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International Markets and Local Farms

Published on Wed, 01/20/2021 - 12:00am

No matter what disrupts our agricult u r al markets, whether it be a trade war bet ween countries or a global pandemic, people and animals still have to eat and that fact has played out in the commodity markets in the past five months.

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High Bridge

Published on Wed, 01/20/2021 - 12:00am

High Bridge Presbyterian Church is saddened by the news of the passing of our oldest member, Robert “Bob” Funkhouser, 101, on Sunday, Jan. 17. Bob leaves a son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Sarah Funkhouser; a daughter and son-in-law, Maxine and Sherrill Smith; brother and sister-in-law Carlton “Cracker” and Lisa Funkhouser; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and a host of family and friends. I will have more on Bob’s life in the next issue of this paper.

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Chessie Trail Friends Meeting Features History Presentation

Published on Wed, 01/20/2021 - 12:00am

Seth Goodhart, assistant director of special collections at Washington and Lee University, will give a presentation on the Chessie Trail, including early photos and lesser-known stories about the history of the trail, at the annual membership meeting of The Friends of the Chessie Trail. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom on Monday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m.

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‘Bulldozing’ And Disenfranchising

Published on Wed, 01/20/2021 - 12:00am

Editor’s note: The Rockbridge Historical Society is continuing its exploration of the local dimensions and legacies of Virginia’s groundbreaking, multiracial election of 1867. This third installment examines the broader rollback of Black voting rights and rise of Jim Crow, when Virginia’s conservative political order and constitutional terms were restored by the turn of the 20th century.

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W&L Plans Events To Celebrate King's Life And Legacy

Published on Wed, 01/13/2021 - 11:57am

University will celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy this year with a week of virtual lectures and events beginning Jan. 18.

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MAKING THE GRADE

Published on Wed, 01/13/2021 - 12:00am

Taylor McMichael from Lexington graduated from Emory & Henry College in December 2020.

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McClellan To Speak At MLK Service

Published on Wed, 01/13/2021 - 12:00am

Jennifer McClellan, a state senator who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, will deliver the keynote address for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Worship Service at First Baptist Church in downtown Lexington on Sunday, Jan. 17, at 4:30 p.m.

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Caroling And An Award

Published on Wed, 01/13/2021 - 12:00am

Effinger Ruritan Club member Roger Lees gives a cheerful holiday grin as the club gathers outside his Lexington home last month to present him with the group’s Citizen of the Year award. The club surprised Lees with the award under cover of a COVID-compliant, socially-distant Christmas caroling visit. (photos courtesy of Roger Lees and the Effinger Ruritan Club)