July 14 - According to a post from Alert Rockbridge yesterday, the Rockbridge County Courthouse will be closed to the public ...

Downtown Lexington was a bustling place on Thursday as the annual Freedom Food Festival drew thousands to Main Street.Atotal of 2,084 meal tickets were sold, and all proceeds benefited participating ...

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Dunham’s Sports is coming to the Stonewall Square Shopping Center off of U.S. 60, just east of Lexington. The sporting goods store, slated to open in mid-September, is to fill 40,000 square feet of ...

An estimated 700-800 children participated in the 40th annual children’s bike parade through downtown Lexington on the Fourth of July, an event coordinated by Main Street Lexington. For more photos ...

The Fourth of July weekend was once again a busy one in the Rockbridge area, with events stretching from last Wednesday’s community picnic offered by CornerStone Bank through Thursday’s Freedom Food ...

John and Barbara Ekin took a copy of their News-Gazette with them when they visited Bermuda recently. Area residents heading out on vacation this summer are encouraged to take a copy of their hometown ...

The Rockbridge Area Recreation Organization played host for the annual 12-and-under Cal Ripken state baseball tournament last Wednesday through Friday at Brewbaker Field and Fox Field in Lexington.

David Natkin is one of Lexington’s most well-known lawyers yet also one of Lexington’s most prominent photographers. He loves to capture life on film (well, on digital now) and starting this month ...

Elizabeth Lovie Lindsay, 74, of Fairfield left this world for a better place on July 8, 2025. She was also known as Liz, Betty, Bet, Beany, Buggy, Sis and Sissy. Sis had been in declining health for ...

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James Edwin Gaines Jr., 87, of Lexington, died peacefully in his sleep on June 24, 2025. Born in Dalton, Georgia (Feb. 21, 1938), he grew up with a strong focus on his educational pursuits. Although ...