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Washington and Lee University students wear leis on the colorful Polynesian inspired Hawaii float at the Mock Convention Parade, which was held last Friday in downtown Lexington. For other pictures of the parade, see page B1. (Mary Woodson photo)

The Goshen Town Council heard updates on the status of the suspension of Town Attorney Jared Jenkins’s law license and on a grant application for the proposed community center project.

The Buena Vista Police Department is seeking information regarding the whereabouts of two Buena Vista juveniles.

A 2019 graduate of Virginia Military Institute, Capt. Jack Casey of the U.S. Marines Corps, was one of five Marines to die in a helicopter crash in California on Wednesday, Feb. 7, in California, during a training exercise.

Charlie Kurtz, who served as Parry McCluer High School’s head football coach in the mid-1950s and early 1960s, died on Tuesday, Jan. 30 in Roanoke. Kurtz, 90, had been living with dementia for about 10 years.

The following individuals were indicted by a Rockbridge County Circuit Court grand jury that met on Monday, Feb. 5: Derrick Allen Bryant, 36, for two counts of loitering near a playground as a registered sex offender on Sept. 28 and Oct. 7, 2023.

A king and a witch doctor were among the characters aboard the Louisiana delegation’s float in the mock convention parade through downtown Lexington Thursday morning. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photo)

Carolyn Bradley, 258-2720

RCHS Grad Megan Sedovy Awarded National Research Grant

Another Near Miss

The Parry McCluer High School boys basketball team won the Pioneer District regular- season title and earned the top seed in the district tournament by defeating Narrows 90-74 on Monday night at James River High School in Buchanan.

The Rockbridge County High School indoor track and field teams concluded their season Saturday at the Region 3C meet at Heritage High School in Lynchburg. The Wildcats had several strong performances, but none of their athletes advanced to the Class 3 state meet.

The Parry McCluer High School boys basketball team positioned itself to play for the Pioneer District regular-season championship with two district road wins last week. The Fighting Blues (18-4 overall, 9-1 district) cruised to an 90-48 win over Bath County on Tuesday of last week before defeating Narrows 83-66 on Thursday.

The Washington and Lee University women’s and men’s swimming teams both won Old Dominion Athletic Conference titles last week at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C.