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Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors on Monday gave final approval to the county’s Fiscal 2022 budget.
The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors on Monday gave final approval to the county’s Fiscal 2022 budget. The budget contains no tax or fee increases. Rockbridge County’s real estate tax rate will remain at 74 cents per $100 of assessed value and the personal property tax rate will stay at $4.50. The budget also includes…… Read More
Lexington City Council approves system for street renaming
Lexington City Council has voted in favor of a new policy for renaming city streets. The new policy lays out the procedure for how City Council can rename streets in the future. Property-owners interested in renaming their street must pay a $400 application fee. They also have to present a petition with signatures of at…… Read More
FCS Playoffs Set – VMI heading to Harrisonburg
After beating Citadel 31-17 Saturday, VMI wins the SOCON Conference and a bid in the FCS Playoffs. The first game will be Saturday April 24th at 2pm. Hear it live on 96.7 3WZ!… Read More
VMI names new superintendent
Virginia Military Institute’s Board of Visitors on Thursday appointed Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins to serve as VMI’s 15th superintendent. Wins, a 1985 VMI graduate, had been serving as VMI’s interim superintendent. He is the first Black superintendent in VMI’s history, retired from the U.S. Army in 2019 after a 34-year career. John William Boland, president…… Read More
Natural Bridge State Park recognized officially as an International Dark Sky Park
Natural Bridge State Park has been recognized as an International Dark Sky Park. The status requires approval from the International Dark-Sky Association. The status has been granted to about 130 parks around the world. “With the designation of Natural Bridge and Sky Meadows, Virginia State Parks has a total of four dark sky parks and…… Read More
Virginia lawmakers legalize marijuana possession in time for summer
Virginia will legalize the use of recreational marijuana among adults this summer, as the General Assembly on Wednesday backed a proposal from Governor Ralph Northam to allow Virginians over the age of 21 to possess up to an ounce of marijuana and grow up to four cannabis plants at home starting on July 1. Virginia…… Read More
Next Lexington Police Chief named
Angela Greene has been named the next Police Chief for the City of Lexington. Greene will begin as Chief on May 10. Greene replaces Mike Frost who has served as Interim Police Chief since this past October. Greene joins the Lexington Police Department with 20 years of law enforcement experience, serving most recently as Chief…… Read More
Rockbridge and Parry McCluer to hold outdoor graduation
Both Parry McCluer High School and Rockbridge County High School are planning to stage outdoor graduation ceremonies in the wake of changes from Governor Ralph Northam that allows 5,000 people or 30 percent of a venue capacity for outdoor events, whichever is less. Those attending the graduation ceremonies must wear masks and socially distance. Parry…… Read More
Munters Moving To Botetourt County
Munters is making plans to move its operations from Buena Vista to the Botetourt Center at Greenfield in Botetourt County. Munters Corporation, a Swedish company, is investing $36 million to build a 365-thousand-square-foot manufacturing facility in Troutville. The new facility should be ready to go by the summer of 2022. Specializing in industrial and commercial…… Read More