Buena Vista News

The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors on Monday became the first area government to approve a resolution establishing a regional fire and rescue commission.

City Council member Frankie Hogan placed a motion on the floor to approve the city's participation in the Rockbridge Regional Fire and Rescue Commission directly after a public hearing on the same subject received zero public comment.

Valley Program for Aging Services and its Maury River Senior Center will present a oeAn Evening of Music to Benefit Meals on Wheelsa on Friday, December 4. A family-friendly concert of folk, seasonal and humorous tunes by The House Mountain Group, with special guest Jim Connor, will begin at 7:00 pm at the American Legion, 1953 Magnolia Avenue, ...

A benefit for the family of the the late Victor Clark will be held at the Vista Links Golf Course at 100 Vista Links Drive in Buena Vista on Saturday, November 28th.

Who kidnapped Santa Claus? Was it the devious Colonel Mustard in the library with a thick rope? Or the enticing Miss Scarlet in the darkened study with a rusty pipe? Come and guess whodunit at the dramatic production of a oeChristmas Cluea .

Geocachers love to travel, love to go to new areas to seek out caches, love to explore," said fellow geocacher Chuck Steenburgh.

The U.S. Census Bureau has appointed a slate of managers for a new office in Charlottesville at 2211 Hydraulic Road, Lower Level, Suite 10, off U.S. Highway 29.

Winners of this year's 2009 Rockbridge Community People's Choice Awards pose with their plaques after having breakfast together with all the nominees at Evans Hall on the morning of Wednesday, November 4th.

Tutoring services are currently offered at the Buena Vista Branch of the Rockbridge Regional Library weekdays from 3:30-5:00 by Volunteers from Southern Virginia University.

Alabama Southern Community College, Thomasville, AL- The National Center for Pulp and Paper Technology has announced that Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Clifton Forge, VA, has joined The National Network for Pulp and Paper Technology Training 2. The Network is a national partnership of community colleges and industry representatives that ...

The Buena Vista community mourns the loss of a teenager who was well-known for his personality.

A teenager was killed while hunting Saturday, according to the Buena Vista Police Department.

Another shipment of H1N1 vaccine has arrived in the local health district, and more is on the way.

A Buena Vista man who strayed over the center line on his moped was flung onto the hood of an oncoming vehicle on Jacktown Road shortly before noon on Wednesday.

Incumbent Del. Ben Cline, R-Amherst, will serve his fifth term in the House of Delegates.

A Veteran's Day Wreath Laying Ceremony sponsored by the VFW Shenandoah Valley Post 1499 of Lexington, Post 4805 of Buena Vista, the American Legion Post 126 of Buena Vista and the Military Officers Association of America will take place at 9:00 a.m. at Courthouse Square, South Main Street, Lexington on Monday, November 11th.

Quietly, with little fanfare, carried in coolers like the makings of a summer picnic, the H1N1 influenza vaccine arrived at Lexington City Public Schools yesterday morning.

When I travel to Richmond each January for the General Assembly session, one of my top priorities has been to protect the great quality of life that we enjoy here in our part of Virginia.

It's a mystery! Letters from half a century ago turning up in a most unlikely place, a trolley! But what really makes it strange is the timing of it all.

The art studio offers 10-week art classes for adults and youth ages 5 to 18 as well as occasional art academies that take place over a two or three day period.