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The Parry McCluer High School boys basketball team earned a pair of road wins last week, defeating Nelson County 55-33 last Tuesday before cruising to a 63-24 over Pioneer District rival Bath County, on Friday night.

Parry McCluer High School junior Kovyk Chandler broke the school record in the boys’ 1600-meter run on Friday night, finishing in a time of 4:29.55 at the Walter Bass High School Invitational at Liberty University.

The Rockbridge County High School wrestling team went 1-2 in a Valley District quad meet last Wednesday at Turner Ashby, losing its first two duals so far this season.

The Parry McCluer High School girls basketball team improved to 10-2 overall with a 44-34 home victory over Nelson County on Tuesday of last week.

Parry McCluer High School sophomore Olive King qualified by time for the Class 1 and 2 state swim meet last week while the Rockbridge County High School boys and girls swimming teams performed well in their two meets.

Wildcat Boys Beat SD For Sixth Straight Win

An estimated 400 people turned out for the 24th annual Lee-Jackson Day memorial service and parade on a clear but cold Saturday morning. About half of those were reenactors and parade participants, the majority from Virginia and West Virginia, with some from North Carolina, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida. The “General Lee” car from the “Dukes of Hazard” also joined in the parade. (Stephanie Mikels Blevins photos)

Wednesday, Jan. 18

A Natural Bridge Station man was killed in a traffic accident in Botetourt County Sunday.

Rockbridge Conservation’s next webinar will be tonight, Wednesday, Jan 18, at 7 and will focus on invasive plants species in the Rockbridge area, including Kudzu, Chinese privet, Japanese knotweed, burning bush and tree of heaven.

Washington and Lee’s Staniar Gallery is presenting “Futile State,” a solo exhibition by sculptor Sam Blanchard.

The Concert Guild of Washington and Lee University will open its winter 2023 season on Saturday, Jan. 21, at 8 p.m. in the Wilson Concert Hall with a performance by Collective Euphonia. Tickets are required.