Congratulations to Parry McCluer High School senior swimmer Olive King, who won regional titles in the girls’ 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle at the Region 1C and 2C meet on Thursday night ...

It is with great sadness that I inform you my beloved husband, Bradley Andrew Claeys, passed away peacefully in our home on Jan. 27, 2025, after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 42 years ...

Due to the winter storm this week and hazardous road conditions, various local high school athletic events have been rescheduled. For Rockbridge County, the boys and girls basketball games that were ...

Robert T. Ferguson passed away peacefully at his home on Feb. 4, 2025, at the age of 80. Bob was born in Worcester, Mass., and raised in Pennsylvania and Springfield. He earned his undergraduate ...

Feb. 9, 2025 Editor, The News-Gazette: Many have ridiculed President Donald Trump’s plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza and develop a “Riviera of the Middle East.” The truth is that this proposal is ...

Feb. 5, 2025 Editor, The News-Gazette: Regarding Wawa coming to Rockbridge County, wow, I can hardly wait. I hate seeing our beautiful historic area ruined by the addition of cheap-looking hotels, ...

A talk by Banu Subramaniam, professor and chair of women and gender studies at Wellesley College, titled “For the Love of Plants: Plant Worlds in the Shadows of Empire” has been postponed from Feb. 10 ...

Feb. 9, 2025 Editor, The News-Gazette: There is an editorial in this week’s The Economist entitled “Scorn thy Neighbor.” It is a worthy read for those concerned about the future of our country. The ...

Feb. 6, 2025 Editor, The News-Gazette: I am a graduate of a federal military academy, Army veteran, retired law enforcement officer, and former professor of sociology at Washington and Lee University.

FUTSAL, essentially indoor soccer, is among the new adult programs offered by the Rockbridge Area Recreation Organization in recent years. The available local sports facilities that the Rockbridge ...

This was the scene on Sterrett Road in Fairfield Tuesday afternoon. VDOT had the road cleared by dark. (Mary Woodson photo) 3 p.m. Wednesday - According to the following press release from VDOT at 11 ...

What started from a trip to take needed supplies to North Carolina after the state had been hard hit with floods from Hurricane Helene resulted in the creation of Appalachian Hope 4 U organization ...