Wed, 09/16/2020 - 12:00am Youth Soccer Returns Local youths worked on their skills at the season’s first soccer clinic held by the Rockbridge Area Recreation Organization on Tuesday of last week at the Brewbaker Field annex. There were 22 kids in...

FIRST LADY of Virginia Pamela Northam greets a young student in a socially distanced preschool classroom at Natural Bridge Elementary Monday morning. She, along with State Education Superintendent Dr. James Lane, also visited Kling and Waddell elementary schools as part of their “Back to School” tour of schools across the state. (Harrison M. Branham photo) Wed, 09/16/2020 - 12:00am First Lady Visits Area Schools First Lady of Virginia Pam Northam stopped by three Rockbridge area schools Monday as part of her “Back to School” tour of divisions across the commonwealth. Northam, accompanied by State Education...

VICE PRESIDENT Mike Pence addresses the Virginia Military Institute corps of cadets at Cameron Hall. The masked cadets sat with one seat in-between each other as part of the school’s COVID-19 precautions. (Harrison M. Branham photo) Wed, 09/16/2020 - 12:00am Pence Talks Defense At VMI U.S. Vice President Mike Pence thanked Virginia Military Institute cadets for their honorable service in an address made during his stop in Lexington last week. Pence took the stage at Cameron Hall...

EMILY LEWIS cradles an orange tabby kitten on the cat porch at the Rockbridge SPCA. Kitten season was delayed this year because of the pandemic. (Joann Ware photo) Wed, 09/16/2020 - 12:00am Adopting In A Pandemic Despite the ongoing global pandemic, things are now business as usual at the Rockbridge SPCA. Although there has not been a significant jump in the numbers of adoptions, people are still coming in to...