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Turnovers Prove Pivotal In 42-0 Loss

The Community Foundation has announced the addition of three new board members. They are Ingrid Barber, Chuck Barger and Matthew Fogo.

Local firefighters responded to an unusual call last Saturday – one for a pregnant donkey that had gotten stuck in deep mud at the end of an old pond. According to a Facebook post by the Glasgow Volunteer Fire Department, the department was called by Effinger Fire & EMS and the Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office animal control to assist with getting the donkey, named Emma, out of the mud along the Blacks Creek area pond. “Crews were able to maneuver straps under Emma and secured them in a means to not cause harm to her or her little one, then a mechanical advantage system was utilized to pull and free her from the mud,” according to the post. “Once free and back on solid ground, Emma was able to stand on her own and eventually released back to pasture.” The photo at left shows Emma in the mud and the one above shows her on solid ground. (photos courtesy of GVFD)

First Day Faces

Washington and Lee University junior Alina de Zoysa has been awarded the Voyager Scholarship, the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service. She is is a sociology major with a double minor in education and poverty and human capability studies. A native of Jackson, New Jersey, she graduated from Jackson Memorial High School.

The George C. Marshall Foundation held a weeklong professional development seminar for secondary school teachers at its Lexington headquarters in June. The program, spearheaded by Dr. Bradley Coleman and Amanda Conway, brought 11 teachers from across the commonwealth to the Marshall Foundation to discover resources, network with historians, educators and economists, and develop lesson plans.

NB Man Arrested For Break-in

A fire heavily damaged a house in Buena Vista last Wednesday afternoon.

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