Paul Richard Watts, 69, of Buena Vista, passed away on Oct. 30, 2024. He was born on Nov. 9, 1954, to the late Ralph M Watts and Emma Tomlin Watts. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Samuel ...

James “Jimmy” Carroll Wallace, 78, of Glasgow, passed away Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. Born May 12, 1948, in Rockbridge County, he was a son of the late Carroll “Carl” Huffman Wallace and Pansy Mae ...

On Sept. 18, 2026, Robert Moore Pickral succumbed to pancreatic cancer after an 18-month battle. Bob was born Feb. 6, 1949, in Lexington, the son of George Monroe Pickral and Edna McCormick Pickral.

Timothy Keith Wines, 69, of Rockbridge Baths died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, at Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital. Born Feb. 14, 1957, he was a son of Odie Keith Wines (Dude) and Mayme Higgins Wines ...

Shirley Swink Montgomery, 91, of Lexington, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, at Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital. Born June 26, 1935, in Rockbridge County, she was a daughter of the late Robert ...

Marlene Berry Smith, 66, of Rockbridge Baths died Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, at Carilion Roanoke MemorialHospital. Born Sept. 26, 1960, she was a daughter of the late Robert H. Berry Sr. and Mary Anna ...

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He was born May 29, 1955, in Rockbridge County, the son of the late William Fitch Crouch Sr. and Mildred Childress Crouch. He was also predeceased in death by brothers Larry, Fitch, Henry and Roy ...

Artist blacksmith Lee Sauder’s sculptures will be featured during October at Artists in Cahoots. Sauder will be showing ...

Rockbridge Area Health Center announced last week that the annual Bull & Oyster Festival has been permanently canceled. For ...

They told him, ‘J.D., you have come up with some crazy ideas, but this might be your best one yet!’” But eventually having a ...

And while there, their journeys allowed them to more carefully explore the histories of Rockbridge County and the Shenandoah ...