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Mountain View Elementary School recently held a “Grateful for Grandparents” event. The cafeteria staff served biscuits and gravy to over 60 grandparents that visited MVES for breakfast. Grandchildren met grandparents in the cafeteria to enjoy an extended breakfast as a way to thank them for being a special part of the MVES community.

Washington and Lee University students have placed small Israeliflags on Stemmons Plaza in front of Leyburn Library in a show of support for Israeli following the recent Hamas attack on Israel. (Darryl Woodson photo)

Balanced Blues Blast Rockets

Altavista (5-2) at Parry McCluer (5-2) WHEN: 7 p.m. on Friday WHERE: Bobby Williams Field in Buena Vista.

Spangler, Ludtke Pace Wildcats In Three-Team Meet

PM Boys Place Ninth Of 31 Teams

VMI Wins Rivalry Game

PM Netters Improve To 6-2 In Pioneer

Rockbridge County (0-7) at Spotswood (7-1) WHEN: 7 p.m. on Friday WHERE: Spotswood High School in Penn Laird LAST YEAR: The Wildcats suffered a 25-20 loss in a rollercoaster of a Valley District opener at Spotswood. The Trailblazers scored the winning touchdown when Elliott Brown completed a pass to Nicholas Sheets, who ran away from defenders for a 65-yard TD with 2:05 left. Brown passed for 166 yards, while Ryane Dean scored two TDs for Spotswood. Scoring one TD each for the Wildcats were Clay Irvine, Andreas Poindexter and Daronde’ Stores.

Esther Pennington, 291-2629

Coaches talk to players during the Oct. 2 session of the six-week Rockbridge Area Recreation Organization fall baseball academy, during which RARO staff members and volunteers teamed up with members of the Virginia Military Institute baseball coaching staff at Fox Field. The coaches pictured, all from VMI, are pitching coach Alex Crosby (far left), director of player development Zach Woolard (back to camera), head coach Sam Roberts (red shirt) and assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Ray Noe (far right). The players’ ages ranged from 7 to 12. It was the first year running this program, which RARO program coordinator Brian Smith said was “a huge success,” and RARO and VMI hope to make this a yearly program. (Brian Smith photo)

Carlie Danielle Watterson of Fairfield graduated from Rockbridge County High School on July 11 during a summer graduation ceremony. She plans to pursue a career in the medical field. She is the daughter of Joey and Tonia Watterson of Fairfield.

The Virginia Department of Forestry is reminding everyone that the fall fire season has arrived. From now through November, residents should be extra careful when burning yard debris, or enjoying a campfire or backyard fire pit.

Chief Deputy Elizabeth “Beth” Armstrong, an employee in the Lexington Commissioner of the Revenue’s office since December 2017, has received designation of Master Deputy Commissioner of the Revenue in the commonwealth of Virginia. She completed all the educational requirements necessary under the Commissioner of the Revenue’s Association Career Development Program which is administered by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service through the University of Virginia. The Master designation demonstrates the advance knowledge, competency, and professional accomplishment of commissioners and deputies.

Ron Ginder took a copy of his News-Gazette with him as he hiked around Many Glacier Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana, this past June.