All of our lives have been upended by the COVID-19 outbreak and the measures undertaken to contain it. Cancellations of nearly every kind of group activity, shuttered schools, business closures, being confined to one’s home – these are truly extraordinary times. We’re all feeling a sense of helplessness.
Pastures and hayfields are turning green and beginning to grow, always a welcome springtime sight to farmers. Now is the time to implement pasture and hay management practices that will carry through the growing season to optimize production and utilization of pasture and hay.
The Coronavirus, or COVID-19, threatens to completely upset all aspects of our lives for an unknown period, and its impact is being felt here at the newspaper. We’re used to fastbreaking stories, but this one may be the most startling and all-encompassing that I’ve experienced in my 40 years at The NewsGazette. I don’t think even 9-11 compares in terms of the upheaval we’re looking at in all of our daily lives.
A proposal is moving forward to create a Rockbridge Fire and Rescue Association to be composed of representatives of all of the fire departments and rescue squads in the county, Lexington and Buena Vista.
As this newspaper goes to press, the coronavirus is getting closer to Rockbridge County. After no cases of the virus were reported in Virginia through the end of the last work week, three cases have now been confirmed in the state with another two “presumed” cases. Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia had confirmed cases as of Monday.
