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

Carolyn Bradley, 540-258-2720

Lylburn Downing Middle School students Sarah Edgar and Joe Vargas participated in the National History Day competition held June 11-15 in Washington, D.C. They were among 3,000 students from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., U.S. territories and Department of Defense and international schools to participate in the national competition.

Rachel Clark, (630) 607-9938 [email protected]

Members of the Rockbridge County High School Wildcat chapter of FCCLA traveled to Virginia Beach in April for the annual state conference and leadership competition and brought home a number of awards.

Mountain Gateway Community College’s David Shofstahl (right) was honored recently as a recipient of the 2023 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence Award. Making the presentation during an awards ceremony held in Austin, Texas, was Dr. Edward J. Leach, executive director of NISOD. Shofstahl serves as a workforce coach and apprenticeship coordinator in the Workforce Solutions and Community Education Division at Mountain Gateway Community College.

A Buena Vista native has been honored by CHG Healthcare as a 2022 winner of the Top Women in Healthcare Staffing award.

Lexington Resident Honored For Service To University Of Rutgers

Southern Virginia University’s head men’s basketball coach Adam Wardenburg, who has coached at SVU for the past five years, has been appointed the women’s basketball associate head coach at Division I school Utah Valley University, SVU announced last Wednesday.

Newhall Competing At State, National Events

will be interred with her parents and grandparents at the Brookville Memorial Cemetery on Long Island, N.Y., at a later date.

Col. James Nurney Joyner Jr. (retired), man of honor, dedicated Army officer and ’67 Virginia Military Institute alumnus, devoted husband, committed family, church, and community member, died Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

William John Adam Watkins, 47, of Roanoke, was greeted at the gates of Heaven and received his eternal reward on Friday, July 7, 2023.

Bobby Franklin Lilly, 90, of Buena Vista, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2023, at Lewis Gale Hospital.

Mark Kevin Farrish, 57, of Lexington died Thursday, July 6, 2023, at his home.

HAPPY 92ND BIRTHDAY to George Sandridge You are very much loved and missed, Everyone you left on earth wishes you a beautiful birthday in heaven.

In memory of Hazel Coffey Link who God called home July 15th

Bonnie Sue Rowsey, 74, of Lexington died Saturday, July 8, 2023, at her home.

Joan Bolen Jones, 89, died June 25, 2023, at her son’s home in Hopewell.