James Madison University graduate Nandi Alexander, 22, from Washington D. C., a Media Arts and Design and Justice Studies double major, celebrates after the Conferring of Degrees at the College of Arts and Letters ceremony …

Auctioneers Mike Jones, left, and Jason Pratt, right, work the annual cattle sale during the Virginia Beef Expo on Friday at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds. Cattlemen and farmers gathered from around the state and beyond …

Limbs performs at the Court Square Music venue to open up the 2013 MacRock Music Festival on Friday evening. Court Square Theatre was one of six venues hosting dozens of bands during the 2-day festival.

Members of the Madison University Student Grotto, a caving club, Meghan Moss, left, and Ihab Sadoon, right, work to scrub algae off cave formations in the Grand Caverns on Saturday during a 3-day annual cleanup.

Early Church Elder Brian Ferrell of Harrisonburg prays with others attending in the 26th annual Stations of the Cross walk in honor of Good Friday, March 29, 2013, in downtown Harrisonburg.

JMU sophomore Lauren Roper, 19, of Hillsville, Va., takes her sister’s 3-month-old husky/beagle mix named Riley, out for a walk in the snow at the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum Monday morning.
Photo by Nikki Fox

A lone skier takes advantage of the one-day extension of Massanutten Resort’s ski season on Monday. Sunday gave Massanutten 4 inches of new snow, according to their website, which prompted them to extend the season …