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W&L Students Get Ready For Next Week's Mock Convention

W&L Students Get Ready For Next Week's Mock Convention

BY ED SMIITH

Washington and Lee University’s mock conventioneers are hoping to regain their prognostication prowess when they gather next week in the Warner Center to predict who will lead the Republican presidential ticket this fall.

Four years ago, the W&L mock convention ended a string of eight consecutive correct picks, dating from 1976 to 2004, when students erroneously selected Hillary Clinton...

Life Of Landfill Extended Two Years

The county landfill has gotten a reprieve from the state.
Rockbridge County was notified this week by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality that the county landfill may remain open...

Another Fatal Thursday Evening

A fatality on northbound Interstate-81 near Natural Bridge Thursday evening occurred after a pickup truck rear-ended a flatbed tractor trailer.

The flatbed was stopped in the traffic backup resulting from the...

Three Die In Crashes

Three people died in vehicle accidents in the Rockbridge area over the past week, including a truck driver who died in a fiery crash on Interstate 81 Monday night.


The...

Carilion To Base New Helicopter In Lexington

Carilion Clinic will add a third helicopter to its fleet of medical aircraft serving southwest and central Virginia and sections of West Virginia and North Carolina.

The helicopter, called Carilion Life-Guard...

Ex-VMI Coach Thalman Dies At Age 89

Former VMI head football coach Bob Thalman, 89, of Atlanta, Ga., died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012.
Thalman led the Keydet football program from 1971 to 1984, a period in which...

Ben Cline Looks Back At Third Week Of Legislature

by Del. Ben Cline
Jan. 27, 2012

The third week of the General Assembly Session is traditionally one of the busiest, and the 2012 session has certainly continued that tradition. The...

More Budget Gaps

County Schools Start Off $900,000 Short

BY KIT HUFFMAN

Rockbridge County Schools face a funding gap of more than $900,000 as work begins on next year’s school budget.

Superintendent John Reynolds presented a...

Charges Pending In Vandalism Cases In County

A tip on the Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office crime line has apparently led to the resolution of multiple vandalism cases that occurred in the county over the past two weeks.

Sheriff...

United Way Annual Meeting Feb. 8

The United Way of Rockbridge will hold its annual board of directors meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the Board of Supervisors meeting room at the Rockbridge...

Rockbridge Symphony Gets Ready For Feb. 18 Concert

In keeping with the Rockbridge Symphony’s tradition of showcasing the talents of local classical musicians, conductor and artistic director Mark Taylor has invited a father and son duo to join...

Spice To Speak On "Words And Music"

Gordon P. Spice, professor of music at Washington and Lee University, will give the Edwin A. Morris Professorship Inaugural Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the concert...

Winter Schooling Shows At Virginia Horse Center

The Virginia Horse Center Foundation has increased its indoor winter schooling show opportunities in hopes of motivating riders to shake off the winter blues in anticipation of the upcoming show...

Sen. R. Creigh Deeds Weekly Column Feb. 3, 2012

January has come and gone. Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow, and it appears that six more weeks of winter weather are ahead. We saw temperatures in the...

Middle School Plans Reviewed

BY KIT HUFFMAN

Bid documents from Spectrum Design for a renovated and expanded Maury River Middle School are nearly finished.

That was the update from Superintendent John Reynolds, given during last Wednesday’s...


BV Board Hears Pleas For Funds

BY KIT HUFFMAN

Will Buena Vista schools continue to have a resource officer to increase safety in the schools and to advise students on matters ranging...

Goshen Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement

BY ROBERTA ANDERSON

Payday loans may have contributed to the whispered guilty pleas on 10 counts of felony embezzlement from Michelle Lawhorn in Rockbridge County Circuit...

Magnolia Center Work Starts


Middle School Plans Reviewed

BY KIT HUFFMAN

The new Magnolia Center, to be located in a purpose-built building within sight of the main headquarters of Rockbridge Area Community Services, will...

Lynchburg Investment Firm Opens Office In Lexington


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Middle School Plans Reviewed

Davidson and Garrard Inc., a registered investment adviser based in Lynchburg, is expanding its presence in the Shenandoah Valley by opening an office in Lexington.

The...

W&L Professors Win Top Teaching Honors


Middle School Plans Reviewed

Kahn, Wheeler Recognized By State Council

Two Washington and Lee University faculty members, James R. Kahn, the John F. Henndon Professor of Economics, and Lesley M....

Asbestos Citations Filed Against Hotel Owners

Citations for failing to identify and label asbestos or presumed asbestos-containing material have been filed by the state Department of Labor and Industry against the...

Charter School Official Responds To Concerns

BY RABIA SANDAGE

As founders of the Buffalo Creek School, we would like to thank Kevin Brooks for his thoughtful letter last week about the public...

Nelson Gallery 'Warms It Up'


Middle School Plans Reviewed

Nelson Gallery’s 11th annual Invitational exhibition, “Warm It Up,” will feature selected local and regional artists.

The exhibit will run from Feb. 1 through Feb. 29....

'Angels In America' Reading At Law School

The Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes,” will be read at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, in the...

Colored School Presentation At Dabney Center

A presentation on "Learning and Living in the Days of the Buena Vista Colored School" will be given on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 2 p.m....

Free Income Tax Help Available At Library

Free income tax assistance will be available for all taxpayers at the Rockbridge Regional Library in Lexington on Mondays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m....









Online Poll

To raise money to improve Virginia's transportation system, which option would you prefer?

 increase the gasoline tax
 increase the sales tax (Putney's proposal)
 increase percentage of sales tax going to transportation (McDonnell's proposal)
 institute tolls in certain areas to pay for specific road projects

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Financial Aid Event Scheduled

Several departments at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College have teamed up to offer “Super Thursday” at the DSLCC Rockbridge Regional Center in Buena Vista on...

Weede's Art Displayed 'Upstairs'


Middle School Plans Reviewed

The artwork of local artist Anne D. Weede will be featured at The Upstairs Gallery at the Jefferson Florist & Garden from Feb. 4 through...

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