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RAMGA Free Seed Event This Saturday
RAMGA Free Seed Event This Saturday
In a bid to encourage home gardening and sustainable living, Rockbridge Area Master Gardeners Association (RAMGA) is hosting a free seed event Saturday, Jan. 20, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Rockbridge Area Relief Association (RARA) building at 350 Spotswood Drive, Lexington. 01/16/2024 11:00 PM
Calendar Of Events
Calendar Of Events
Wednesday, Jan. 17 6 p.m. – Reflections of the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with meal included, Evans Dining Hall, W&L; to register, go to https:// my.wlu.edu/office-of-inclusionand- engagement/programsand- events/mlk-week. 01/16/2024 11:00 PM
Exchange Students To Give Presentations This Month
Exchange Students To Give Presentations This Month
The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is sponsoring a presentation by local high school exchange students at the Lexington Presbyterian Church on Monday, Jan. 29, at 6:30 p.m. in the Westfel Room (use Randolph Street entrance and follow signs) and Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 6:30, also in the Westfel Room. 01/16/2024 11:00 PM
VMI Community Theatre Auditions Next Week
VMI Community Theatre Auditions Next Week
The VMI Community Theatre will hold auditions for its spring show, “The Night of January 16th,” Monday, Jan. 22, Tuesday, Jan. 23, Wednesday, Jan. 24, and Thursday, Jan. 25 at 7:45 p.m. in Gillis Theater located in Marshall Hall. 01/16/2024 11:00 PM
Festival Of Trees Fruitful
Festival Of Trees Fruitful
Donations Pour In For NBSP Event 01/16/2024 11:00 PM
Introducing Rain
Introducing Rain
Project Horizon Assistant Director Ellen Wheeler will introduce Rain, Project Horizon’s service dog, at the Rockbridge Regional Library on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 2 p.m. Wheeler will detail how Rain provides comforting support for victims of domestic abuse and will demonstrate the way she communicates with Rain to help her interact with clients at the Project Horizon center and during court and medical services. 01/16/2024 11:00 PM
PM Wrestling
PM Wrestling
Suiting up for the PM wrestling team are (kneeling, from left) Kaiden Conner, Brad Spinner, Clyde Vassar, Jacob Shafer, Jackson Brockenbrough, Cyler Driscoll, Jordan Brockenbrough, (standing) assistant coach Patrick Driscoll, Junior Convers, Bobby Crowe, Scottie Garrett, Timmy Lesher, Bradack Smith and head coach Jeremiah Brockenbrough. Not pictured is assistant coach Zack Fowler. 01/16/2024 11:00 PM
First Snow Of 2024
First Snow Of 2024
First Snow Of 2024 01/16/2024 11:00 PM
Community Soup Lunch Launched
Community Soup Lunch Launched
Free Lunch Available Two Saturdays Each Month 01/16/2024 11:00 PM
A Celebration Of Surrealism
A Celebration Of Surrealism
Rare Dalí Art On Display At Staniar 01/09/2024 11:00 PM
King Community Parade Returns Monday
King Community Parade Returns Monday
The Community Anti-Racism Effort of Rockbridge County (CARE) is once again gearing up to fill the streets of downtown Lexington with its Martin Luther King Jr. Community Parade Monday, Jan. 15, at 10:30 a.m. 01/09/2024 11:00 PM
N.C. Senator To Speak At Worship Service
N.C. Senator To Speak At Worship Service
First Baptist Church in Lexington will host the MLK Community Worship Service on Sunday, Jan. 14, at 4 p.m. with guest speaker Dr. Paul Lowe. 01/09/2024 11:00 PM
Former Atlanta Mayor Keynote Speaker For W&L MLK Events Next Week
Former Atlanta Mayor Keynote Speaker For W&L MLK Events Next Week
Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, will deliver the keynote address for Washington and Lee University’s weeklong celebration of the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 01/09/2024 11:00 PM
NB Zoo Hearing Resumes
NB Zoo Hearing Resumes
The hearing on animals seized from the Natural Bridge Zoo in December resumed , 01/09/2024 11:00 PM
‘Looking For Common Ground’
‘Looking For Common Ground’
Officials Express Hopes For 2024 At Breakfast 01/09/2024 11:00 PM
Not Much Winter Weather
Not Much Winter Weather
What was forecasted to be a major winter storm last Saturday turned into not much of anything, except for some freezing rain in some areas of the county, as seen in this photo by Susan Perry in Raphine. A second storm Tuesday, however, brought lots of rain and some reports of light snow. 01/09/2024 11:00 PM
RACS Participates In Red Ribbon Week Events
RACS Participates In Red Ribbon Week Events
Local students and the Prevention Unit of Rockbridge Area Community Services took part in the Red Ribbon Week national drug prevention awareness campaign last October. 01/09/2024 11:00 PM
Also At College
Also At College
The following local students are also attending college this year: Anna Barrash Wilson at Dickinson College; Ren Price at Bard College; Elaine Price at Dickinson College. Their names were received after The News-Gazette published its annual Off to College list last month. 01/09/2024 11:00 PM
Cattle Markets Dinner Meeting
Cattle Markets Dinner Meeting
The Rockbridge Cattlemen’s Association invites cattle producers and their supporters to its annual meeting with dinner and an informative talk on the U.S. and Virginia cattle markets in 2024 and 2025. The program will be held Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 6 p.m. in the Appomattox Mezzanine of the Virginia Horse Center. The cost of the program is $20 per person and includes a supper of beef chili and baked potatoes. Folks wishing to attend should call or text Tom Stanley at (540) 588-0241. 01/09/2024 11:00 PM
Kerrs Creek
Kerrs Creek
Rachel Clark, (630) 01/09/2024 11:00 PM
High Bridge
High Bridge
Esther Pennington, 540-291-2629 01/09/2024 11:00 PM

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