Thu, 10/29/2020 - 1:22pm
2 p.m. - VMI just released the following statement about today's actions by the board of visitors:
"The VMI Board of Visitors today took bold and unanimous action to move VMI forward. The Board...
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am
Editor’s note: As we look ahead to next week’s election, we’re taking a look back at another major election in our local and state history – the election in 1867 in which Black men were allowed to...
ELLEN AND DAVID AUSTIN head to their vehicle following the press conference last week at which Ellen asked the public for help in solving their son’s murder case. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photo)
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am
Chad Austin’s family is urging anyone with information about their son’s murder to come forward to help solve the Virginia State Police’s investigation, ongoing for nearly a year and a half.
Austin’s...
IN BETWEEN fallen leaves, J.D. Kerr putts on the green while teammate Cody Buchanan watches. (Jonathan Schwab photo)
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am
Twelve teams participated in the inaugural Blues Education Foundation Golf Tournament at The Vista Links Golf Course on Saturday, Oct. 17, successfully raising funds for the foundation and Books for...
PM GIRLS head basketball coach Adam Gilbert leads his players in a dribbling drill. Blues dribbling are (from left) Pierra Conner, Victoria Hamilton, Ashley Davis and Alexys Tibias. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photo)
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:00am
In anticipation of the upcoming delayed sports seasons, high school teams at both Rockbridge County and Parry McCluer have been working out regularly to prepare.
Due to the spread of the coronavirus...
News
10/29/2020 - 1:22pm
2 p.m. - VMI just released the following statement about today's actions by the board of visitors:
"The VMI Board of Visitors today took bold and unanimous action to move VMI forward. The Board ordered the statue of Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson...
Sports
PM GIRLS head basketball coach Adam Gilbert leads his players in a dribbling drill. Blues dribbling are (from left) Pierra Conner, Victoria Hamilton, Ashley Davis and Alexys Tibias. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photo)
10/28/2020 - 12:00am
In anticipation of the upcoming delayed sports seasons, high school teams at both Rockbridge County and Parry McCluer have been working out regularly to prepare.
Due to the spread of the coronavirus, the Virginia High School League stopped all...
Arts & Entertainment
10/28/2020 - 12:00am
Downtown trick-or-treating will take place in Lexington this Saturday as scheduled.
The Spooktacular in Buena Vista, as announced last week, has been canceled due to concerns about the pandemic, although individual businesses can hand out candy if...
Obituaries
10/29/2020 - 10:10am
Phyllis Cupidean Tomlin, 82, of Buena Vista, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020.
Born April 11, 1938, in Rockbridge County, she was the daughter of the late Coleman and Estil Smith Bane.
She was a member of the Buena Vista Baptist Church and enjoyed...
