The News-Gazette

Fri, 12/15/2017 - 6:16pm

Friday, Dec. 15 - Local school groups have been engaged in "pre-packing" activities at the Virginia Horse Center over the past two days in preparation for the basket packing tomorrow at the Virginia Horse Center. Among those groups were the National Honor Society from Rockbridge County High School...

Fri, 12/15/2017 - 2:34pm

Bank Robbery Suspect Appears Linked To Earlier Robbery

6 p.m. Friday - Police said late this afternoon that "early indications appear to link" the suspect killed in today's robbery attempt to the robbery at the same Rockbridge County bank back in September. The identity of the suspect has not been released. The Virginia State Police are still in the...

Fri, 12/15/2017 - 11:00am

State Inspection Stickers Moving To The Left

Effective Jan. 1, Virginia state inspection stickers will no longer be affixed to the bottom center of a vehicle’s windshield. Due to new innovations in the automotive industry, the state inspection stickers will be placed in the bottom left corner of the windshield, when viewed from inside the...

Thu, 12/14/2017 - 6:54pm

Winter Music In The Air At MRMS

Maury River Middle School had its Winter Band Concert on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Here members of the sixth grade beginning band at MRMS perform. They are (from left) Dillon Norris, Sawyer Hattersley and James Lipscomb. In the second photo, Jennifer Hess conducts the sixth grade beginning band during...

Thu, 12/14/2017 - 6:15pm

Area Residents Say Tax Bill Will Leave Many Americans 'Out in the Cold'

About 65 people didn’t let the snow stop them Saturday, Dec. 9, from assembling in Hopkins Green to protest the GOP tax cut bill in a rally appropriately called “Left Out In The Cold.” Several other such rallies were held across the 6th Congressional District that day. (Claudia Schwab photos)

Mon, 12/11/2017 - 11:47am

First Snow Of The Season

The first winter storm of the season brought 1-4 inches of snow to the Rockbridge area Saturday. Roads, with help from VDOT, remained in pretty good shape, though, throughout the storm. This photo was taken by William Docekal from Forge Road.