
Livestock and live music headline Rockbridge Regional Fair and Farm Show
It’s time for the Rockbridge Regional Fair, which makes its annual return to the Virginia Horse Center July 16 – July 19.

It’s time for the Rockbridge Regional Fair, which makes its annual return to the Virginia Horse Center July 16 – July 19.

Ten-time Ironman Dave Nazaroff is used to distances, so a 900-mile bike ride from New York to Georgia is not much more than a workout.

Route 622 (Whiteside Road) in Rockbridge County will be closed to through traffic for about a week beginning Monday, July 21, 2014.

The Virginia Horse Center, host of the Rockbridge Regional Fair, which runs July 16-19, has announced that Sherwood Amusements will be furnishing the rides this year, doubling the number from past years.

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke.

Part of Route 604 (McClures Mill Road) in Augusta County will be closed for bridge work for about six weeks beginning Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The Virginia Department of Transportation will replace a bridge over Christians Creek with a box culvert.

James Madison University Athletics has announced its continued partnership with VerStandig Broadcasting (WSVA-AM550 and WHBG-AM1360 Radio) in Harrisonburg as the flagship stations for its football as well as men’s and women’s basketball broadcasts.

Drivers can expect lane closures July 7-11, 2014 at the intersection of Route 220 (Sam Snead Highway) and Route 684 (Incubator Hollow Road) in Bath County just south of Hot Springs. This is for water-line repair work at the intersection.

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released this statement today following the United States Supreme Court decision in Hobby Lobby v. Burwell.

Part of Route 211 (Lee Highway) in Shenandoah County will be restricted to one lane in each direction June 30 – July 2, 2014, while crews replace a pipe under the roadway.
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