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Even The Grinch Went Shopping

The fate of a 3.0 megawatts solar array proposed for 21 acres of a 141-acre farm near Natural Bridge Station won’t be determined until after the first of the year.

XFS Global Hiring 60 Employees Initially

Bobbie Wagner, former director of the Rockbridge Area YMCA, has been named the new chief executive officer of the Alleghany Highlands YMCA in Covington.

Fire Fully Contained

The DeLaney Center at Washington and Lee University was one of 21 nonprofit organizations statewide recently selected to receive a grant from Virginia Humanities. The center will receive $9,500 to fund its “Screen to Square” film series during the 2023-24 academic year.

The 2024 Brownsburg calendar is now available to purchase.

But New Eatery Coming

Harris, Miller, Buswell, RCSO, Community Table Honored

Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA), has announced that the Natural Bridge/Lexington KOA Holiday campground has earned the KOA Founder’s and President’s Awards.

The Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office made the following felony arrests over the past two weeks: James M. Smolinsky, 40, of Farmingham Mass., for two felony counts of assault on law enforcement, one misdemeanor count of public drunkenness and one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest on Nov. 20.

The response to a survey about access to broadband internet service in Rockbridge County has been good but many respondents who have run tests on their internet speeds have only run the tests once – not the three times required for the results to be considered valid.

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Washington and Lee University has installed a new Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging station in the University Parking Garage that became available for use in October. The charging station is provided by JuiceBar, a Roanoke-based company that guarantees all products are made in the United States.

Retired Green Beret Says Cadets Are ‘Immersed’ In This Role

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N-G’s Advent Calendar Starting

The Feed the Need Foundation is actively collaborating with local organizations and businesses to reach families in need and gather donations for its annual toy drive, “Fill the Fence - Annual Toy Drives.”