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For anyone who is looking to welcome a new cat or dog into their home, now is an excellent time. The Rockbridge SPCA continues to be filled to capacity with cats and dogs and would love for anyone seeking a new pet to stop by the shelter and visit with the animals. An in-person encounter is the best way to find the right fit.

Rapps Church will celebrate 190 years and Grandparents Day during its annual homecoming this Sunday, Sept. 10.

Deborah Potter McCormick, 463-7652

Karyn Gardner, (540) 228-2176, (540) 655-3646 [email protected]

Main Street Lexington dedicated its new Gateway Triangle Garden with a ribbon cutting last Tuesday, Aug. 29. On hand were representatives from Main Street Lexington, the city of Lexington, Washington and Lee University, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington Garden Club, the chamber of commerce, the Community Foundation for Rockbridge, Bath and Alleghany, and architects Arthur Bartenstein of ABL Landscape Architecture and Walter Garrett of Garrett Landscapes. Pictured are (front row) Jeff Hughes, Rebecca Logan, Arthur Bartenstein, Frank Friedman, (back row) Lynn Leech, Emilie Davis, Tracy Lyons, Kasey Potter, Celia Raney, Chuck Smith, Jim Halasz, Steve McAllister, Steve Grist, Jeffrey Boobar and Walter Garrett. The two-year project at the northern entrance to downtown Lexington was completed late this past spring.

Sept. 3, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: Matt Paxton told us in his column last week that the nationwide crisis regarding an informed citizenry has reached the Rockbridge area.

Dennis Ray Ayers, 64, of Lexington passed away Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, at his home with family by his side after a short battle of liver cancer.

Joann Dixon Huffman, 89, of Lexington died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023.

Ray Lee Hall, 74, of Lexington died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, at his home.

Marilyn (Joanne) Wills Reinhold, 77, of Virginia Beach passed away peacefully in her sleep on Aug. 25, 2023, with family by her side.

Susan Rea Savage Bolling, 82, of Buena Vista, passed away peacefully in her home on Aug. 18, 2023.

with burial in the family plot in Buena Vista’s Green Hill Cemetery.

Shirley Cabell Coffey Humphreys, 88, of Vesuvius died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023.

Lorine Ann Tomlin Martin, 71, of Amherst died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.

In memory of Kenneth E. Cooper 3/18/48-9/4/22

Phil & Mary Huffman, Brenda & Larry Tolley would like to thank everyone for helping us celebrate our 50th and 53rd Anniversaries at GMP on Aug. 26th. The food was good and plentiful, the Band of Oz was fabulous and the guests the best ever! We so appreciate you spending your afternoon with us and thank you for all the cards and many gift certificates we received. Thanks to the BV Rotary for their help and our friend Robin Moore for our cake gift, it was delicious! Special thanks to Rev. David Bain for attending to celebrate HIM marrying both of us couples over 50 years ago. He is a true treasure of our community and one we all love so very much. God Bless you all, The Huffmans and Tolleys

A memorial service for Pauline H. Johnson, who died April 28, will be held at the Lexington Hampton Inn on Wednesday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Geoffrey Sverre Berg, 71, of Lexington died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, at Kendal.

A celebration of life for Richard Stanley Smith, who died Aug. 8, will be held Saturday, Sept. 9, at 2 p.m. at the Lexington Church of God, 2288 N. Lee Highway.

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