THE W&L women’s basketball players celebrate their victory over Rhode Island College in the NCAA Division III Round of 16 on Friday night. Although the Generals concluded their season with a 68-58 loss to Wartburg College in the national quarterfinals on Saturday, they ended the year with an overall record of 29-3, breaking their previous program record of 22 wins, set last year. (Rhode Island CollegeAthletic Communications photo)
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The ninth-ranked Washington and Lee University women’s basketball team concluded a historic season with a 68-58 loss to No. 6 Wartburg College in the NCAA Division III quarterfinals on Saturday night...
LT. CHERIE PADGETT guides Buddy, one of the mounted patrol unit horses, toward a baby stroller during a training exercise designed to expose the horses to items they’ll encounter while patrolling the streets of Lexington. Behind them is the barn at the Virginia Horse Center where the horses are stabled. (Joseph Haney photo)
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After more than two years of work and fundraising, the Lexington Police Department’s mounted unit will be making its official debut in downtown Lexington on April 27.
The public will be invited to...
GEN. JOHN BOWYER and his wife Magdalene Woods McDowell Bowyer lived on the Thorn Hill estate for many years. Now sitting above Collierstown Road, this house was constructed in 1792, a decade after Magdalene’s death.
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Editor’s note: The following article was written by Rockbridge Historical Society Executive Director Eric Wilson, with contributions by RHS board members who are jointly guiding this year’s tour.
On...
LEXINGTON VICE Mayor Marylin Alexander delivers prepared remarks before the presentation on Miss Jane’s DNA.Alexander insisted that the unknown woman whose remains were found at the Courthouse parking deck construction site be known as Miss Jane instead of Ancient Jane because titles are very important in the African-American community. (Joann Ware photo)
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“It’s been a few years since many of us gathered at Evergreen Cemetery for the burial and memorial service for Lexington’s Jane Doe,” said Lexington Vice Mayor Marylin Alexander this past Sunday to a...
AFTER DEFEATING Catholic to earn the program’s first-ever trip to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III tournament, the Washington and Lee University women’s basketball players celebrate the victory and the historic moment. The Generals beat Catholic 80-70 in the second round on Saturday and will travel to face Rhode Island on Friday at 8 p.m. in Providence, R.I. (Sideline Media photo)
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For the first time in program history, the Washington and Lee University women’s basketball team is headed to the Sweet 16.
The ninth-ranked Generals (28-2) advanced by earning an 80-70 home win over...