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The fate of the Sheridan House at 201 N. Randolph Street is once again coming before the Lexington Architecture Review Board, as it previously did nearly seven years ago.

Patrons of the Rockbridge Regional Library System will need to adjust their schedules as the RRLS has reduced their hours at four of their branches – a reflection of increased operating costs.

Squall Line Blew Through Lexington

Groundbreaking For RIC

Lexington City Council members got a first-hand look at Jordans Point Park July 20 as they reviewed planned improvements called for in the park’s Master Plan. Director of Public Works Patrick Madigan and City Manager Jim Halasz led the tour, which took place prior to council’s meeting.

Higher education may be supplanting manufacturing as the primary pursuits for which Buena Vista is known.

My wife, Lynne, and I got back last weekend from a 10-day road trip out through the Midwest, riding our bicycles on trails, and visiting museums and airshows. We put 2,200 miles on our car and rode on trails in Oh io, Illinois and Wisconsin. We visited and stayed in large cities and small towns. We crossed mountains, rivers, and miles of some of the richest farmland in the world.

Fighting Blues Hold Football Camp

Recent RC Grad Wraps Up Club Swimming Career On Top

Two of the three men involved in a breaking and entering in Buena Vista in January were indicted by a Buena Vista Grand Jury last week. Tytray Lamont Martin, 45, of Highland Springs and Dakota Ryan Camden, 19, of Roanoke, were each indicted on one count of burglary and one count of conspiracy to commit burglary in relation to an incident that occurred at a residence on 4th Street and Sycamore Avenue on Jan. 26.

Last month, two Rockbridge County High School students and their adviser traveled to Orlando, Fla., for the 2023 National Educators Rising Conference. Picture here are (left) Jacob Cline and (right) Cheyanne Clark, both students in teacher Amanda Grimm’s (center) Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow course, which is designed for anyone interested in a career in education. Through that class, they were able to join Educators Rising and attend local and state conferences and competitions. Both students chose to compete in the Lesson Planning and Delivery category and focused on the areas they hope to one day teach. Cline is a 2023 graduate of RCHS and will be attending the University of Kentucky this fall where he will major in music education. His lesson was about musical scales. Clark is a rising senior at RCHS and plans to continue her studies in culinary and education so that she can one day become a Family Consumer Science teacher. She chose to teach students how to cook veggie bites. The conference provided lots of exciting sessions with interesting keynote speakers and the opportunity to network with others from across the country. The students and their adviser would like to thank all of the community members and local businesses who supported and made this trip possible. To learn more about this organization and its work, contact Grimm at RCHS.

After two decades of dedicated service to Rockbridge Area Community Services, Barbara Wright decided to “throw in the towel” and enjoy retired life. She retired June 16.

Margaret Junkin Preston, the “Poetess of the Confederacy,” is well known in Lexington, and beyond, for her epic poem “Beechenbook” and many other literary works, but her husband, John Thomas Lewis Preston, deserves at least as much historical interest, the newest “Rockbridge Epilogue” asserts.

Part of Va. 631 (Union School Road) in Rockbridge County is scheduled to be closed to through traffic for about three months beginning Monday, Aug. 7. This closure will allow the Virginia Department of Transportation to replace a bridge over a Kerrs Creek tributary. The location is just east of the intersection with Va. 631/638 (Muddy Lane).

Baby, It’s Hot Out There!

RC Golfers Hopeful After State Run Last Year

When faced with an emergency situation, Virginia Military Institute cadet Hayden Rose performed an act of heroism last month.

With just over three weeks before they face off, both the Rockbridge County and Parry McCluer high school football teams have started practicing, with the Wildcats beginning last Thursday morning and the Fighting Blues getting underway on Monday afternoon. The Fighting Blues are under the direction of first-year head coach Jeremiah Brockenbrough (above), while second-year head coach Martin Cox (middle row, right photo) guides the Wildcats. The county rivals will play each other in their season opener at PM’s Bobby Williams Field in Buena Vista on Friday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. (RC photos by Stephanie Mikels Blevins, PM photos by Ronnie Coffey)

A “Back 2 School Bash” will be held at Glen Maury Park on Sunday, Aug, 6, from 2 to 5 p.m. This event is being offered free to the public.

The Lexington Police Department, in partnership with the Lexington Police Foundation, is having a “back to school” community picnic Aug. 12 at Richardson Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.