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Karyn Gardner, (540) 228-2176, (540) 655-3646 [email protected]

Feb. 3, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: On Saturday, Feb. 11, at 3 p.m., CARE (Community Anti-Racism Effort) Rockbridge will hold a public vigil at Hopkins Green to honor the memory of Tyre Nichols, a young Black American who was murdered by law enforcement in Memphis, Tenn., the city where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968.

Jan. 26, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: CRT – do we really know what CRT is and why they want to teach it in our schools?

Feb. 6, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: A lot of false information is being made against Congressman Ben Cline in an apparent organized letter to the editor campaign.

Blues Take Down Bath On Senior Night

Wildcats Send 11 Individuals, Three Relays To Regionals

The Parry McCluer High School boys basketball team won a pair of Pioneer District road games last week, trouncing Eastern Montgomery 61-16 last Tuesday before earning a 74-61 win at Highland County last Wednesday.

F our R ockbridge C ounty High School wrestlers advanced to the Class 3 state tournament by placing in the top four in their weight classes at the Region 3C tournament on Saturday at Turner Ashby High School in Bridgewater. The Wildcats placed sixth of 16 teams.

Blues, Mustangs Share Pioneer Regular-Season Title

In a busy week of basketball, the Rockbridge County High School boys basketball team suffered a pair of losses to Spotswood and Alleghany before bouncing back with a 62-51 road win over Turner Ashby on Friday night.

The Rockbridge County High School girls basketball team lost a pair of Valley District home games last week, falling 60-20 to Spotswood last Tuesday before suffering a 55-24 setback against Turner Ashby on Friday.

Virginia Military Institute welcomed Shaquem Griffin, retired NFL linebacker who played for the Seattle Seahawks, as he kicked off the Center for Leadership & Ethics 2023 Courageous Leadership Speaker series on Wednesday, Feb. 1, before a packed house in Gillis Theatre.

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The Virginia Military Institute men’s basketball team earned its first Southern Conference victory of the season by defeating rival The Citadel 75-69 on Thursday night at McAlister Field House in Charleston, S.C.

Parry McCluer High School senior John Snider, an all-region running back and defensive end for the Fighting Blues’ football team, signs his letter of intent to play football at Division II school Emory & Henry College. Joining him at the table in the PM library for the signing last Wednesday were his parents, John Sr. and Lindsey. (Chris Floyd photo)

The afternoon Bible study group will meet Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. in the church fellowship room.

Newest Rockbridge Area Habitat Homeowner Expresses Her Excitement

State Budget Glitch Surprises Area Divisions

The Rockbridge Choral Society presents a concert of works by Handel and Bach, given by the Rockbridge Chamber Singers, William McCorkle, director, with chamber orchestra and soloists, this Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m. at Lexington Presbyterian Church. Participating with the Chamber Singers will be several singers from Southern Virginia University’s Origin Ensemble, directed by Kyle Nielson.

Did you know that the steep, rocky, wooded hills west of Lexington were once farmland — and, eons before that, those rocks were layers of sediment in a warm, shallow sea?

What do the availability of maritime insurance for cargo vessels on the Black Sea, rainfall in Argentina, and the Covid-19 control policies in China have in common?