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Augusta Health’s first community COVID-19 vaccination clinic in the Rockbridge area brought 88 area residents to the Natural Bridge firehouse April 29. Those getting their shots were given a box of food from Augusta Health as they left the clinic. Gayle Shultz, the clinic coordinator, stated those who got their first shot will return to the firehouse on May 27 for their second shot. Among the scenes at the clinic were (from left) Gabby Heines (right) presenting Jennifer Spicer with one of the boxes of food; Dr. Jane Sailer administering a shot to Angela Perry; and Catherine Hill checking in James Pittman Jr. (Carolyn Bradley photos)

Avari Famia Smothers Fauconier of Staten Island, N.Y. graduated cum laude from Hampton University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.

Ashlee Baker of Lexington is one of two seniors at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College to be named to the Phi Theta Kappa All-Virginia Academic Team. This honor recognizes high achieving college students who demonstrate academic excellence and intellectual rigor combined with leadership and service that extend beyond the classroom to benefit society.

Leah Naomi Green, visiting assistant professor of English and environmental studies at Washington and Lee University, received a Treehouse Climate Action Poetry Prize from The Academy of American Poets for her poem “Origin Story.”