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Schools’ Transgender Policies Not Changing

Published on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 12:00am

Lexington and Buena Vista school boards made no changes to their school system’s policies regarding transgender students last week in response to a government mandate.

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First Walker Scholarship Recipient To Be Honored

Published on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 12:00am

First Baptist Church will celebrate the first recipient of the Edwin and Margaret Walker Scholarship on Sunday, Aug. 1, at 11 a.m.

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Update On Bird Mortality Event

Published on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 12:00am

In recent weeks, the US National Wildlife Health Center and state departments for wildlife management have issued guidance related to a bird mortality event occurring in the mid- Atlantic states and apparently spreading to surrounding states. In particular, citizens were encouraged to empty and take down wild bird feeders and baths. The US National Wildlife Center has not modified their original recommended guidance but a number of state wildlife programs have modified their own guidance statements on this outbreak including the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR).

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Remembering W.D. Goad

Published on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 12:00am

The life of the late W.D. Goad was celebrated in a House of Delegates resolution adopted during this year’s session of the Virginia General Assembly. Del. Ronnie Campbell, sponsor of the resolution, presents a copy of it to Goad’s son, J.D. Goad, last Thursday, as family members and employees of Goad’s Body Shop look on. Goad was recognized for his community service which included raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for Rockbridge Area Hospice through the very popular Goad’s Classic Cruise-In event. Also participating in the presentation was (at far left) RAH Executive Director Tasha Walsh. (Ed Smith photo)

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RARO Board Meeting Aug. 4

Published on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 12:00am

The board for the Rockbridge Area Recreation Organization will meet Wednesday, Aug. 4, starting at 6 p.m.

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Brown-Jarrell Engagement

Published on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 12:00am

Jennifer Marie Brown and Roger Arlyn Jarrell II are engaged.

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Goshen Studying Town Center

Published on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 12:00am

A neglected building in Goshen may soon find new life, and the town of Goshen with it.

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Ag Tech Center Plans Advance

Published on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 12:00am

Plans for an agricultural technology and business incubation center in the former Mundet-Hermetite building in Buena Vista are inching closer to becoming a reality.

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United Way Leadership Changing

Published on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 12:00am

The longtime executive director of the United Way of Rockbridge is retiring, and a new director has been hired to succeed her.

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Community Rallies Behind Injured Man

Published on Wed, 07/28/2021 - 12:00am

An immediate strain on a Buena Vista family’s finances appeared last week when father and husband Samuel “Eric” Catlett, 41, was seriously injured in a vehicle accident last week.