Robert “Bobby” Carleton Ferguson, 63, of Natural Bridge, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Born Sept. 19, 1961, in Lexington, he was a son of the late Richard Carleton Ferguson and Frances Mae ...

In the wake of the passage of “big, beautiful bill” and the rescission bill which clawed back funding for public media, some of our areas non-profits are facing a new landscape with their budgets ...

Brandi Anderson of Lexington was named to the dean’s list at Southern New Hampshire University for the spring 2025 semester. Austin Smith of Glasgow, Tyler Watson of Lexington and John Taylor of Buena ...

Political Disagreements Should Not Result in Violence It has been my policy not to respond to Letters to the Editor or other columnist articles, but I feel the need to respond to their criticism of ...

Walkers Creek Fire & EMS will be taking pre-orders for barbecue chicken halves, at $7 each, for pickup on Aug. 9. Orders must be placed by 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1. Pickup on Aug. 9 will be from 1 to 4 p ...

The Rotary Club of Lexington Sunrise has opened its grant season to all not-for profit organizations who wish funding to help with their philanthropic missions. The Sunrise Rotary Club has been ...

Hull’s Drive-In, the first nonprofit, community-owned drivein movie theater in the United States, is celebrating 75 years in operation with two featured events on Wednesday, Aug. 6, and Saturday, Aug.

July 17, 2025 Editor, The News-Gazette: Why is it considered acceptable for ICE enforcers to wear masks to hide their identity? A casual search reveals that ICE agents have worn face coverings, ski ...

With a new school year just weeks away, the YMCA of Virginia’s Blue Ridge is gearing up to support hundreds of local families through its Y After School program. Y After School operates on-site at ...

July 16, 2025 Editor, The News-Gazette: The Trump administration is continuing to support Israel’s genocide. The latest crime is the U.S.-Israeli operated “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” (GHF).

Bear-human interactions have been increasing in recent years and currently represent either the first or second most frequently reported conflict on the Virginia Wildlife Conflict Helpline. In several ...

The following local students received a degree from Washington and Lee University on May 29. Naka Alounkou Reine Assoumatine of Lexington received a bachelor of science degree cum laude. Assoumatine ...