The News-Gazette

Sat, 02/16/2019 - 7:37pm

RC Wrestlers Sedovy, Hall Earn All-State Honors

Saturday, Feb. 16 – Rockbridge County High School junior wrestlers John Ryan Sedovy and Owen Hall both earned medals and all-state honors by placing in the top six at Class 3 state tournament on Friday and Saturday at the Salem Civic Center. Sedovy, competing at 170-pounds, following up on his...

Sat, 02/16/2019 - 6:52pm

PM Wrestlers Lawrence, Moore Earn All-State Honors

Saturday, Feb. 16 – Parry McCluer High School senior wrestlers Hayden Lawrence and Austin Moore both earned medals and all-state honors by placing in the top six at the Class 1 state tournament on Friday and Saturday at the Salem Civic Center. Lawrence, competing at 120-pounds, earned all-state...

Sat, 02/16/2019 - 2:19am

Walker Scores Career-High 26 To Lead RC Boys To Regional Quarterfinal Win

Friday, Feb. 15 – The Rockbridge County High School boys basketball team pulled off a 59-56 upset win at Western Albemarle in the Region 3C quarterfinals on Friday night. Senior Caleb Walker led the seventh-seeded Wildcats (14-10) with a career-high 26 points, sinking six 3-pointers and making all...

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 5:13pm

Deeds Reports: Judges

Only one week remains of the 2019 Session the General Assembly. Bills are being heard and meeting their fates at an ever quicker pace. Multiple meetings are scheduled at the same time. Legislators, staff, interested citizens, and lobbyists are all running around trying to protect their turf or...

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 3:01pm

Musicals Celebrated

Parry McCluer High School drama students rehearse for the upcoming production of “Musical Theatre Showcase,” to be presented Feb. 21, 22 and 23 at 7 each evening in the Parry McCluer Middle School auditorium. The production, directed by PMHS drama teacher Jessica Jolley, features performances from...

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 2:56pm

Symphony Reaches New Heights With ‘The Planets’

Just over 100 years ago, a daring and visionary British composer represented all of the then-known planets of the solar system, as seen from Earth. Gustav Holst characterized each planet with their corresponding astrological character and “personality” in the famous suite which is known simply as “...

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 2:46pm

Rockbridge Ballet Preparing ‘Swan Lake’

The Rockbridge Ballet will return to Washington and Lee’s Lenfest Center for the Arts for three performances of “Swan Lake” Feb. 23-24. Artistic director Jessica Pyatt Martin’s condensed version of the classic story ballet tells the poignant tale of the enchanted Swan Queen Odette and the hapless...

Fri, 02/15/2019 - 2:33pm

Big Night For A Big Fan

Virginia Reynolds Finally Gets To See Her Cavaliers Play By Carolyn Bradely Eighty-six-year-old Virginia Hensley Reynolds of Glasgow, and her late husband, Maynard Reynolds, were, and are, great friends of my husband, Roger, and me. Roger worked for Maynard at the Chevron Station in...