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Scientist, W&L President Featured In Latest Epilogue
Scientist, W&L President Featured In Latest Epilogue
Henry Louis Smith was an eminent scientist who in 1896 developed the first practical medical use for X-rays. Smith later devised a system for infiltrating Axis lines with Allied propaganda that helped hasten the end of World War I, for which Woodrow Wilson praised him fulsomely. Smith was the president of two colleges, one of them Washington and Lee University (1912-29). 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Stevi
Stevi
Stevi is a very sweet pit bull mix. She walks well on a leash and is a nice and outgoing girl. She is already spayed and vaccinated and will be micro-chipped upon adoption. Visit her at the Rockbridge SPCA. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Valentine Royalty
Valentine Royalty
Residents at Shenandoah Valley Health & Rehab attended their Valentine Ball on Valentine’s Day. Residents Ron McDaniel was crowned king during the event and Cecilia Repair was crowned queen. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Courts Update
Courts Update
The following indictments were handed down by a Rockbridge County grand jury on Feb. 6, in addition to the ones listed in a front page story last week for a Covington man and woman indicted on multiple burglary counts. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
RCHS News
RCHS News
The STARTALK Arabic Program’s applications have opened, and the tentative dates for this year’s program are June 26-July 23, and will run Monday through Friday each week from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The STARTALK program funds tuition costs for six hours of college credit for this summer program. The final admission deadline is May 5. To apply, visit https://vmi.qualtrics.com/ jfe/form/SV_aXILGWHmff-7cLP0. For further information about the program, visit https:// www.startalk.info. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Atkins Teaching Writing Workshop
Atkins Teaching Writing Workshop
Local author and educator Cynthia Atkins will be teaching a creative writing workshop, “Tell Your Story/Find Your Voice,” in six sessions beginning Tuesday, March 14, through Tuesday, April 18, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Blue Ridge Community College. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
VMI Alum To Sign Copies Of New Novel
VMI Alum To Sign Copies Of New Novel
A Virginia Military Institute graduate whose latest novel is partially set at his alma mater will be visiting Lexington tomorrow to sign copies of his book. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
VMI English Professor Pens New Mystery With Help From Fellowship
VMI English Professor Pens New Mystery With Help From Fellowship
Lt. Col. Mary “Polly” Stewart Atwell, associate professor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies at Virginia Military Institute, received a highly comp etitive, fully funded 10-day residency fellowship at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) in Amherst where she recently devoted time working on her second and third novels. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Cadets Get A New Place To Unwind
Cadets Get A New Place To Unwind
Activity Center Features TVs, Billiards, Food 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
LWC Announces Writing Contest Winners
LWC Announces Writing Contest Winners
The Lexington Woman’s Club has announced the winners of its annual writing contest held for area students in kindergarten through 12th grade. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Good Boy!
Good Boy!
There were lots of well-trained dogs displaying their various skills when the Star City Canine Agility Trials returned to the Virginia Horse Center over the weekend. The event is sponsored by the Star City Canine Training Club of Roanoke. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos) 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
State’s Spring Burn Law Takes Effect
State’s Spring Burn Law Takes Effect
The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) joins fire departments throughout the commonwealth to raise awareness about fire safety this spring. Due to weather conditions, available “fuel,” and increased recreational activity, the possibility of wildfires surges this time of year. Earlier this month, several wildfires were contained in western regions of the state. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Making The Grade
Making The Grade
Mary Monroe of Lexington earned dean’s list honors during the fall 2022 semester at Hollins University. - Sasha Hickman of Buena Vista was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Bluefield University. - Macey Riley of Bustleburg made the fall dean’s list at Radford University. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Friends Group For Woods Creek Proposed
Friends Group For Woods Creek Proposed
Organizational Meeting March 4 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Spelling Bee Winners
Spelling Bee Winners
Five students from Enderly Heights Elementary School and five students from Parry McCluer Middle School went headto- head in a division-wide spelling bee competition on Feb. 1. The spelling bee champion was PMMS seventh-grader Sebastian George (left), and Ivy Talley (right), a sixth-grader, was runner-up. “There were no material prizes, but excitement and pride were exhibited by all participants,” said PMMS Principal Debbie Gilbert about the event, which was live-streamed so that fellow students and relatives could watch from home. Sebastian will move on to compete in the regional spelling bee being held in Roanoke in the spring. 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Pop Goes The World
Pop Goes The World
Pop Goes The World 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Out Of The Past
Out Of The Past
50 Years Ago 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Carter An Inspiration To Many
Carter An Inspiration To Many
When former President Jimmy Carter visited Virginia Military Institute in 2001 to accept the inaugural Jonathan Myrick Daniels Humanitarian Award, he described Daniels, who gave his life in 1965 for the cause of Civil Rights four years after graduating from VMI, as “a true hero … He led an exemplary life. He’s been an inspiration to many people.” 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
MSA Water Projects Get Timeline
MSA Water Projects Get Timeline
Multiple Tasks Planned Over Next 15 Years 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
At ‘Bond Of Family’
At ‘Bond Of Family’
At the “Bond of Family” history program in Glasgow Saturday, Glasgow Mayor Paul Williams presents a bouquet of roses and a plaque to Roberta Thompson Lyle, the oldest living descendant of Garland Thompson Sr., who was enslaved on the Buffalo Forge industrial work farm before and during the Civil War. The program, sponsored by the Rockbridge Regional Library in conjunction with the Rockbridge Historical Society, featured comments by descendants of Thompson, as well as by a descendant of one of the families that owned the Buffalo Forge complex. There were also displays and music from the audience and members of local church choirs. (Carolyn Bradley photo) 02/21/2023 11:00 PM
Forensic Nursing Center Opens In Rockbridge
Forensic Nursing Center Opens In Rockbridge
Collaborative Effort Supports Assault Victims 02/21/2023 11:00 PM

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