Fri, 02/26/2021 - 10:38pm
Friday, Feb. 26 – The Rockbridge County High School football team opened the season with a 15-0 win over Fort Defiance under falling snow on Friday night in Lexington.
Running back Bret McClung...
LEXINGTON poet and mechanic Spottswood Styles (seated center) is among three generations of his family in this photo from the 1910s who followed his father, John Styles, an elector in the 1867 election. Along with their wives and more contemporary family members, both father John and son Spottswood are buried with large memorial stones in Evergreen Cemetery. BELOW is a view of Lexington looking west from Green Hill in this Michael Miley photograph from the 1870s.
Wed, 02/24/2021 - 12:00am
“Death comes equally to us all, and makes us all equal when it comes.” - John Donne
This series began with the 1867 election, told the stories about electors in later years, and explored the...
THIS 1863 MAP by the Confederate Engineer Bureau shows the eastern side of Lexington, including the site of Sarah Winn’s home overlooking the Maury River. Gen. Thomas J. ”Stonewall” Jackson’s servant, Jim Lewis, died at that home in 1864 and is considered the most famous person buried in the “old cemetery” for Blacks at the corner of Washington Street and Letcher Avenue (renamed Lewis Street in 1912).
Wed, 02/24/2021 - 12:00am
At the close of Black History Month, the Rockbridge Historical Society concludes its five-part series examining the lives, legacies, and local dimensions of Virginia’s groundbreaking, multiracial...
AS CONFETTI is released onto the court, the PM players and coaches rejoice in the thrill of victory. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)
Wed, 02/24/2021 - 12:00am
Saturday was a historic day at Parry McCluer High School, as the Fighting Blues’ boys basketball team won their first state championship in program history, defeating Altavista 56-39 in the Class...
THE VIRGINIA Military Institute campus has been closed to visitors since COVID-19 cases spiked at the school early this month. The move was one of a number of steps taken to mitigate the spread of the virus. (Darryl Woodson photo)
Wed, 02/24/2021 - 12:00am
Positive cases of COVID-19 are in decline at Virginia Military Institute, after a recent spike led to major changes on post.
“We’ve been a lot more vigilant enforcing our distancing and masking...
News
03/01/2021 - 4:58pm
Richmond
Saturday, Feb. 26
2021 Session - Week 7
The 2021 Session of the General Assembly is rapidly winding down. We are in the throes of the last week, and we have reached a budget agreement. Many bills remain up in the air.
For the second...
Sports
03/01/2021 - 11:42pm
Monday, March 1 – The Parry McCluer High School football team suffered a 32-0 loss to Pioneer District rival Narrows in its season opener on Monday night in Buena Vista.
The Fighting Blues had no answer for Narrows quarterback Reid Bowman, who...
Arts & Entertainment
02/24/2021 - 12:00am
Last Thursday’s snow and ice storm made for slick going for all those who ventured out, including Susan Bedell’s dog Chowder in the Wesley Chapel area. While VDOT and public works crews once again had to put in long hours to clear roads and streets...
Obituaries
03/02/2021 - 11:12am
Edward Brownlee Snider, affectionately known as “Eddie” to his friends and family, passed away Feb. 28, 2021, at age 89.
Eddie was born in Glasgow to the late James Alfred Snider and Margaret Barger Snider and was born and raised on his beloved...
