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Rockbridge Conservation Dedicates Uncas Trail

A strong case can be made for Virginia spending more on K-12 education. According to a report issued last week by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, the state is significantly short-changing its public schools.

The loss of the submersible Titan on June 18th got me to wondering a few things after all hopes that the five occupants would be rescued were dashed.

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July 17, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: Summer time is when we commonly see our reptile friends, snakes. Many of us do not see them that way, particularly the poisonous snakes in our area (copperheads, rattle snakes). Many other snakes are non-poisonous. All of them serve an ecological purpose. Understanding the limits of the risk with poisonous snakes will help us reduce our fear.

Kendal at Lexington will host a blood drive on July 27 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The blood drive is sponsored by the American Red Cross and is open to the public.

Do you have a son or daughter heading to college this fall? Or maybe you’re the one returning to college?

Bring your chairs and family and join with old friends, neighbors and friends you haven’t met yet at the Locher Pavilion this Saturday and enjoy some music with Jason Hostetter. Gates open at 5 p.m., music begins at 6. Food and drinks will be available for sale. Turn on 9th Street, next to Scottos.

July 13, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: While there may have been more shocking and disappointing headlines in your newspaper since The Lexington Gazette started up in 1801, I will leave that up to local historians. But when I saw “Southern Inn Restaurant Closes” heading in last week’s edition, that was it for me. Another local restaurant just didn’t close its doors. A Lexington landmark, lighted sign and all, went dim. It became off-limits, not just to VMI cadets.

July 14, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: As a returned Peace Corps volunteer who served in Jamaica from 1972 to 1974, I am urging Representative Cline and Senators Warner and Kaine to support the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act (HR 1273/S 1203) which is currently up for approval in Congress. This act will renew funding and provide needed updates to volunteer support services. In 2019, there were over 7,000 volunteers serving; today, post-pandemic, 1,200 volunteers have now returned to 51 countries. Historically, since its founding 62 years ago, 240,000 volunteers have served in 143 countries.

July 17, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: The free enterprise system is under threat.

Ben Nicely was the guest speaker at Oxford Presbyterian Church on Sunday, July 16. William Hughes was the pianist.

Glasgow Town Manager Phil Robinette took his place at the Council table for his first official Council meeting last week.

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Warrant Issued For Suspect

Widow Reflects On Husband’s Volunteer Efforts

‘No Need To Duck Now, Dale’

Four courses focusing on professional trades and industry have been scheduled by the Mountain Gateway Community College Division of Workforce Solutions and Community Education this fall.

Carbon credits, nutrient banking and wetlands off-sets are among a set of “ecological services” around which a private industry market continues to evolve. Landowners prepared to commit selected portions of their land for 10 years or longer may have an opportunity to realize income from their land in these alternative markets.

Miss Rockbridge Regional Fair 2022, Sofia Fleming, as a sixth-generation American farmer, felt that it was natural to drive her family‘s decorated tractor in the Happy Birthday America Parade in Staunton on the Fourth of July. The creativity and unusualness of a pageant queen driving a tractor caught the attention of the crowd and the judges. She won the Extraordinaire Award - The Most Outstanding Parade Entry. The deadline for entering this year’s Miss Rockbridge Fair Pageant, scheduled for Aug. 5 at RCHS, is July 28. Information can be found on the fair’s website or by sending an email to [email protected]. (Valerie Fleming photo)

The Rockbridge Baths Community Association will be holding its annual summer picnic and potluck on Saturday, July 29, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the riverside, 99 McCurdy Lane, Rockbridge Baths.