The News-Gazette was a big winner in this year’s Better Newspaper Contest judging, announced at the annual Virginia Press ...

Charles “Charlie” Morris Hileman, age 75, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 6, 2026, at UVA Health University MedicalCenter. He was surrounded by his family. Charlie was born in Lexington on ...

Alice Marie Barker Wilcher, 80, of Lexington, died Monday, April 7, 2025. Born January 1, 1945, she was a daughter of the late George Walker Barker and Mary Alice Zimmerman Barker. She was preceded in ...

The charges resulted from a vehicle crash on March 10, 2025, where a vehicle driven by Esque drove through a stop sign at the ...

In celebrating Encourage a Young Writer Day, we're featuring a article by one of The News-Gazette's past interns: Back in 2018, The News-Gazette had an intern named Mattie Marsh who was working on her ...

Our interview series have given new insights into different aspects of our community, from small business owners to newspaper staff. Now, we'd like to showcase the work done by those who care for our ...

Washington and Lee University’s Office of Lifelong Learning has had to postpone the Tom Wolfe Weekend originally scheduled for April 17-18 due to keynote speaker George Saunders needing to cancel ...

Nancy Lou Coleman, 72, of Buena Vista passed away Thursday, April 9, 2026. Born Jan. 4, 1954, in Lexington, she was the daughter of Arney Clark and Odelle Dunn Clark. In loving memory of James Dewitt ...

pril 2, 2026 Editor, The News-Gazette: Here is an argument for why our legal system should not grant a judge the power to select a county supervisor. A county supervisor is picked by voters. If a ...

March 30, 2026 Editor, The News-Gazette: Thank you to the organizers of last Saturday’s No Kings community gathering. As a senior citizen, I appreciated the chairs, bottled water and attention to ...

The Rockbridge Timber Framers assembled a massive outdoor pavilion at Project Horizon on March 31, 2026. Over 125 timber ...