9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (823+ words) The Rockbridge NAACP this spring is honoring two new recipients of the Irma Thompson Educators of Color Award as they complete their first years i n ar ea school systems. Daniel Shelton is serving as a counselor in the guidance…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (456+ words) Dudley Gives Final Graduation Address At W&L Washington and Lee University celebrated 454 graduating seniors at its 239th commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 28. A custom since the 1930s, university President William C. Dudley gave the commencement address, along with Meaghan K. Endres "26, president of…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (211+ words) thenews-gazette. com Professor Selected As Nielson Center Fellow Sherif Abdelhamid, assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences and team member of the Cyber Defense Lab at Virginia Military Institute, has been selected as a 2026-27 Nielsen Center fellow,…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (803+ words) Brandon Bishop "26, a computer science major and Arabic minor from Bettendorf, Iowa, spent last year abroad in Germany and returned to Washington and Lee University with one concern. Bishop was proud to have attained an advanced level of German during…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (1436+ words) Wednesday, June 3 10 a. m. " Meeting, Greater Lexington Newcomers Club, starting with social time and then business meeting at 10: 30; James Lambert, newly appointed director of Lifelong Learning and professor of English at W&L, will be speaking, Innovation Center, RCHS. 3 to 6 p. m. - Rockbridge Historical…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (810+ words) Official Presents At Chesapeake Bay Conference The Virginia Department of Education selected Boxerwood and its school partners as the commonwealth's featured "Bright Spot" during a high-level education summit held in Richmond in early May. A biannual conference of the regional…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago  (281+ words) The prolonged wrangling over approving a state budget is causing headaches for localities. The three Rockbridge area governing bodies have approved their budgets for the upcoming year with the caveat that they don't really know what state funding to expect…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (295+ words) On Thursday, May 21, area residents are invited to learn about the local past, in dramatic fashion, thanks to a group of Washington and Lee University theater students who will perform a series of archivally researched, originally scripted historical monologues. Their…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (603+ words) The Washington and Lee University School of Law celebrated its 171st commencement on Friday, May 15, recognizing 119 graduates earning Juris Doctor degrees. President Will Dudley opened the ceremony, his final law commencement as president of W&L. During his remarks, Dudley evoked memories…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (257+ words) Washington and Lee University announced Monday that former president Kenneth P. Ruscio has been named interim president, effective July 1, while the search continues for a new president. Ruscio, who served as president of W&L from 2006 to 2016, will succeed current President…...