Healthy Bodies at Camp Play will have a different and abbreviated version this summer which involves supporting the Rockbridge Aquatics Center in its endeavor to make swimming and water play accessible to everyone in the community.
The city of Lexington has been chosen by the Virginia State Set-Aside Committee of the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP) in Alexandria to receive funds to supplement local Emergency Food and Shelter Programs. Phase 37 and CARE Act awards for 2020 total $5,600.
A summertime event many Rockbridge area residents regularly attend, the West Virginia State Fair, has become the latest event casualty of the pandemic.
Hospitality businesses in Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge County are pledging to safeguard their employees and patrons against novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by signing on to a hospitality pledge.
William and Mary rising senior KJ Cook, a Buena Vista native and a 2017 Parry McCluer High School graduate, was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All- District 3 Track and Field Team on May 29, after a strong winter throwing season for the Tribe. Cook was one of five athletes from the Colonial Athletic Association to earn the award.
The Rockbridge Area Health Center is recognizing Men’s Health Month during the month of June by reminding all men, especially during the COVID-19 outbreak and those with underlying health conditions, to make their health a priority.
Inspired by recent protests against racial injustice, Jenny Elmes, owner of Full Circle Catering, held a bake sale in Lexington last Friday evening to raise funds for the Rockbridge County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Dr. John Rainone, president of Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, will join the board of directors of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), headquartered in Washington, D.C.
