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Fri, 03/15/2019 - 9:10am

Daffadils are popping up throught the Rockbridge area as we make the transition from winter into spring. These photos were taken by Ray Blouin in the Kerrs Creek area this week.

Thu, 03/14/2019 - 10:33am

No One Injured In Truck Roll-Off

Wednesday, March 13 - An employee of a general contracting company had a bad day outside the office Wednesday afternoon − but the good news is that no one was hurt. At approximately 1:10 p.m., a pickup truck belonging to Building Specialists General Contractors that was halted along East Washington...

Wed, 03/13/2019 - 12:13pm

Information For Summer Camps Sought

Are you in charge of a local summer camp? If so, you’re invited to send in information about that camp for The News-Gazette’s annual summer camp listing. Just send the basic information - the name of the camp, dates, times, fees and contact information – to editor@thenews-gazette.com or P.O. Box...

Tue, 03/12/2019 - 2:33pm

Memories From Past Cleanups Sought

The News-Gazette is soliciting readers’ stories about their past participation in the annual Rockbridge Area Conservation Council Community Cleanup, now in its 25th year. The memories will be included in a feature in next week’s Lifestyle section about the organization’s quarter-century battle...

Tue, 03/12/2019 - 10:01am

Aromatherapy Course Offered at DSLCC

A non-traditional health and wellness course, "Aromatherapy 101," is being offered this spring on the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Clifton Forge campus with herbalist and aromatherapist Chin Velasquez as the instructor. “Aromatherapy 101” will meet on Wednesdays, April 24 through May 15,...

Mon, 03/11/2019 - 10:32pm

Baldridge Scores Hat Trick As PM Girls Shut Out Bland, 6-0

Monday, March 11 – Earning its most dominant win in years, the Parry McCluer High School girls soccer team opened the season by defeating Bland County 6-0 on Monday night at The Fields at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista. Senior Maia Baldridge led the Fighting Blues with three goals, the...

Sat, 03/09/2019 - 2:25pm

Blues Three-Peat As State Champions

Saturday, March 9 – The Parry McCluer High School basketball girls team won its third consecutive Class 1 state championship on Saturday, defeating Surry County 58-45 in the finals on Saturday at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center in Richmond. In a rematch of last year’s state finals...

Thu, 03/07/2019 - 5:47pm

Deeds Reports: Looking Back On 2019 Session

March 7, 2019 The 2019 Regular Session of the General Assembly is now over. For the books, we adjourned one day late due to the length of discussions over the budget. A budget agreement was not reached until the morning of February 23. We amended the rules several years ago to require posting of...