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Parry McCluer and Rockbridge County high schools celebrated the classes of 2023 in commencement exercises at VMI’s Cameron Hall last week. On Thursday night, 237 RCHS seniors received their diplomas, while 82 students received their diplomas during the PMHS graduation Saturday morning. Some of the scenes from both graduations can be found on this page. For stories and more photos, see pages B6 and B7. (all photos by Stephanie Mikels Blevins)

Veterans Talk About Lives Lost

Echelon Seeks To Build Apartments On Property

Handley Served In Norfolk Sheriff’s Office For 23 Years

Flag Raising Part Of Project’s First Phase

In 1888, James Bryce, an Oxford historian and member of Parliament who would later become Great Britain’s ambassador to the United States, published “The American Commonwealth,” a perceptive survey of US politics in the last half of the 19th century. In the book’s best-known chapter, Bryce attempted to explain why Americans so infrequently sent “great and striking men” to the White House.

The debt ceiling agreement that was reached over the weekend by negotiators for President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is being denounced by partisans at each end of the political spectrum. This likely means that each side made significant concessions in the negotiations to win the support of moderate members from each political party.

May 29, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: Got a spare $100,000? Buy some used Chapstick! That’s what Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene did at a recent Republican fundraiser. Evidently, that tube of lip balm was desirable because it smooched Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s lips.

Calvary Brethren Church in Buena Vista will be holding its vacation Bible school Sunday, June 4, through Friday, June 9, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each day.

Clifford Lee Vanderveer, 60, of Lexington died Thursday, May 25, 2023, at Lynchburg General Hospital.

Doris Jean Swisher Dudley, 90, of Rockbridge Baths, passed away at Shenandoah Valley Health and Rehab in Buena Vista on Monday, May 22, 2023.

Kenneth Franklin Helmick, 78, of Raphine died Saturday, May 27, 2023, at his home.

Daniel Edward Cook, 87, of Raphine died in the early morning of Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Augusta Hospital from complications of Parkinson’s Disease.

IN MEMORY OF MY MOTHER Mildred Snider, on her birthday, June 6th. I love you and miss you, Amy

William Fitch Crouch Jr., 72, of Buena Vista passed away, Monday, May 29, 2023.

A memorial service for David W. Smith, who died on May 6, 2023, will be celebrated on Saturday, June 10, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 103 Davidson St., Lexington, with the Rev. Dr. Eric M. Parker officiating.

Bonnie Jane Jaggers, 82, of Sewell, N.J., formerly of Buena Vista, died Saturday, May 13, 2023.

Paul Francis Mitchell III (Mitch), age 78, left this world for his next adventure on May 20, 2023, surrounded by four of his children and daughterin- law at the Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital following an illness.