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...
