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Blues Hold Off Cougars 10-9 In Softball
Blues Hold Off Cougars 10-9 In Softball
Playing a strong all-around game, the Parry McCluer High School softball team earned a 10-9 road win over Pioneer District leader Covington on Tuesday of last week. 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Fighting Blues Complete Sweep
Fighting Blues Complete Sweep
The Parry McCluer High School baseball team split a pair of games early last week, suffering a 10-0 home loss to Nelson County last Monday before earning a 7-1 road win over Pioneer District rival Covington last Tuesday. 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Guns And Hoses Battle It Out In BV
Guns And Hoses Battle It Out In BV
The Guns and Hoses softball games took place at Secrist Park in Glen Maury Park on Saturday evening, and the Guns (wearing blue), comprised of the Buena Vista law enforcement community, won both games. They were playing against the Hoses (wearing red), the Buena Vista Fire Department and rescue squad. Donations and funds raised at the game went to the new playground at Glen Maury Park. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Summertime Fun In Rockbridge
Summertime Fun In Rockbridge
Check Out This Year’s Camps 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Calendar Of Events
Calendar Of Events
Wednesday, May 3 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Glasgow
Glasgow
Carolyn Bradley, 540-258-2720 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
‘A Romantic Bouquet’
‘A Romantic Bouquet’
The Washington and Lee Music Department will present a faculty recital, “Anima E Grazia, A Romantic Bouquet,” featuring Julia Goudimova, cello, and Anna Billias, piano, on Sunday, May 14, at 3 p.m. in the Wilson Concert Hall. No tickets are required. The performance will be streamed. livestream.com/wlu. The members of the local duet, Anima e Grazia, are hard at work preparing for this Mother’s Day gift, a bouquet featuring romantic composers of the world. “Goudimova and Billias will weave their grace and passion into both the famous and the undiscovered gems of international music literature,” said a spokeswoman. 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
VMI Professors Discussing Retirement On Radio Show
VMI Professors Discussing Retirement On Radio Show
Col. Barry Cobb and Col. Jeff Smith, professors in the Department of Economics and Business at Virginia Military Institute, are discussing ways to pay for retirement and the best age to start drawing Social Security on the public radio program “With Good Reason” this week, April 29–May 5. 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Nicely To Speak At MGCC Graduation
Nicely To Speak At MGCC Graduation
Dr. Devan Nicely, principal at Enderly Heights Elementary School, will be the featured speaker at commencement exercises for Mountain Gateway Community College on Friday, May 12, beginning at 7 p.m., in the Armory on the Clifton Forge campus. 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Marriages
Marriages
Bunce, Denham Wedding 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
LLL Meeting Next Tuesday
LLL Meeting Next Tuesday
Breast milk as the perfect food for infants will be discussed at the Tuesday, May 9, La Leche League meeting to be held at 10 a.m. in the classrooms of the Grace Presbyterian Church at 40 Village Way north of Lexington. 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Getting Ready For Kindergarten
Getting Ready For Kindergarten
The annual “Day In K” event brought out families with rising kindergartners to Maury River Middle School last Thursday evening. Children were able to meet their teachers for next year, visit with local law enforcement and fire and rescue personnel, and talk with other community partners. Among the scenes were (clockwise from top left) students getting “framed” at the Lexington City Schools station, families picking up hotdogs and other food items, a child getting his face painted, Buena Vista police officers handing out sno-cones, and a youngster checking out a Lexington firetruck. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Talk On Marshall’s Friends To Highlight Open House
Talk On Marshall’s Friends To Highlight Open House
The George C. Marshall Foundation will host its annual community open house in honor of the 59th anniversary of the dedication of its building in Lexington on Sunday, May 7, at 1:30 p.m. at its building on VMI post. Activities include tours of the library and archives, artifact show-and-tell, games, door prizes, and refreshments. 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Wildcat Inspiration Award Winners
Wildcat Inspiration Award Winners
Members of the RCHS community gathered at The Seclusion April 19 to honor educators at the 2023 RCHS PTSA Wildcat Inspiration Awards. Each year the PTSA invites senior students to nominate an adult in the RCPS/LCPS community who has inspired, challenged or encouraged them during their school career, and this year six educators were honored: David Miller, teacher and coach at RCHS; Katelyn Nicely, fifth grade teacher at Fairfield Elementary; Jessika Crance, special education teacher at RCHS; Heather Kilgore, former English teacher at LDMS; Ariadne Paxton, environmental science teacher at RCHS; and Robyn Sherman, CTE supervisor at RCHS. Pictured are (from left) Paxton, RCHS senior Destiny Breeden, Kilgore, RCHS senior Meg Liwag, Miller, RCHS senior Sofia Vargas, Nicely, Crance, and RCHS senior Anna Rhodenizer. “The PTSA extends its sincere gratitude to Brian Daniel at The Seclusion for hosting the event, as well as members of the RCPS and LCPS school boards for joining us for this special evening,” said a spokeswoman. (photo courtesy of Lexington Superintendent Rebecca Walters) 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Arts On The Hill
Arts On The Hill
The first Hilltop Arts Festival sponsored by the music, art and theater programs at Southern Virginia University featured a wide range of activities on the campus last Friday and Saturday. Among the activities were kite flying, making printing blocks, Tshirt painting, reverse printing, and pre-digital age photography. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Walton New Kling Principal
Walton New Kling Principal
Veteran Educator Joins Division 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Collierstown
Collierstown
Deborah Potter McCormick, 463-7652 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Bunting Papers Now Part of VMI Archives
Bunting Papers Now Part of VMI Archives
The 13th superintendent of Virginia Military Institute, Lt. Gen. Josiah Bunting III ’63, was on post on April 25 to reunite with his brother rats of the class of 1963, but he spent a portion of the morning in Preston Library in a ceremony to recognize his recent contributions to VMI’s archives. 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
A Prom For All Ages
A Prom For All Ages
The first all-ages prom night and community supper sponsored by the Rockbridge Baths Community Organization brought out a good-sized crowd to the Rockbridge Baths firehouse Saturday evening for food and dancing. During the evening, the prom king and queen, Malcolm and Sarah Brownlee (at left), were crowned. The event was organized by Kati Brantley. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Religion
Religion
Gaona To Speak At Trinity Event 05/03/2023 12:00 AM
Opening Minds Through Art Program Set To Start
Opening Minds Through Art Program Set To Start
Opening Minds Through Art (OMA) is an award-winning national program developed for those who are living with dementia and other cognitive concerns. It is founded on the fact that people living with dementia are capable of creatively expressing themselves. 05/03/2023 12:00 AM

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