Arne Peterson, age 79, of Millboro, died peacefully at his home on Oct. 18, 2024, after a short hospital stay. He grew up in Barron, Wis., and lived all over the world while serving as a commander in ...

Vernell Dean “Verne” Canfield, 93, of Verona, passed away peacefully Oct. 18, 2026, after a brief illness. Born in Mitchell, South Dakota, June 18, 1933, Verne grew up in California and went on to ...

Kathryn Ann Stuart Walker was born in 1930 in Alone Mill in Rockbridge County to Vada Patterson Stuart and William Kirkpatrick Stuart. She grew up on a farm near Lexington with her mother, father, and ...

On Sept. 18, 2026, Robert Moore Pickral succumbed to pancreatic cancer after an 18month battle. Bob was born Feb. 6, 1949, in Lexington, the son of George Monroe Pickral and Edna McCormick Pickral. He ...

A Rockbridge County school bus carrying students home from Central Elementary School was involved in an accident on the ...

Frances Hope Smith, 89, of Lexington died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, at Shenandoah Health and Rehab. Born Dec. 17, 1936, she was a daughter of Ed Martin and Nancy Rhudy Martin. In addition to her parents ...

8 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Chessie Trail Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and 26.2 Relay, sponsored by Friends Of The Chessie Trail with all proceeds to be used for trail improvements; walkers welcome in 5K, ...

New furniture has been added to the department offices, including this one on the first floor, creating a blend of modern and ...

Ghazala Hashmi joined a host of Rockbridge area leaders in celebrating the new Rockbridge Area Department of Social Services building during a ribbon-cutting last Wednesday afternoon. The building ...

Washington and Lee University’s Staniar Gallery is presenting “Dumb Skulls and Souvenirs,” a solo exhibition by Dan Estabrook ...

A quiet stretch of the Maury River holds a story Rockbridge County has remembered for more than a century. It is the story of ...

One place Prasnicki is not likely to be found, though, is the VMI post. His love for the Institute hasn’t dimmed, but he ...