“On the positive side, it gives us a more nuanced picture of school performance,” he said. “Rather than relying on a single ...

Williams is a member of the Rockbridge County Farm Bureau and previously has served on that organization’s board and as its president, vice president and secretary/ treasurer. He has farmed since 1996 ...

Susan and Scott Dittman took a copy of their News-Gazette with them when they visited Kenya recently. This photo was taken at ...

The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors got its first glimpse on Monday of a draft budget for the upcoming 2027 fiscal year. The gap between projected revenues and proposed expenditures at this ...

Joint Chief Chairman’s Talk Highlights Marshall Awards. Editor’s note: The following was taken from a story written by Marianne Hause, media relations specialist with VMI Comm ...

The Parry McCluer High School boys indoor track and field team placed second at the Class 1 state meet, held last Wednesday ...

The pistol club at Virginia Military Institute closed out a successful fall 2025 season in December, after competing in two national- level competitions sanctioned by USA Shooting, the national ...

5 p.m. - Lecture and rare book display, “Jefferson, Power, and America at 250,” by W&L politics professor Brian Alexander, co-sponsored by the Rockbridge Historical Society and Leyburn Library, with a ...

Col. Ley Havird ’90, commandant, offered encouraging words to the cadets on Daniels’ selfless service. “He chose the hard right over the easy wrong, and when called upon, he had the courage to step ...

Craig Lawhorn reads to students at Shenandoah Preschool last week as part of the Read Across America initiative. Schools throughout the area celebrated the week with various activities. (photo courtes ...

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Doug Harwood, editor of The Rockbridge Advocate, was named the inaugural winner of the chamber of commerce’s G. Otis Mead III Business Individual of the Year Award. Named recent ...