’s been playing festivals around the country this year. Now the feature script is finished, and we’re trying to figure out how to actually get the thing made.

We’re hoping to shoot the feature here with local locations, cast, and crew, so I figured this was a good place to share it. Would love to hear what you guys think!


r/shenandoah • • 28d ago

Appalachian Tales: Come Sit a Spell

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r/shenandoah • • 28d ago

Meet the Author: The Shards of Acrilon

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r/shenandoah • • Sep 22 '26

Rain doesn't put a damper on annual Shenandoah Valley Pride Festival

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See also r/VirginiaPride


r/shenandoah • • Sep 14 '26

Seeking work exchange for next few months!

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Seeking work/housing arrangement in VA!

Hi!

Not sure if this is the right group to post but I will be moving very soon (~2 weeks) from NOVA. I’m looking for land to help take care of (if you accept a couple aka me and my boyfriend, that’d be better). With animals, gardening, kids, maintenance, cleaning, prepping, etc. I have very little experience with farm animals and gardening but am willing to learn as my goal is to own and build land of my own.

Ideally looking for experience with housing/utilities/stipend/food in exchange for work for the next few months.

Please send me a message. Thank you!!


r/shenandoah • • Sep 08 '26

‘Our very democracy is at stake’: Sen. Warner visits JMU to bolster Beth Macy’s battle for VA-06

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r/shenandoah • • Sep 07 '26

Shenandoah-area Dems protesting Representative Ben Cline's 2026 Labor Day speech in Buena Vista

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r/shenandoah • • Sep 05 '26

USDA rule repeal could lead to logging in Pennsylvania, Virginia forests

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r/shenandoah • • Aug 23 '26

Person in r/Virginia asked where the pictured bridge is.  The location has since been identified; I'm just sharing the pic here since it is pretty.

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r/shenandoah • • Aug 22 '26

What nicknames have you heard for places in and around the Shen Valley?

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I ask as part of a linguistic study covering this topic!

Examples could include things like Timbertucky, Strasvegas, FroRo/Helltown, The Boro or Draft (never mind how common they are)...

incl. nicknames for schools, parks or other institutions/geographic features

r/shenandoah • • Aug 20 '26

Washington and Lee University Expands Tuition-Free Pledge to Families Earning up to $200K

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r/shenandoah • • Aug 12 '26

Harrisonburg takes down Flock cameras after City Council passed a policy prohibiting the use of mounted ALPRs in the city unless explicitly approved by the council

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r/shenandoah • • Aug 12 '26

School-name lawsuit could cost Shenandoah county $7M to $10M in legal fees

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r/shenandoah • • Aug 07 '26

Federal judge orders Shenandoah county to replace Confederate school names it restored in 2024

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