Thu, 05/19/2022 - 5:56pm
Thursday, May 19 – Following a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Lexington Road and River Relay returned for its 45th installment on May 7, welcoming 16 teams, including six one-person teams....
Wed, 05/18/2022 - 10:24pm
Wednesday, May 18 – Both the Parry McCluer High School softball and baseball teams advanced to the Pioneer District finals by winning their semifinal games on Wednesday evening in Buena Vista. The...
Wed, 05/18/2022 - 9:13am
Wednesday, May 18 -- Parry McCluer High School girls tennis players Addisen Roberts and Sadie Mays won the Pioneer District doubles title on Tuesday afternoon at Southern Virginia University. The...
MARK MILLER, executive director of the Virginia Wilderness Committee, explains how to observe the characteristics of old-growth trees to a group who hiked up the Belfast Trail following the Old-Growth Forest Network dedication. (Mary Woodson photo)
Wed, 05/18/2022 - 12:00am
A 1,620-acre section of the James River Wilderness Area in the Jefferson National Forest, known as the Belfast Trail, was inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network (OGFN) on Tuesday, May 3.
During...
Wed, 05/18/2022 - 12:00am
The Rockbridge County High School boys lacrosse team won two of three games last week to improve to 6-5, falling at home against E.C. Glass before bouncing back with road wins over Franklin County...
News
05/18/2022 - 12:00am
Action on a proposal for a 4.05-megawatts solar array on farmland off of Mackey’s Lane was postponed for a second straight Rockbridge County Planning Commission meeting last Wednesday so the developer can provide more information.
Approximately 20...
Sports
05/19/2022 - 9:26pm
Thursday, May 19 -- The Rockbridge County High School girls lacrosse team closed out the regular season with a convincing 18-2 victory over Blacksburg in Lexington.
Kendall Nye rang up 12 points, scoring four goals and adding eight assists, and...
Arts & Entertainment
05/18/2022 - 12:00am
Gus Williams and his son Clay were among the families who came out to Cave Mountain Lake on Saturday morning for Kids Fishing Day. Sixty-six youths fished at the event, which was hosted by the U.S. Forest Service, Glenwood Pedlar Ranger District,...
Obituaries
05/19/2022 - 1:17pm
Warren Walter Schmid, 86, of Lexington died May 17, 2022.
He was born on Long Island, N.Y., April 2, 1936, to Charles G. Schmid and Louise Aschauer Schmid.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Carolyn Louise Schmid...
