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A “Letters to Santa” mailbox has been placed in front of the Buena Vista Public Library.

The Christmas parade season got underway over the weekend in the Rockbridge area. Because of the way the calendar fell this year, it was Lexington, not Buena Vista as usual, that hosted the first parade of December. Lexington’s parade, sponsored by Main Street Lexington, took place in rainy conditions, but that didn’t stop a large crowd from turning out for the event Friday night. The weather had cleared by Saturday afternoon when the Glasgow parade, sponsored by the Glasgow Lifesaving and First Aid Crew, rolled through the streets of the town. These photos are from those two parades. Check out next week’s paper for photos from the Buena Vista parade coming up Thursday night, the Fairfield parade on Friday night and the Goshen parade on Saturday. (photos by Joann Ware and Carolyn Bradley)

Katrina Dudley Shot In Rockbridge In 2021

High above the ground, workers on Monday begin repairs on the roof of Randolph Street United Methodist Church, which was damaged in a severe windstorm last July. Pastor Reginald Early said that donations from individuals and other local churches supplemented the church’s insurance to pay for the repairs, which are expected to be completed today. The church dates from 1864. (Anneliese Schneider photo)

A helicopter is to be used to transport components for power transmission line towers that are to be erected alongside U.S. 501 between the Balcony Falls substation at Glasgow and Amherst County. The new towers are to replace existing ones that are nearly 100 years old as part of a modernization project of the utility infrastructure.

New Course Offered At VMI

Dr. Laura Kornegay has been selected to be the executive director of Rockbridge Recovery, an organization that provides services for individuals recovering from addiction.

The Lylburn Downing Middle School band marches in the Lexington Christmas parade Friday night, the first local parade of the season. Buena Vista’s parade is this Thursday night, while parades step off in Fairfield on Friday night and in Goshen on Saturday. For more photos from the Lexington parade and the Glasgow parade this past Saturday, see page B1. (Joann Ware photo)

By Anneliese Schneider Over a week after the Matts Creek Fire was fully contained, restoration and monitoring work continues in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.

Hearing the controversy over this book I decided to learn what all the hubbub was about.

The Rockbridge area has long been known as being one of those communities who come together for each other and for those in need of support.

Cline Vote Against Expulsion Criticized

Martha Scott Haley left this world at age 99 on Dec. 1, 2023, in Gainesville, Ga.

N-G Isaac “Ike” Austin, age 86, of Buena Vista went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023.

Sylvia Pauley Ratcliffe, 87, of Buena Vista, peacefully stepped away from this life and into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023.

Bobby Howard Staton, 88, of Fairfield passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.

Tom Faulkner Jr., 81, of Goodyear, Ariz., formerly of Lexington, passed away peacefully on Nov. 22, 2023, at Hospice Sherman Home in Phoenix, Ariz., due to vascular complications.

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