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Alleghany (2-0) at Rockbridge County (0-2)

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Girls Fourth, Boys Ninth At Valley Cup Relays

With his team trailing 7-6 with one minute to play, Virginia Military Institute quarterback Collin Ironside found VJ Johnson open for a 25-yard touchdown to lift the Keydets to a 12-7 home win in the season opener on Saturday afternoon at Foster Stadium in Lexington.

Enduring close sets, the Rockbridge County High School volleyball team earned a 3-0 road win over Alleghany on Thursday in Low Moor to improve to 8-1 overall.

The annual Labor Day 5-kilometer running race and kids’ 600-meter fun run welcomed about 55 participants in Buena Vista on Monday morning, raising funds for the Parry McCluer High School cross country teams. ABOVE, Runners listen to PM head cross country coach Chris Poluikis (top, blue shirt) before the start. AT LEFT, children race in the kids’ fun run, which had 13 runners. BELOW, Jared Lee leads a pack at the start of the 5K. Lee placed fifth of 42 runners in 21:05. David Kiser won in 18:28. For a story with more results, see next week’s newspaper. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)

Virginia Military Institute will hold a Constitution Day discussion in acknowledgment of the 20th anniversary of the second Iraq War on Monday, Sept. 18 at 7:45 p.m. in Gillis Theater in Marshall Hall.

The Rockbridge Beer & Wine Festival returns for its 29th year this Saturday, Sept. 9, from noon to 6 p.m.

A large crowd headed out to the Rockbridge Baths firehouse on Labor Day for the Truly Free Market and a pulled pork barbecue meal. There was also music inside the air-conditioned firehouse, a bounce house for children and visits by local politicians and candidates, including Rep. Ben Cline (bottom right). This was the Rockbridge Baths Community Organization’s third Truly Free Market and the second time it was held on Labor Day. The barbecue meal was a fundraiser for the fire department, which was so popular that the barbecue ran outwithin an hour and a half. (Joann Ware photos)

The Ruckus Bluegrass Band will be returning to the Boxerwood stage this Friday, Sept. 8, to perform their custom blend of traditional and contemporary bluegrass. Veteran members Ruth Huffman and Will Lee will be joined on guitar by multi-instrumentalist and Rockbridge native Brennan Gilmore. This year’s configuration will also feature mandolin legend Dale Reno. Admission is free for Boxerwood members, $5 per person for nonmembers. Children under 18 and parking are free. Pass-the-hat proceeds go to the musicians. There will also be a 50/50 raffle with proceeds to Boxerwood. The gate opens at 5:30 p.m., and music begins at 6:30 p.m. Meals can be purchased on-site from a local food truck, and picnicking is also encouraged.

The city of Lexington, in collaboration with the Creative Communities Partnership, a program of the Virginia Commission for the Arts, has awarded a grant of $4,500 to the Rockbridge Symphony.

Rep. Ben Cline talks about his time in the Virginia House of Delegates and how different it is from serving in Congress at a meeting of the Breakfast Club last month at the Pink Cadillac Café. Cline was the most recent person to speak to the new organization, which has been in existence just over seven months. Previous speakers have included Del. Chris Head; Del. Ellen Campbell; Commonwealth’s Attorney Jared Moon; Rockbridge County School Board candidate Ann Russek; Virginia Institute for Public Policy officials; county treasurer candidates Michelle Clark and Missy Whitesell; and voting registrar Jackie Harris. The organization also sponsored the Celebrate Rockbridge event this summer.

Talks At W&L To Begin Sept. 21

Rockbridge Resident Publishes First Novel

It’s time to say farewell to hummingbirds, tanagers, thrushes, warblers and other songbirds migrating south – and welcome back early winter returnees.

The monthly book sale at the Rockbridge Regional Library in Lexington will be held this Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 7-9.

The Rockbridge Pieceworkers Quilt Guild is putting on “Quilts in the Country 2023,” a quilt show in connection with the Rockbridge Regional Fair & Expo.

Rockbridge Regional Library in Lexington will host author Laveeta Branche, former Miss Rockbridge County, on Saturday, Sept. 16, at noon.

Maverick Babauta, a kindergartener at Central Elementary, waves as he enters school on the first day of school last month.

Newest Home To Be Dedicated Next Tuesday