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The News-Gazette won six awards in the Virginia Press Association’s 2022 news and advertising contest.

The Cadet, Virginia Military Institute’s student newspaper, was awarded the Virginia Press Association’s top honor, the 2022 VPA Journalistic Integrity and Community Service Award, during the association’s annual VPA News and Advertising Conference on May 6.

Buena Vista

There a new scam out there aiming to defraud local people and small business owners.

Council OKs Budget, Grant Application

Wildcats Cap Soccer Season With 5-11 Record

Victory Puts PM In Title Tilt With Covington

Six different teams from Rockbridge County and Parry McCluer high schools had athletes in playoff action on Monday.

Blues Cruise Past Covington, Highland

Bath Edges Blues For Team District Championship

Wildcats Conclude Boys Soccer Season

The Tommy Bare Memorial races took place on Friday and Saturday at the Natural Bridge Speedway, with 47 drivers from eight states. Tommy Bare was a well-known local racer who passed away in 2020. Among the scenes were, AT TOP LEFT, car racing legend Rick Mast (left) of Rockbridge Baths talking with Booper Bare, son of Tommy; ABOVE AND AT TOP RIGHT, racer Tyler Bare of Rockbridge Baths, grandson of Tommy, at the track; BELOW, Natural Bridge Speedway promoter Tiffany Kidd carrying a trophy;AT BOTTOM RIGHT, racer Larry Ramsey by his car. See next week’s newspaper for a story on the event. (Ronnie Coffey photos)

Six Individuals, Four Relays Advance To Regionals

RC Hands Alleghany Its First Baseball Loss Of Season

The Parry McCluer High School track and field teams won four individual events at the Pioneer District meet on Monday of last week at Giles High School in Pearisburg, and 11 of their 12 athletes, including all of the runners, will advance to the Region 1C meet.

Magnolia Avenue in Buena Vista was alive with art Saturday as the Buena Vista Arts Council presented its annual Artapalooza. Among the scenes were (clockwise from above) students in the Blue Forest Theatre Academy presenting a scene from “Fiddler on the Roof Jr.”; Rockbridge Master Gardener Bobbi Lahah helping a youth with a spider, or airplane, plant; children making and decorating clay pots; a child tie dying a backpack as part of a BVAC fundraiser; children painting; and members of the Blue Forest Theatre Academy presenting a scene from “Frozen: the Musical.” (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)

Memorial Day ceremonies are once again planned for Buena Vista and Lexington this weekend.

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