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Two young Goshen children lost their lives in a house fire in West Virginia on Saturday morning.

A feasibility study for a general aviation airport in Rockbridge County was endorsed Monday by the Board of Supervisors.

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Four individuals have been arrested and charged in connection with the dognapping of Brisco, a Great Pyranees dog, from Reid Road on Christmas Day.

The search continues for Martin, a cat who escaped from Lexington Pet Place the day after Christmas.

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Weather Labs, Makerspaces Among Initiatives

CITY OF LEXINGTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW AN APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A STUDENT HEALTH CENTER ON EAST DENNY CIRCLE LOCATED ON THE WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

Brisco Found Next Day Miles Away, Shaved

An incoming weather system is expected to bring potentially dangerous conditions to the Rockbridge area over the weekend. According to a hazardous weather outlook issued by the National Weather Service for southwest and west central Virginia, winter precipitation is likely Saturday and Sunday. Travel is expected to be impacted. As of Tuesday, the National Weather Service forecasts a 100% chance of precipitation Saturday with rain, snow and sleet, becoming all snow after 10 on Sat- urday night. The storm system is expected to exit the area Sunday morning.

Drought, New Businesses Also Part Of Year’s Story

State Bar Brings Case Against Jared Jenkins

Virginia Military Institute hosted a UH-1Y Huey helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 “Red Dogs” out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, recently. Naval ROTC cadets and staff members were given an opportunity to examine it, as well as take rides above Lexington. (VMI photo by Lexie West)

Del. Ellen Campbell, District 36, is sponsoring a bill that will establish an Animal Cruelty List in Virginia.

The Rockbridge County Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee recently entered the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s 2023 hay bale decorating contest.

The Lexington branch of Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV), a customer-owned financial cooperative that supports rural communities and agriculture, announced it paid just over $700,000 in cash to their customer-owners in the form of a patronage dividend.

The 611 steam locomotive, which began pulling excursions out of Goshen this fall, has been named to the Virginia Landmarks Register.

Notice is hereby given per Section 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia and Section 808 of the County of Rockbridge Land Development Regulations (the Regulations) that the following public hearings will be held by the Rockbridge County Planning Commission on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at or after 7:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room in the County Administration Building, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450 to consider the following applications: 1) Scott and Jessica Andrew, 66 Wind View Lane, Fairfield, VA 24435 have made an application for a special exception permit to develop and operate a special event venue. The properties are owned by Scott and Jessica Andrew (above address) and are located on the east side of Borden Grant Trail (Route 706), east of the intersection of Borden Grant Trail (Route 706),and Jonestown Road (Route 707). The properties are in the Agricultural and General Uses (A-2)Zoning District. Per Section 603.03-24 of the Regulations, Special Events are a use by special exception in the A-2 Zoning District. The properties are further identified as tax map numbers 39-22-B and 39-22-B1 (Total 59.99 ac. – per tax records). The properties are in the South River Magisterial District. This is a continued public hearing from the December 13, 2023, Planning Commission meeting.