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Wednesday, July 19

Mountain Gateway Community College has signed an articulation agreement with Old Dominion University to offer a pathway to a bachelor of science degree in cybersecurity, according to Tamra Lipscomb, Information Systems Technology program head at MGCC.

The VMI Community Theatre will present George Feydeau’s French farce, “A Fitting Confusion,” tonight, Wednesday, July 19, through Saturday, July 22, at 7:30 each evening, and Sunday, July 23, at 2 p.m. in Gillis Theater.

Wedding Draws Members To Historic Hotel

The Effinger Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank everyone who came out for the July 15 barbecue chicken sales event and those who bought tickets for its raffle drawing. The barbecue sold out and proceeds from the event and the raffle will be used to serve the community.

The rain-delayed June 21 Snakes Seminar sponsored by Rockbridge Conservation (formerly RACC) has been rescheduled for Thursday, July 20, at 7 p.m. at the Jordans Point pavilion.

Bible Church at Rockbridge

Asbury United Methodist Church in Brownsburg will celebrate its 154th anniversary this Sunday, July 23, at a 3:30 p.m. service.

Thanks to Linda Trumbo, guest speaker for this past Sunday, July 16, at High Bridge Presbyterian Church. Several visitors were present at church ‒ one from Ohio, and several from Linda’s church in Covington.

Saara Basuchoudhary, who recently graduated from Rockbridge County High School, was the recipient of a $2,500 STAR Scholarship

Seamus Looney, a 2022 graduate of Rockbridge County High School, was inducted into the Naval Academy class of 2027 on June 29, marking the beginning of six weeks of basic midshipman training during “Plebe Summer.”

Shenandoah Valley Health & Rebab Center in Buena Vista held an open house last week that included music, a petting zoo and information about Medicare and Medicaid. Among the scenes were (clockwise from top left) Marc Baskind performing; Hunter Lilly petting a rabbit; Aspen McDaniel checking out the chickens; 2-year-old Raymond Higgins petting a baby goat; and Viola Blume walking through the petting zoo. (Donna Shields, April Mikels and Claudia Schwab photos)

Some interior renovations have begun in the building that used to house Grand’s Home Furnishings at the corner of Washington and Main streets.

Virginia Military Institute baseball players Cole Garrett, Ty Swaim, Cole Jenkins and Trey Morgan were named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors University Division All-State Baseball Second-Team on Tuesday of last week.

Rising PM Senior Leads Bandits To State Basketball Finals

Three new head coaches have joined the staff at Mountain Gateway Community College to lead three different Roadrunner sports teams when the fall semester begins, according to MGCC athletic director Vince Wyatt.

Rockbridge County High School was one of 116 schools recognized last week by the Virginia High School League for outstanding sportsmanship during the 2022-23 spring season. As announced by the VHSL in a press release on Monday of last week, these schools had no player or coach ejections, nor were their programs placed on warning status.

Lexington native Austin Doyle, a 2020 Rockbridge County High School graduate, was one of seven Virginia Military Institute cadet-athletes posting perfect 4.0 GPAs. Doyle is a redshirt junior for the VMI football team.