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Another Lottery Winner

Another Lottery Winner

The Rockbridge area has had another top-prize Virginia Lottery scratch game winner.

According to Lottery officials, Adolph Moore of Lexington told his wife to take a look at the ticket he recently purchased...

Trapped

Trapped


Firefighters from the Lexington Volunteer Fire Department worked for approximately 40 minutes to free the driver of this truck, who was pulling a horse trailer on Poplar Hill Road when she...

Council Postpones Action On YMCA Funding

By Ned Oliver
The issue of funding from the city of Lexington for the Rockbridge Area YMCA was once again met by new proposals and a divided council. City Council Thursday night ultimately voted to put off any decision on a proposed $5,000 grant until a later meeting.


City Attorney Larry Mann had determined that Councilman Bob Lera’s suggestion, made the previous...

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Planners OK Public Radio Tower In Fairfield

Action Delayed, Though, On Proposal For New Cell Tower

BY ED SMITH

It was a tale of two towers at the Rockbridge County Planning Commission meeting last...

Local Again

Donald’s Meat Processing Facility Reopens

BY NED OLIVER

Clad in a white jacket and a baseball cap, Daniel Wells makes quick, precise movements with his knife, placing...

And The Winner Is …

Lottery winner Jennifer Andrus gives a big smile as she poses with her big check and Hysen Justo, the clerk who sold her the winning...

Trail To Close During Deer Hunt In City

The portion of Woods Creek Trail from Jordans Point to the property line between Washington and Lee University and Virginia Military Institute will be closed...

Downtown Visioning Up Next

Lexington Continues Look At Economic Growth

BY ROBERTA ANDERSON

Downtown is the No. 1 priority in Lexington’s economic future and a visioning exercise is the next step...

Police Searching For Suspect In County Barn Arson Case

BY ROBERTA ANDERSON

A pair of bloodhounds and their handlers from the Augusta County Correctional Facility was called to the Fancy Hill area Tuesday morning to...

W & L Alumnus Killed In Afghanistan Fighting

BY MARY PRICE

A Washington and Lee University alumnus who joined the Army one month shy of the age cutoff became the first graduate of the...

Fire Dept. Report

South River

The South River Volunteer Fire Department responded in October to 29 incidents: medical calls, 11; vehicle wrecks, 6; service calls, 4; smoke scare, 2;...

Awarded For Safety

Two safety awards were handed out at the recent Buena Vista City Council meeting. ABOVE, Don Allen (second from right), law enforcement liaison for the...

Raking For Fall

Waddell Elementary fifth-graders (from left) Alex Rush, Kirk Arnold and Joe Colliton rake a former potato bed at the school’s Roots and Shoots garden during...

United Way Drive Ahead Of Last Year's

Having reached nearly 60 percent of its goal of $250,000 — a total of almost $150,000 and $10,000 ahead of last year’s pace — the...

Helping Hands

Vesuvius Festival Support Appreciated

Kitty Cash, festival director for the Vesuvius Community Association, thanks the following groups and individuals for their participation and support of the...

Green Hills Club Hears Program About Birds

Joe Skovira presented a program on birds at the Nov. 9 meeting of the Green Hills Garden Club. The meeting took place the home of...



NB Garden Club Members Make Wreaths

KB Bailey led a workshop on the art of holiday wreath making at the November meeting of the Natural Bridge Garden Club at Boxerwood Gardens....

Disagreements Arise Again In Glasgow

BY ROBERTA ANDERSON

It was another bumpy ride at Glasgow Town Council last week with Councilwoman Ruby Clark requesting at the conclusion of the meeting that...

Victorious At Croquet

Norm Rollenhagen (left), Pam Ricks (center) and Jerry Plante were on the winning team at the Lexington Croquet Society’s fourth annual Super Bowl event Oct....

Effinger Receives Grant For Math

Effinger Elementary School has received a $750 grant from the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance program to support the school’s math programs.


Ray Hickman, previous manager of...

Longtime NBE Teacher Iris Davis Dies

Iris Cash Davis, 69, of Elkton, formerly of Natural Bridge and a longtime area teacher, died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at Willow Estates in Rockingham...

Katie Letcher Lyle To Speak At Goshen Library Tuesday

Katie Letcher Lyle will be at the Goshen Public Library on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 6 p.m. to talk about her most recent book, “My...

Knapp To Organize Civil War Conference

Lt. Gen. John W. Knapp has been appointed the Floyd D. Gottwald, Jr. ’43 Visiting Professor in Leadership and Ethics at Virginia Military Institute.

Concert To Benefit Meals On Wheels

Valley Program for Aging Services and its Maury River Senior Center will present “An Evening of Music to Benefit Meals on Wheels” Friday, Dec. 4....

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