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BCBS Not Seeing Growth In Program

Maliyah Hickling, a graduating senior at the Rockbridge County High School, was this year’s recipient of the Jacqueline Corbin Pleasants Democratic Scholarship.

Kendal at Lexington is the 2023 recipient of the Virginia LeadingAge Workplace Excellence Award. This award recognizes a community that demonstrates investment in its staff and the workplace environment for the delivery of quality care and services.

Rockbridge Community Health Foundation along with Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital, announce the funding recipients for their 2023 grant cycle. A total of $540,015.73 will be awarded to 25 different organizations, including our local hospital.

The Rockbridge Regional Tourism Board has awarded $15,000 to 13 local event planners in round five of their event sponsorship program. The events are being held between July and December 2023, and were chosen based on the strength of the application, the projected ability to attract out-of-town visitors, and how well the event aligns with tourism goals for the region.

Lexington native Hayes Larsen has been selected as the new Commanding Officer at Defense Service Office, West in San Diego, Calif. Starting on Aug. 3, Capt. Larsen will assume oversight of all defense counsel services for sailors on the west coast. His promotion to Captain in the Navy’s Judge Advocate General Corps in May 2022 paved the way for this position. The promotion ceremony was held on the historic battleship USS Wisconsin, with Admiral Jonathan Stephens presiding over the event, surrounded by Larsen’s loved ones and colleagues.

Virginia Military Institute welcomes Dr. Melissa S. Krawiec (née Williams) ’01, as the new Institute physician, 25 years after she signed the matriculation book Aug. 19, 1997, as a member of the first coeducational class. She continues the care formerly provided by Dr. David Copeland, who recently retired after treating the Corps of Cadets for 31 years.

Buena Vista City Public Schools has updated its FY24 budget after receiving less money from the city than the School Board had initially asked for in its proposed budget. Discussed at the School Board’s monthly meeting in May, the division amended its 2023-2024 budget to reflect the allowances of the city and state’s current budget models.

Public Works Completes Upgrade Of Playground

Affordability, Traffic, Retail Issues Raised

The volume is going to have to be lowered on live music being presented this summer at an outdoor pavilion at Ecco Adesso Vineyards in northern Rockbridge County.

Minister Grew Up Here, Graduated From W&L

Representatives Split On Debt Ceiling Vote

Virginia Military Institute’s first chief diversity officer has resigned.

The South River Volunteer Fire Department has launched a fund drive for the purchase and installation of a new message board.

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