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Campground Planned For Goshen Area

Published on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 12:00am

Will Harris is planning to develop a campground with up to 200 sites on 37 acres of the former Stillwater Mills property just outside of Goshen.

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RCSB Updates Its Nondiscrimination Policy

Published on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 12:00am

The Rockbridge County School Board adopted an updated nondiscrimination policy last week that sees the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity in its statement.

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GOP Senate Primary Tuesday

Published on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 12:00am

The Rockbridge area will have its first election since the pandemic was declared when voters head to the polls next Tuesday, June 23, for the Republican primary to select a nominee for U.S. Senate.

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COVID-19 Testing Event In Goshen Thursday

Published on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 12:00am

The next mobile COVID-19 testing event in the Rockbridge area will take place on Thursday, June 18, at the Goshen carnival grounds from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Petitions Call For Changes At Colleges

Published on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 12:00am

In the wake of protests locally and across the country over racial injustices, Lexington’s two colleges are once again facing backlash over their ties to the Confederacy, as well as, in the case of Virginia Military Institute, modern-day incidents of alleged racism.

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Storm Damage

Published on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 12:00am

Among the victims of the severe storms that rolled through the Rockbridge area on June 4 was this large tree in the Stoner Hollow area near Natural Bridge Station, which fell and caused major damage to Esther Pennington’s house and one of the springhouses on the property. Pennington, who is one of The News-Gazette’s county correspondents, said the tree was about a century old. (photo courtesy of Betsy Shepherd)

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W&L Eyes Major Changes At ‘Gateway’

Published on Wed, 06/17/2020 - 12:00am

Washington and Lee University wants an opportunity to turn West Washington Street into a campus “gateway” — a hub for visitors and students alike that is also a clear announcement of the borders of the school.