Glasgow News

Contested races will take place this fall for Glasgow mayor and Town Council, and there's at least one contested race for a seat on the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors.

Candidates who want to run for one of 14 Rockbridge area offices that will be on the ballot in the fall have until next Tuesday, June 9, at 7 p.m., to file the paperwork with the voter registrars.

" Local author T. Williams, of Glasgow, Virginia, teaches children the importance of friendship in her new book, titled "Puddin' the Pudgy Panda Makes a New Friend." Published by Tate Publishing and Enterprises, the book releases nationwide this month.

May 17, 2009 Crews rescue stranded boy scouts in James River It was a busy day for rescue crews in Rockbridge County, where several people needed help in the James River.

Tragedy was narrowly averted Sunday afternoon on the James River below Glasgow when a group of nine Boy Scouts and at least two leaders from the Hampton area capsized in their canoes in the Balcony Falls area.

The 5th RCHS/Habitat House was moved from the high school to its foundation in Glasgow on Monday morning, May 18th, after several delays due to rain.

Strong currents overturned the canoes of Boy Scouts and their leaders in the James River, and two Scouts had to be rescued.

Emergency workers rescued two Boy Scouts from the James River on Sunday afternoon after the canoe they were in overturned.

Whether to add wilderness and National Scenic designations to portions of the George Washington National Forest in Rockbridge County was debated at Monday's meeting of the Board of Supervisors.

By Ned Oliver Rockbridge County's proposed budget for the next fiscal year proved relatively uncontroversial at last week's public hearing.

Ita s National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers in schools, campuses and communities nationwide - and the perfect time to discover how worlds connect @ your library.

An all-new version of Winifred Hadsela s and Larry Blanda s venerable a oeRoads of Rockbridgea has just been published by Rockbridge Historical Society on Tuesday, March 24th, following several years of effort by a multitude of people and organizations.

Glasgow Town Sgt. Damon Propst submitted his resignation to Glasgow Town Council at a special meeting last Wednesday.

Glasgow town Sgt. Damon Propst submitted his resignation to Glasgow Town Council at a special meeting on Wednesday afternoon.

Michael Jay Shifflett, 46, and Jackson David Shifflett Jr., 51 were arrested on Aug.

The Buena Vista Company's directors probably never dreamed that their grand Victorian hotel would ever function as anything other than a splendid hotel.

Two Rockbridge County brothers have pleaded guilty to growing more than 1,000 marijuana plants in the George Washington National Forest.

So much pipe; so little to drain. The 10-plus-acre yard at Advanced Drainage System Inc.

Mike Meads, an investor with Edward Jones Investments, will be the guest speaker at the Saturday, Jan.