Wed, 06/22/2022 - 12:00am
The local Fellowship of Christian Athletes held a camp for 72 youths from ages 7 to 14 last week at Lexington Baptist Church, the biggest turnout in the camp’s history. The camp consisted of a...
Storm Damage High winds during a severe thunderstorm Friday afternoon blew down a tree on this house on 21st Street in Buena Vista. (Kelly Moore Clark photo)
Wed, 06/22/2022 - 12:00am
Severe thunderstorms rolled through the center and southern parts of Rockbridge County late Friday afternoon, bringing strong winds that downed trees and power lines. Thousands of area residents were...
Wed, 06/22/2022 - 12:00am
Weekend observances of Juneteenth in Glasgow and Lexington paid tribute to African Americans’ heritage in the Rockbridge area. AT LEFT, participants in a parade in Glasgow wave flags and wear native...
LEXINGTON CITY COUNCIL holds its regular meeting this past Thursday. Dennis Ayers, seated in the center, criticized an ongoing campaign to have a referendum this fall on directly electing members of the city’s School Board.
Wed, 06/22/2022 - 12:00am
Petitions are being circulated in Lexington to get a referendum question on the ballot in the Nov. 8 general elections asking voters if they would like to directly elect members of the city’s School...
Wed, 06/22/2022 - 12:00am
In conjunction with this year’s Juneteenth celebration, a recently-installed Virginia Department of Historic Resources historic marker in front of Lylburn Downing School was dedicated on Sunday. The...
News
06/23/2022 - 2:22pm
A person who stopped to assist at an accident scene on Interstate 81 in RockbridgeCounty ended up having his car stolen by the driver of the crashed vehicle. The suspect would then be pursued by state police and wrecked the car in Buena Vista....
Sports
06/22/2022 - 12:00am
O’Brien Leaving W&L
After a decade and a half as the Washington and Lee University’s women’s lacrosse coach, Brooke Diamond O’Brien announced on Monday of last week that he has resigned to accept the head women’s coaching position at Amherst...
Arts & Entertainment
TRACY MATHESON, founder of Project Beloved, and her sister, Becky Halterman, unpack furniture and decorative items to create the soft interview room at VMI. (VMI photo by Kelly Nye)
06/22/2022 - 12:00am
Editor’s note: The following story was written by Marianne Hause, media relations specialist for VMI Communications and Marketing.
Being the victim of a violent crime is traumatic and harrowing. The cold, stark, sterile environment of a police...
Obituaries
06/24/2022 - 10:22am
Shirley Southers Clark, 80, of Vesuvius died Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at CarilionRoanokeMemorialHospital.
Born Nov. 29, 1941, in Lexington, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd Love Southers and Sadie Mae Chittum Southers.
In addition to her...
