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Time To Celebrate U.S. Constitution

Published on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:00am

Sept. 9, 2019 Editor, The News-Gazette: On Sept. 17, 1787, the Constitution of the United States was adopted and signed. I love this country, warts and all. It is time

Courts Update

Published on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:00am

Caudill Faces More Charges From Chase The North Carolina man who faces attempted capital murder charges from his involvement in a police chase in May was directly indicted on nine

Rockbridge County Students Included In Alleghany Rivermont Student’s ‘Hit List’

Published on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:00am

Names of Rockbridge County public school students were included in a “hit list” allegedly created by an Alleghany High School student currently attending the Rivermont School in Covington. Allegheny County

Daytime Fire Destroys Buena Vista Home

Published on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:00am

A structure fire devastated a family’s home in Buena Vista on Oak Avenue last Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 4. The Buena Vista Fire Department responded to reports of a house fire

NB Fire Chief, Treasurer Indicted For Embezzlement

Published on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:00am
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The Natural Bridge Fire Department chief and treasurer were indicted last week for their involvement in an alleged embezzlement of $166,000 from the agency. Treasurer Robert D. Newman, 54, of

Chessie Trail Bridge Coming In 2020

Published on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:00am

“We’ll be able to walk across the South River by next summer,” promised Sam Crickenberger, Rockbridge County’s director of community development, in remarks Monday to the Board of Supervisors. Crickenberger

Dangerous Fire

Published on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:00am
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Flames rise from the roof of this house in Buena Vista last Wednesday from a fire that not only heavily damaged the house but resulted in an injured firefighter. The

Attendance Grows At Fair

Published on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:00am
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The number of folks attending the fall version of the Rockbridge Regional Fair is on the rise. An estimated 5,000 people showed up to the Rockbridge Regional Fair and Expo

Rockbridge Named In Marriage Lawsuit

Published on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:00am

The Rockbridge County Circuit Court clerk has been named among three defendants in a federal lawsuit that challenges Virginia’s requirement to identify race on a marriage license. The Rockbridge Circuit

Deed Clause Pauses Project

Published on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:00am

Who are the long-lost heirs to the former water tower on Enfield road? Lexington officials need to know if they hope to sell the property. It’s a complex situation, though,

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