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Election will give county board inexperienced new majority — once again

|Date: October 20, 2011

Election will give county board inexperienced new majority — once again

By Shannon McGovern Four years ago, voters shook up the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors by tossing ...

By Shannon McGovern Four years ago, voters shook up the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors by tossing out three of the five incumbents running for re-election. As a majority, the three newcomers w ...

October 20, 2011
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Maury Express sets record for rides

|Date: October 20, 2011

Maury Express sets record for rides

By Diandra Spicak Operators of the Maury Express say the bus line provided 1,349 one-way rides to Lexingt ...

By Diandra Spicak Operators of the Maury Express say the bus line provided 1,349 one-way rides to Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge County residents during September. That’s an average of 45 rider ...

October 20, 2011
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'Underdog' takes on Republican incumbent

|Date: October 20, 2011

'Underdog' takes on Republican incumbent

Paige Gance Democrat Andy Schmookler has never run for public office, but next year he hopes to beat Rep. ...

Paige Gance Democrat Andy Schmookler has never run for public office, but next year he hopes to beat Rep. Bob Goodlatte, the Republican incumbent in the conservative 6th Congressional district. Goodla ...

October 20, 2011
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FBI stymied by Appalachian Trail killing

|Date: October 06, 2011

FBI stymied by Appalachian Trail killing

By Courtney Ridenhour On Aug. 12, hikers discovered the body of a thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail in ...

By Courtney Ridenhour On Aug. 12, hikers discovered the body of a thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail in Hog Camp Gap, about 10 miles east of Buena Vista in Amherst County. Scott Lilly, of South Bend, ...

October 06, 2011
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Local free health clinic receives federal grant

|Date: October 06, 2011

Local free health clinic receives federal grant

By Billy Crosby The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is giving the Rockbridge Area Free clini ...

By Billy Crosby The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is giving the Rockbridge Area Free clinic an $80,000 planning grant to assess the needs of the county. Suzanne Sheridan, executive dire ...

October 06, 2011
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Candidates worry about area's future

|Date: September 29, 2011

Candidates worry about area's future

By Shannon McGovern With a daughter in high school and 3-year-old twin sons on their way to pre-school, D ...

By Shannon McGovern With a daughter in high school and 3-year-old twin sons on their way to pre-school, David McDaniel says he is motivated in his unopposed campaign for the Natural Bridge seat on the ...

September 29, 2011
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Alternative Montessori school opens

|Date: September 29, 2011

Alternative Montessori school opens

By Morgan Holt Catherine Lueptow’s 12 years at Woods Creek Montessori were “lovely,” the former Primary I ...

By Morgan Holt Catherine Lueptow’s 12 years at Woods Creek Montessori were “lovely,” the former Primary I lead teacher says. But this year, schoolhouse politics and conflicting teaching philosophies p ...

September 29, 2011
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Emergency water plan stalls

|Date: September 29, 2011

Emergency water plan stalls

By Diandra Spicak Lexington and Rockbridge County have yet to decide on a plan to supply water in an emer ...

By Diandra Spicak Lexington and Rockbridge County have yet to decide on a plan to supply water in an emergency. This means that city and county residents who get their water from the Maury River could ...

September 29, 2011
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Habitat begins building in Greenhouse Village

|Date: September 29, 2011

Habitat begins building in Greenhouse Village

By Billy Crosby The Rockbridge County branch of Habitat for Humanity recently purchased 22 lots in the Gr ...

By Billy Crosby The Rockbridge County branch of Habitat for Humanity recently purchased 22 lots in the Greenhouse Village subdivision. Local Habitat Director of Development Sy Hughes says that it will ...

September 29, 2011
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Beauty products hijacked in Roanoke

|Date: September 29, 2011

Beauty products hijacked in Roanoke

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Police are investigating the theft of a tractor-trailer loaded with beauty products f ...

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Police are investigating the theft of a tractor-trailer loaded with beauty products from a travel center in Botetourt County. Botetourt County sheriff's Maj. Delbert Dudding told t ...

September 29, 2011
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