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Carolyn Terrell, (540) 649-3828 [email protected]

St. Paul’s Anglican Church will conduct an Ash Wednesday service on Feb. 22 at noon.

Under new ownership and management last year, the Natural Bridge Speedway went through some “growing pains.”

Berkstresser Family Also Recognized

This item crossed my email in-box the other week from Al Cross’s Rural Blog, which is a digest of events, issues, trends, ideas and journalism from and about rural America, published by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, based at the University of Kentucky. The post was headlined: “Paxton Media Group tells at least some local papers to close their offices to the public; target date is Wednesday [Feb. 1].”

The General Assembly’s 2023 session is heading down the home-stretch, with just 10 days remaining before the scheduled adjournment date of Feb. 25. There is a $1 billion question looming over legislators – whether to approve tax cuts of this magnitude, or to boost spending by a similar amount for education, mental health and other basic services. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the GOP majority in the House of Delegates favor the former while the Democraticdominated state Senate prefers the latter.

Members of the Lexington City Schools Chess Club participated in the ACC Championships in Roanoke on Saturday, Jan. 28. In the K-5 division, the team from Waddell won first place in a large field of six teams and 34 players. The team from LDMS won first place in the K-8 division.

Sarah Coffey will talk about her work with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation during Rockbridge Conservation’s next webinar today, Wednesday, Feb 15, at 7 p.m.

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Public Input Sought At VDOT Hearing

After more than a month of working with representatives from Echelon Resources, Inc., the Spotswood Building Committee is presenting the new design for the proposed development on Spotswood Drive to the Lexington City Council at its meeting on Feb. 16. The changes in the design, shown in a view of the front of the building from the proposed parking lot (above) and from the corner of the building on Spotswood Drive (left), are primarily to the exterior aesthetics of the building. Council will review the proposed design and continue the public hearing on Echelon’s application for a conditional use permit to develop the property to council’s March 2 meeting.

Group Changing Name To Reflect Other Services

Storage Unit Thefts Stretched Over Six Months

Residents Gather To Remember Tyre Nichols

RC’s Pfaff , Black, PM’s King Swim To Titles

Two Rockbridge County High School distance runners, senior Evan Roney and junior Deena Ludtke, will compete in the Class 3 state indoor track and field meet on Feb. 28 at Liberty University. Other Wildcats concluded their season at the Region 3C meet on Saturday at Heritage High School in Lynchburg.

Nine PM Wrestlers Advance To State

Led by balanced scoring, the Parry McCluer High School girls basketball team defeated Eastern Montgomery 41-33 to win the Pioneer District regular-season title on Monday night at James River High School in Buchanan.

Timothy Hite Weeks, 64, of Fairfield died Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at his home.