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Buckshot (left), a bluetick hound that had been a resident of the Rockbridge SPCA since June of 2022, found his forever home last week with Chris and Christina McKemy. The Rockbridge County couple is now a three-dog family as they adopted another dog, Alice, and already had a dog, Fred. Since Buckshot was featured in a recent article about the SPCA being filled to capacity with dogs and cats, four dogs and nine cats have been adopted and another nine dogs have gone to rescues. So far this year, the SPCA has taken in 339 cats and 217 dogs.

Multi-generational Project’s Been Underway For Months

Twelve Agencies Allocated Funds From Last Year

Nearly All Local Schools Fully Accredited By State

The 611 Arrives

Need Spiking As SNAP Emergency Benefits Ends

As summer gives way to fall this week, Glen Maury Park in Buena Vista continues to be a happening place. The refurbished and expanded campground is filling up to capacity with recreational vehicles driven by folks who are here for the 21st Nothin’ Fancy Music Festival being held Thursday, Friday and Saturday. With additional camp sites now in place, the park is likely to have the most campers it has ever had this weekend.

50 Years Ago

“To anyone that thinks the protests are ‘extreme’ or ‘not the answer’, this is America getting off LIGHT. The country deserves far worse considering all the lives destroyed and stolen in the past decade, let alone the past 400 years. Wake Up” — Jade Harris, Democrat Senate candidate in a Facebook post during the riots in 2020 that followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Sept. 11, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: In the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe. Vs. Wade, 22 states have enacted restrictive or prohibitive antiabortion legislation.

Sept. 18, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: Earlier this year, the county’s municipal finance consultant advised the Board of Supervisors that since our county has done a good job paying down its debt that we should “capture the decline” in debt payments so we could go into more debt.

Sept. 18, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: A big thanks to Ben Cline for voting for the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act.

Sept. 15, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: Please vote for Lenna Ojure for the Buffalo District School Board position. She has taught at all levels of education during her 47 years here in Rockbridge County, including teaching teachers. She is currently training and guiding volunteers for the Rockbridge Regional Library’s Youth Literacy Program.

Evelyn Ayers, 540-463-2727 Oxford Presbyterian Church will worship in the church park this Sunday, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m. Afterwards, Jimmy and Debbie Knick will provide hot dogs and all the trimmings. Please bring a side dish, dessert or drink to share and your own chair. In case of rain, the service will be in the sanctuary and the picnic will be in the fellowship hall.

Carolyn Terrell, (540) 649-3828/ [email protected]

Ronald “Ronnie” Lewis Slough, 78, of Buena Vista, peacefully went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.

Albert Burton Breedlove, 94, passed away peacefully on Sept. 13, 2023.

Stella Cash Fix Bayne, 92, of Lexington passed away Sept. 13, 2023, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

Maxine Lee Sykes, 90, of Lexington died Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at her home.

Eva Ruth Roberts Smith, 70, of Lexington, passed away Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023.