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Buena Vista school leaders are beginning to brainstorm some advantageous changes for the district. With an influx of pre-kindergarten students, Kling Elementary School is running out of building space to provide adequate educational services. Teachers are getting creative to make things work – some teachers are even using their closets to provide separate remedial classes, Kling Principal Lisa Clark noted.

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Lexington Branch Work Almost Done

June Cash celebrated her 90th birthday at a luncheon in the fellowship hall of Glasgow Baptist Church, following morning worship services, this past Sunday, Feb. 5. Attending were members of her family, friends from church, friends from outside the community, and neighbors, like Kathy Burant, and husband Harper, who helped plan the event for her. Attendees enjoyed some delicious foods, as they wished June a happy birthday with gifts and cards.

A Pocahontas man pled guilty to several charges in Rockbridge County Circuit Court on Jan. 24, while maintaining his innocence.

The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program returned to Buena Vista Public Schools this year for the first time since the 1990s. Buena Vista City Police Sgt. John Snider taught 10 core lessons to fifth-graders at Enderly Heights Elementary School during weekly visits to the school. ABOVE, the students receive certificates for completing the program from Snider at an assembly Jan. 20. BELOW, students were able to celebrate their hard work with an after-party and refreshments that day. The latest version of the D.A.R.E. program is much different from the original program established in the 1980s, which revolved mostly around drug abuse. In 2022-2023, the program focuses heavily on “empowering students to do the right thing” and “making healthy choices,” including saying “no” to drugs, Snider noted. (Hope Huger photos)

Andrew King wants to put a manufactured home on land he owns next to his house on 1205 Pine Ave. in Buena Vista. However, city zoning rules forbid manufactured homes in the R-3 district where the land is located.

The following people were indicted by a Buena Vista grand jury on Jan. 25: Olanda Eugene Adkins Jr., 20, for larceny of a firearm on Sept. 18.

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Rockbridge County is moving forward with hiring three additional emergency medical services responders after getting the green light from the Board of Supervisors on Jan. 23. The EMS workers are to begin answering calls April 1.

A new chain sub shop is coming to Rockbridge, and a popular local food venture is moving from the county into Lexington.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with medical expenses for a BMX racer from Maryland who was seriously injured in a wreck at the USA BMX Blue Ridge National Race at the Virginia Horse Center last Friday.

New Aquatic Center Dedicated At Event

Three Charged After Break-in, Assault

The safety protocols of local school districts were tested on Thursday as police worked to apprehend a suspect in a Buena Vista breakin and assault.

A public lecture entitled “Art under Bombardment” will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Hillel House at 7 p.m.

Trying to improve salaries while dealing with the financial impact of lower enrollment is among the challenges facing Rockbridge County school officials and leaders as budget season arrives in earnest.