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Baptist World Alliance Head Speaks At Event

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

AT THE SOUL FOOD luncheon following Sunday’s International Heritage and Harvest Day service at First Baptist Church, the guest speaker, the Rev. Dr. Tomas Mackey (in photo above) shakes hands with longtime First Baptist member Mabel Poindexter. AT RIGHT, Mackey and Richard Jones go through the food line. BELOW, members of the Ukrainian families who are living in Lexington select their food. The families were welcomed and introduced at the just-concluded service. (Claudia Schwab photos)

Washington and Lee University will host Victoria Ferguson, interim director of the American Indian and Indigenous Community Center at Virginia Tech, for a Monacan pottery demonstration on March 10 and 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Reeves Museum of Ceramics.

Deborah Potter McCormick, 540-463-7652

Evelyn Ayres

Washington and Lee University is marking Women’s History Month with a month-long commemoration and celebration of women’s achievements.

Carolyn Terrell, (540) 649-3828/[email protected] Hello everyone. Happy birthday wishes are sent to McKenzie Waymack and Suzi Berry.

The Natural Bridge Ruritan Club recently donated a new flagpole, with Dark Sky-compliant lighting, to the Natural Bridge Volunteer Fire Department. Here club members close their February meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance, along with members of the fire department. Club member Gary Barker, owner of Fatlighter Company, donated materials and handled the construction of the project. Brad Myers, with the club’s Public Service Committee, and Scott Hannah, with the Citizenship & Patriotism Committee, assisted.

Renovation of the Floyd S. Kay vocation center may be delayed a little, but officials are hoping that dropping a phased approach to construction will save both time and money.

RARA Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Site Plan Next Step For Project

At last Thursday’s Buena Vista City Council meeting, a couple of citizens raised concerns about the Buena Vista Library moving back into its headquarters in the old courthouse before all maintenance issues in the 1890s-era structure have been addressed.

The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors is looking at dropping the real estate tax rate by 13 cents – from 74 to 61 cents per $100 value – to offset reassessments that are pushing up property values by 21 percent.

‘Pineapple Express’ Leader, Author Speaks At VMI

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Rockbridge County’s real estate tax rate may be lowered this year by 13 cents – from 74 to 61 cents per $100 value – which would put it at the lowest rate it’s been in many years. That doesn’t mean county residents will be rejoicing. Many, in fact, are up in arms over what they think is a back-handed way to raise their taxes – reassessments.

VAIL Starts Outdoor Adaptive Recreation Program

Veterans 55 years of age or older are invited to participate in the National Veterans Golden Age Games being held this year in Des Moines, Iowa, May 20-25.