School officials say the phone app Intrado Safety Shield will help them respond to school threats more quickly.
A recent study proposes a $13 million joint-use recreation center on Rockbridge County High School’s campus for both student and community use.
SVU will start enforcing parking permits and add more parking spaces to address Buena Vista residents’ concerns. The new residence hall will house several hundred students, which has prompted much of neighbors’ concerns.
A jury convicted Tia Brannon in June of mob malicious wounding in an attack that injured a Christiansburg woman.
The farm opened Seasons Bakery & Cafe on Sept. 19 and is now looking to branch out to other parts of Virginia.
Last week, a regional jet overshot the landing zone at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport. Now, a jet headed to Roanoke was damaged in a collision at LaGuardia Airport.
Candidates for Rockbridge County sheriff agree that Virginia law makes it difficult for officers to handle mental health-related emergency calls.
Candidates vying to represent the 36th and 37th districts in the House of Delegates participated in a forum sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce.
A holiday break Thursday prevented any attempt at bringing Congress back in session to deal with the shutdown, which observers said could last for several days.
The exhibit at the Rockbridge Historical Society features toys from the 19th and 20th centuries that belonged to community members. The historical society’s museum is open weekend afternoons.
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Eric Wilson, executive director of the Rockbridge Historical Society, saw some toys in a storage room and had an idea for an exhibit.
The Rockbridge Report's Skyler Hollins reports.
Access to health care in rural Virginia has emerged as a key issue in the House of Delegates races in the 36th and 37th districts.
To learn more, read Juliette Sohonage's story.
Like law enforcement nationwide, the Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office is struggling to handle an increasing number of mental health-related emergency calls.
To learn more, read Isabella Custard's story.