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Christmas Scene Topic For Sounder Circle Meeting
Christmas Scene Topic For Sounder Circle Meeting
“It was cold, but there were a few people standing or sitting along the wall in front of the courthouse. Winter or summer, there were always people there. The boy wondered if they knew it was Christmas.” - from “Sounder” by William Howard Armstrong 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
DeLaney Program Looks To Fourth Year Of Giving
DeLaney Program Looks To Fourth Year Of Giving
As the Rockbridge NAACP prepares to enter a fourth year of supporting area students with funds from the Ted DeLaney grant program, the chapter reports that it has provided upwards of $20,000 for higher education and summer and afterschool programs in its first three years of giving. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Fair Board Seeks Volunteers, Input
Fair Board Seeks Volunteers, Input
Area residents are invited to attend the next meeting of the Rockbridge Regional Fair board of directors on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. in the second-floor conference room of the Rockbridge County Administrative Building at 150 S. Main St., Lexington. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Looking At Careers
Looking At Careers
Looking At Careers 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Grace Offers Light In The Darkness Service
Grace Offers Light In The Darkness Service
Grace Episcopal Church will offer a service of Light in the Darkness Sunday, Dec. 10, at 5 p.m. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Living Nativity In Buena Vista
Living Nativity In Buena Vista
The Stone Church of the Brethren in Buena Vista presented a living nativity program outside the church Sunday evening, complete with a reading of the Christmas story by the Rev. Galen Combs (below left) and singing. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Advent Calendar
Advent Calendar
Sunday, Dec. 10 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Community Bible Study Returning
Community Bible Study Returning
Community Bible Study is now enrolling for the winter/spring semester which begins Wednesday, Jan. 3, and ends May 8. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Music At Noon Series Features Brinson, McCorkle
Music At Noon Series Features Brinson, McCorkle
The Music at Noon concert series at Lexington Presbyterian Church will present keyboardists Daniel Brinson and William McCorkle in three concerts on Wednesdays, Dec. 6, 13 and 20, all at noon in the Lexington Presbyterian sanctuary. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Look For Joy In The Small Moments
Look For Joy In The Small Moments
There was a time we would have talked about current events. Dad and I would have imagined what the World Series would have been like if the Phillies had made it. We would have laughed together over New Yorker cartoons, snacked on cashews, and listened to Boz Scaggs. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Holiday Travel Can Be Safe And Enjoyable
Holiday Travel Can Be Safe And Enjoyable
Hearing the refrain from “Over the River and Through the Woods” may evoke Norman Rockwell style memories of visiting grandparents over the holiday season. These days, however, Grandma and Grandpa are just as likely to do the traveling as their younger relatives. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Watercolors At The Cafe
Watercolors At The Cafe
VPAS Cafe members in Lexington enjoy companionship and artistic expression as they paint with watercolors at a recent cafe gathering. Research shows painting is good for older adults. It engages the mind, boosts mood, and improves manual dexterity. Learn more about VPAS Cafes by calling (540) 261-7474. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
New Plant Hardiness Zone Map
New Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released an updated plant hardiness zone map and the new map suggests Rockbridge County is slightly warmer than suggested by the previous plant hardiness zone map released in 2012. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Kerin Selected As Director Of Mudd Center At W&L
Kerin Selected As Director Of Mudd Center At W&L
Melissa R. Kerin, associate professor of art history at Washington and Lee University, has been selected as the next Roger Mudd Professor of Ethics and director of the university’s Roger Mudd Center for Ethics. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Library Book Sale This Week
Library Book Sale This Week
The hours for the December book sale at Rockbridge Regional Library will be Thursday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Drought Watch Continues In Area
Drought Watch Continues In Area
Despite significant rains of recent weeks, a drought watch advisory remains in effect in the Rockbridge area and neighboring localities, according to a press release issued last week by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality in coordination with the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Off To College In 2023
Off To College In 2023
The following area students are among those attending college this fall. Their names were submitted to The News-Gazette for its annual Off to College list. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Government Briefs
Government Briefs
Rockbridge 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
All Aboard!
All Aboard!
The Faith Mountain Express rolled through the streets of Lexington during the Lexington Christmas parade Friday, representing one of many area churches who participated in the parade. (Joann Ware photo) 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Awards For Mustaches
Awards For Mustaches
CEO Sherri McKinney-Frantz of Blue Ridge CASA presents the Most Donations Award to Reid Mackey at the M4K Stache Bash Nov. 29 at Devils Backbone. Also pictured is Sam Collins who won Best Stache, and Lexington Mayor Frank Friedman who had the most donors. Blue Ridge CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) launched its first “Mustaches for Kids” (M4K) fundraiser this fall, a creative campaign aimed at raising funds to support abused and neglected children in the community. For more information about M4K, visit www.m4kblueridge.org or contact Chelsey Hughes at chelsey@blueridgecasa. org or Rosanne Facciolo at [email protected]. (photo by Julie Goodrich) 12/05/2023 11:00 PM
Santa Mailbox In BV
Santa Mailbox In BV
A “Letters to Santa” mailbox has been placed in front of the Buena Vista Public Library. 12/05/2023 11:00 PM

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