🌱 Chocolate Walk This Weekend + HPD Launches Gunshot Investigation

Good morning, Harrisonburg. I'm here in your inbox this spring morning to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on in town.

But first, today's weather:

A shower in the p.m.; breezy. High: 83 Low: 63.

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Here are the top three stories in Harrisonburg today:

1. The 10th annual Chocolate Walk is happening this weekend in downtown Harrisonburg. Walk around dozens of shops and vendors and try local restaurants' takes on infusing chocolate into what they do best. Tickets range between $15 and $25. The event is supporting The Collins Center. (WHSV)
2. The Harrisonburg Police Department (HPD) has launched an investigation after a man came into the hospital with a gunshot wound. Yesterday morning, a 24-year-old man arrived at Sentara RMH with a gunshot wound. After HPD was informed of the incident (and that it took place around Harrisonburg) at around 6:15 a.m., officers decided to launch an investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Solvers. (WHSV)
3. James Madison University's softball team lost on Sunday against the Ragin' Cajuns. The No. 25-ranked Louisiana softball team completed a three-game sweep of James Madison at Veterans Memorial Park. With their win, they claimed the series sweep in the first-ever Sun Belt matchup between the two nationally-recognized programs. (KATC News)

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Today in Harrisonburg:

• Farmers Market At The Union Patio 1 (9:00 AM)
• Circle Time At Grottoes Branch Library (11:00 AM)
• Sage & Page Book Club At Sage Bird Ciderworks (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Harrisonburg area has several homes still on the market. If you're ready to move, check out the newly listed homes around town, including a beautiful single-family home in Rockingham for $359,000 and a three-bed, two-bath home in Dayton. (Harrisonburg Patch)
• Congratulations to JMU Lacrosse! Announced Monday, the James Madison lacrosse team took the No. 4 ranking in the ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll. (WHSV)
• Massanutten Technical Center's (MTC) first-annual Car Show will feature students' hard work. Community members are invited on May 6 to show off their vehicles alongside trucks and cars that MTC faculty — and both past and present students — have spent years working on. (WHSV)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll catch up with you soon with another update!

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.