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Area residents could participate in and enjoy a wide range of activities at last week’s Rockbridge Regional Fair and Expo in Glasgow. There were rides, farm animals, a watermelon eating contest, music by such acts as The Pickup Band (second row from bottom, left) and Luke Whittaker (bottom left), a Farm Critter Scramble (at top, center), and art, flower and many other expo exhibits. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)

Showtime At The Fair

The city of Lexington is looking into financial planning for the next couple of decades in anticipation of a number of large capital projects that are coming up during that time.

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Handcrafted Flowers Given To Local Medical Workers

It’s always my objective to stick to the facts, making observations I think obvious and speculations I think reasonable.

September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness month. This annual observance aims to raise awareness about prostate cancer, its risk factors, prevention strategies, the importance of early detection, and to generate support for those affected by the disease.

The Lexington Farmer’s Market will hold its first Apple Fest on Wednesday, Sept. 20, during the regular market hours of 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sept. 6, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: In quiet grove of trees lie in repose those who gave their “the last full measure of devotion” for a cause which today many find repugnant.

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Carolyn Terrell, (540) 430-4915/[email protected] Happy birthday wishes are being sent to Euley Phillips, Laikyn Willow Terrell, Warren Bradley, Darrell Poole, Conner Robertson, Tommy Groah, Curtis Cash, Kevin Phillips, Michelle Robertson, Kanon Richardson, Mickey Berry, Carol St. Clair, Jerrad Terrell and Morgan Groah.

Thomas Bayne Daniels Jr., age 83, of New Kent, passed from this life on Sept. 5, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Geary Lester Staton, 70, of Buena Vista, passed away Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, at the University of Virginia Medical Center.

Oran Guilford Eakin, 93, of Buena Vista went to his heavenly home on, Sept. 9, 2023.

Marcella Dee Fuller, 85, of Lexington died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, at her home.

Dixie Grace Steck of Fairfield died peacefully on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Winston-Salem, N.C. She was 88.

Patsy Ann Hipes Reese, 71, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, at her residence in Steeles Tavern.

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