BUDDY AUSTIN Buddy Earnest Austin, 74, of Buena Vista passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025. He was born Jan. 28, 1951, in Lexington, the son of Henry Austin and Violet Wilcher Austin. In addition to ...

Elizabeth Lovie Lindsay, 74, of Fairfield left this world for a better place on July 8, 2025. She was also known as Liz, Betty, Bet, Beany, Buggy, Sis and Sissy. Sis had been in declining health for ...

Mountain Gateway Community College will offer a two-day course, Public Safety Drone Operations: FAA Part 107 Certification Ground School, on Monday and Tuesday, July 28–29, at McCarthy Hall on the ...

As a child, FAIR (Fine Arts In Rockbridge) founder Charlene Jarrett longed to have the opportunity to attend a camp that taught all the fine arts and their relationship to each other. In 1971, that ...

James Edwin Gaines Jr., 87, of Lexington, died peacefully in his sleep on June 24, 2025. Born in Dalton, Georgia (Feb. 21, 1938), he grew up with a strong focus on his educational pursuits. Although ...

During the regular 10 a.m. Sunday service at Lexington Presbyterian Church this week, time will be dedicated to commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fire that destroyed the sanctuary. The Rev.

Rockbridge County Administrator Spencer Suter had just gotten home from a vacation to the Outer Banks Saturday afternoon when he got a phone call about a crisis at the courthouse. A sprinkler head on ...

On the morning of July 18, 2000, Robert Foresman was headed up Interstate 81 toward his job in Roanoke when a dispatch call stopped him in his tracks. At issue was a possible structure fire. The ...

The Rockbridge County High School competition cheerleaders won several awards from the University Cheerleaders Association Camp held June 16-18 at Harrisonburg High School. The three-day camp featured ...

The South River Volunteer Fire Department’s annual carnival managed to avoid the rain last week, bringing area residents three nights of rides, games, music and food. Among the scenes on the opening ...

“Early on, somebody had sent me a message right after the fire that said, essentially, God is going to do something that was ...