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State Police Investigating Fugitive's Death
State Police Investigating Fugitive's Death
04/17/2023 03:37 PM
TRACK Trails Dedicated in Rockbridge
TRACK Trails Dedicated in Rockbridge
04/14/2023 02:08 PM
Warner Talks Water Improvements
Warner Talks Water Improvements
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner speaks outside the Maury Service Authority’s pump station at a ceremony Tuesday afternoon unveiling plans for the MSA’s new raw water pump station. Warner spoke of the importance of the pump station for the Rockbridge community and highlighted that it was one of several long-term projects that the MSA is working on to improve access to water for MSA customers. Warner and Sen. Tim Kaine secured a $3 million grant for Rockbridge County to be put toward the cost of the project in the Senate appropriations bill for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The bill was approved by both houses of Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on Dec. 31. (Hope Huger photo) 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
Lexington Budget Features Fee Hike
Lexington Budget Features Fee Hike
The Lexington City Council held its first budget work session of the year last week and will hold additional work sessions tomorrow and next week ahead of a scheduled public hearing on the budget on April 20. 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
No Tax Increases Proposed For BV
No Tax Increases Proposed For BV
Five percent pay raises for city employees and no tax or fee increases are included in a proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 that Buena Vista City Council will consider next month. 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
Races Shaping Up For This Fall
Races Shaping Up For This Fall
Contested races are taking shape for at least two of the three Rockbridge area seats in reconfigured districts of the Virginia General Assembly. 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
W&L Wall Reimagined
W&L Wall Reimagined
Chapel Work Slated For Summer 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
Costs Rising For Innovation Center Project
Costs Rising For Innovation Center Project
Estimated costs for planned renovations to the Rockbridge County schools’ Innovation (formerly Floyd S. Kay) Center are climbing and could possibly affect the timetable for construction. 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
Government Notices
Government Notices
FY 2024 Proposed Budget, Capital Improvement Plan, Agency Funding Requests Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be conducted by the Lexington City Council on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. during its regular meeting, held in the first floor meeting room of the Rockbridge County Administrative Offices, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, to solicit input on the Proposed FY 2024 budget, the Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) for the period FY 2024-2028, and FY 2024 agency funding requests. City Council will take comments offered at the hearing into account. Citizens are strongly encouraged to submit public comment in writing to the following email address: jhostetter@lexingtonva. gov, by US Mail to City Manager’s Office, 300 East Washington Street, Lexington VA, 24450, or by leaving it in the City’s drop box at the rear of the building (facing the parking lot) and addressed to the City Manager’s Office. Comments will be distributed to City Council and entered into the minutes as public record. Copies of the proposed budget documents under consideration are on the City’s Finance page of the website. 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
City’s Green Infrastructure Plan Topic For Zoom Seminar
City’s Green Infrastructure Plan Topic For Zoom Seminar
The Lexington Green Infrastructure Plan is to be considered at the next Rockbridge Conservation (RACC) seminar, Wednesday, April 19, at 7 p.m. 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
Congressional Art Show Entries Sought
Congressional Art Show Entries Sought
Congressman Ben Cline has announced his office’s participation in the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
‘I Had No Intention Of Shooting Paul’
‘I Had No Intention Of Shooting Paul’
BV Woman Acquitted Of Attempted Murder 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
Former Combat Helicopter Pilot To Speak At VMI
Former Combat Helicopter Pilot To Speak At VMI
Former U.S. Army Kiowa helicopter pilot Amber Smith will visit Virginia Military Institute for a talk this Thursday, April 13, at 7:45 p.m. in Gillis Theater in Marshall Hall. 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
Courts Update
Courts Update
The following individuals were indicted by a Buena Vista Circuit Court grand jury on April 3: Joseph Patrick Slagle, 32, for one count of larceny of checks ($500 or more) between Nov. 25 and March 24, and 30 counts of check forgery between Nov. 29 and March 24. 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
Conflict Of Interest Issue Settled
Conflict Of Interest Issue Settled
City Updates Code In Line With State 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
Noise Law Gets ‘A Bit More Bite’
Noise Law Gets ‘A Bit More Bite’
City Codifies Procedures For Permits 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
Crime Report
Crime Report
The Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office made the following felony arrests over the past two weeks: Robert Plogger, 45, of Fairfield, for one felony count of eluding and one misdemeanor count of driving with a suspended license on April 9. 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
Multiple Projects In W&L’s Near Future
Multiple Projects In W&L’s Near Future
Editor’s note: The following story was taken from a story written by Brian Laubscher posted on the W&L website last month. A section about the work in University Chapel was omitted since it was covered in our front page story. 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
New ‘Epilogue’ Traces Fight Over 1970-Era Threat To Goshen Pass
New ‘Epilogue’ Traces Fight Over 1970-Era Threat To Goshen Pass
The late historian, preservationist and Marshall Foundation official Royster Lyle Jr. is the author of a newly published article about the crusade in 1969-71 to save Goshen Pass and Marble Valley from being flooded to create two electricitygenerating dams. 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
A ‘Rockbridge Anecdote’: ‘Lexington’s Great Film Flim-Flam’
A ‘Rockbridge Anecdote’: ‘Lexington’s Great Film Flim-Flam’
August 1974 — Lexington loves Mel Greenburg. 04/12/2023 01:00 AM
Damaging Winds
Damaging Winds
The strong winds Saturday took out trees that blocked roadways and caused scattered power outages. In Rockbridge County, there were a total of 33 emergency 911 calls for trees down, according to Rockbridge County Fire/Rescue Chief Nathan Ramsey. The Rockbridge Baths Volunteer Fire Department is shown below tackling a tree across the road in Goshen Pass. Ramsey and Raphine firefighters, meanwhile, responded to a house on Harvest Lane in Raphine (seen above) that was heavily damaged by a fallen tree. The two occupants were displaced, and Red Cross was contacted to assist with hotel room for a couple of nights until the insurance company can do assessment and provide assistance. (photos courtesy of Ian Felty and Rockbridge County Fire/Rescue) 04/05/2023 12:00 AM

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