Arts & Entertainment

Wednesday, July 19

Mountain Gateway Community College has signed an articulation agreement with Old Dominion University to offer a pathway to a bachelor of science degree in cybersecurity, according to Tamra Lipscomb, Information Systems Technology program head at MGCC.

The VMI Community Theatre will present George Feydeau’s French farce, “A Fitting Confusion,” tonight, Wednesday, July 19, through Saturday, July 22, at 7:30 each evening, and Sunday, July 23, at 2 p.m. in Gillis Theater.

Wedding Draws Members To Historic Hotel

The rain-delayed June 21 Snakes Seminar sponsored by Rockbridge Conservation (formerly RACC) has been rescheduled for Thursday, July 20, at 7 p.m. at the Jordans Point pavilion.

Bible Church at Rockbridge

Asbury United Methodist Church in Brownsburg will celebrate its 154th anniversary this Sunday, July 23, at a 3:30 p.m. service.

Thanks to Linda Trumbo, guest speaker for this past Sunday, July 16, at High Bridge Presbyterian Church. Several visitors were present at church ‒ one from Ohio, and several from Linda’s church in Covington.

Saara Basuchoudhary, who recently graduated from Rockbridge County High School, was the recipient of a $2,500 STAR Scholarship

Seamus Looney, a 2022 graduate of Rockbridge County High School, was inducted into the Naval Academy class of 2027 on June 29, marking the beginning of six weeks of basic midshipman training during “Plebe Summer.”

Shenandoah Valley Health & Rebab Center in Buena Vista held an open house last week that included music, a petting zoo and information about Medicare and Medicaid. Among the scenes were (clockwise from top left) Marc Baskind performing; Hunter Lilly petting a rabbit; Aspen McDaniel checking out the chickens; 2-year-old Raymond Higgins petting a baby goat; and Viola Blume walking through the petting zoo. (Donna Shields, April Mikels and Claudia Schwab photos)

Some interior renovations have begun in the building that used to house Grand’s Home Furnishings at the corner of Washington and Main streets.

Do you have a son or daughter heading to college this fall? Or maybe you’re the one returning to college?

South River District Volunteer Fire & Rescue will present its 69th annual carnival July 20-22 at the Fairfield fairgrounds.

New lifetime members of the Rockbridge Baths Volunteer Fire Department were recently recognized. They are (from left0 President and Assistant Chief Jim McCown, firefighter Gerard Switzer, Chief Engineer John Switzer, Lieutenant Jerry Wilson, FF/EMT Kay Smith, FF/EMT Justin Smith and Chief Melvin Bauernfeind. Not pictured are new lifetime members FF/EMT Alley Harlow, FF/EMT Fred Weeks, and Capt. Neil Whitmore, along with long-standing lifetime members John Harlow, and Peyton and Karin Cron.

Deborah Potter McCormick, 540-463-7652

Esther Pennington, 540-291-2629 Thanks to W.D. Hasty, who was guest speaker this past Sunday, July 9, at High Bridge Presbyterian Church. The Fourth of July picnic was held after the service in the fellowship hall.

Groups Start Restoration Of Woods Creek

The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) will provide cooling assistance to qualifying households this year through the Virginia Energy Assistance Program (EAP). Applications are currently being accepted and can be submitted until Tuesday, August 15.

This Saturday, July 15, the Greater Rockbridge County Skateboarder Coalition will host Rockbridge Roller Skate Night at the Lexington Skate Park, from 6 to 10 p.m.