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NB Church Sets Trunk Or Treat

Published on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am

Natural Bridge Christian Fellowship is having a Trunk or Treat event this Saturday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m.

DSLCC’s ‘Miles For Meals’ Helps Students In Need

Published on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:00am

For the third consecutive year, several three-person teams, made up of staff and faculty from Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, have walked hundreds of miles in the “Miles for Meals” initiative to raise funds for a worthy cause.

Celebration For Seniors

Published on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:00am
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There may have been no homecoming parade this year, but the seniors at Rockbridge County High School were able to participate in a senior class 2021 car parade last Wednesday afternoon. The parade started at the Tractor Supply parking lot, where they decorated their schools in school colors, and then headed down U.S. 11 to Furrs Mill Road to Greenhouse Road and then to the high school parking lot. There seniors received goodie bags from the high school staff while remaining in their cars. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)

The Science Of Fall Foliage Colors

Published on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:00am
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Beautiful fall color now dots Rockbridge County. It’s a glorious sight and important for local tourism. What causes the leaves to change and why are the colors brighter in some years than others? This article from Karen Bennett and Steve Roberge, Extension specialists in forest resources from the University of New Hampshire provides some helpful facts.

Chronicling Old-Time Musicians

Published on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:00am
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Washington and Lee’s Staniar Gallery is presenting “American Folk,” a series of photographic portraits by West Virginia-based artist Lisa Elmaleh. The physical exhibition is open to the W&L community from Oct. 20 through Nov. 13. Elmaleh will give a virtual artist’s talk on Nov. 4 at 5:30 p.m.

Also Attending College This Fall

Published on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:00am

Also going off to college this fall from the Rockbridge area are Megan Trussell to Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, Victoria Mason to the James Madison University adult degree program and Charlotte Abry to Georgetown University.

Calendar Of Events

Published on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:00am

Saturday, Oct. 24 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Community yard sale, American Legion Post 126, Buena Vista; no fee to set up, but spaces must be reserved by Thursday by call Donna Sullivan at 570- 0648.

Ongoing Events

Published on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:00am

Mondays

A Fall Morning

Published on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:00am
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On one of last week’s cool and beautiful fall mornings, fog rises off the pond at the McCormick’s Farm Wayside. The News-Gazette is currently accepting photos of fall and its colors to run in upcoming issues. Just send the photos to editor@thenews-gazette.com. (Mary Woodson photo)

Broadway, TV, Movie Actress Visiting W&L

Published on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:00am
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The Washington and Lee Department of Theater, Dance, and Film Studies, along with the Lenfest Center for the Arts and the Andrew F. Mellon Foundation present Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti in two streamed events today, Wednesday, and Thursday.

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