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At its meeting on Jan. 19, members of Lexington City Council heard an update from the recently formed Spotswood Building Committee regarding the efforts to update the design of the proposed development at 406 Spotswood Drive by Echelon Resources Inc.

Basketball fans will have plenty of games to watch this weekend while supporting a noble cause at the ninth annual Rock the Ribbon Roundball Shootout this Friday and Saturday at Rockbridge County High School.

Buena Vista Lodge Leaders

The Parry McCluer High School boys basketball team split a pair of Pioneer District games last week, cruising to a 77-41 home win over Craig County last Tuesday before coming up short 63-52 at Narrows on Friday.

Strong Defensive Effort Propels Blues Past Narrows

Led by sophomore Jackson Brockenbrough’s second-place finish, the Parry McCluer High School wrestling team placed seventh of 12 teams at the Rural Retreat Invitational on Saturday.

Struggling to find offensive rhythm, the Rockbridge County High School girls basketball team suffered a pair of Valley District games last week, falling 64-20 at Turner Ashby last Tuesday before losing 50-24 at home against Broadway.

The Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Rockbridge Shenandoah Chapter will offer a student- moderated panel discussion, “The Race for 5G Dominance and How It Impacts Us Regionally,” at the Center for Leadership and Ethics in the Gillis Theater at the Virginia Military Institute this Thursday, Jan. 26, at 8 p.m.

The Rockbridge Chorus, under director William Mc-Corkle, will resume rehearsals on Monday, Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m., in the sanctuary of the Lexington Presbyterian Church.

Piano Students To Perform

“In Celebration of Trees: Winter” is the theme of a guided walk in Brushy Hills Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 28, beginning at 10 a.m. All interested in identifying and learning about trees are welcome. The outing will last about two hours.

“W&L After Class,” a podcast series managed by Lifelong Learning, Alumni Engagement, and the Office of Communications and Public Affairs, enters its fourth season on Feb. 14.

Miss Virginia Visits

GVFD Award Winners

GVFD Officers

The Green Infrastructure Working Group presented its final report to the Lexington Planning Commission on Jan. 12.

Because thriving rural communities must provide opportunities for young people to start farming and business enterprises, the Rockbridge County Farm Bureau has launched a youth micro-grant program.

John Lysaker, the William R. Kenan Professor of Philosophy at Emory University, will present a lecture on Jan. 30 at 5 p.m. in the Stackhouse Theater as part of Washington and Lee University’s Mudd Center for Ethics’ series on “Beneficence: Practicing and Ethics of Care.”