Sixth-graders at Lylburn Downing Middle School, who were not able to meet with veterans for the school’s annual Veterans Tea this year because of the pandemic, instead wrote letters to local veterans. Three of those letters are published below. In their reading and U.S. History classes, the sixth-graders have studied the six branches of the military. As part of their Veterans’ Day studies, the sixth-graders also studied the history of U.S. conflicts and are currently studying World War I. The entire class attended the downtown Veterans Day ceremony.
The Chamber of Commerce Serving Lexington, Buena Vista, and Rockbridge County presented the 2021 People’s Choice Awards in conjunction with its annual meeting held on Nov. 3.
This teacup was found by an excavating crew during the renovation of the Davidson Tucker House next door to the Jackson House. Maj. Thomas J. Jackson and his wife Mary Anna owned a set of stoneware very similar to the style of this cup. Could it have been one of their tea cups? Or did it belong to a nurse taking a break from her duties when the Jackson House was a hospital? There must be a story behind it!
JayJay is an adorable orange tabby approximately 12-14 weeks old. He is sweet and friendly and would love a home for the holidays - with perhaps a little turkey. Area residents can visit him at the Rockbridge SPCA.
In the recent general election, Andrea Bradley and Tom Camden were reelected to Glasgow Town Council while Lisa Rogers won her bid for the third seat on Council. There were no candidates running on the ballet for the position of mayor; however a new mayor was elected by write-in votes.
Quick action by a firefighter and a deputy, and the work of other local first responders, over the weekend ensured that a kitchen fire in a Glasgow apartment complex didn’t turn deadly.
Governor Northam Monday evening addressed the Corps of Cadets at the Virginia Military Institute, where he graduated in 1981. Governor Northam is only the second VMI graduate to be elected Virginia governor, and the first in 100 years.
Dressed in red, white and blue, the staff and students at Central Elementary School honored local veterans with a to-go breakfast. The students created buttons, posters and thank you cards and veterans were provided with a sweet and salty snack as well as a hot cup of coffee. "Not only is thi
