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The Rockbridge Report The only local news website and television broadcast for the Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge community since 1985. At 4:30 p.m.

The Rockbridge Report is the only local news website and television broadcast for the Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge community and has been since 1985. Produced weekly by journalism students at Washington and Lee University, The Rockbridge Report seeks to provide the community with fair, accurate and accountable news coverage and in-depth analysis of local issues. While the content is produ

ced by Washington and Lee students and overseen by their professors, The Rockbridge Report focuses on news outside of the college campus. In three out of the last four years, The Rockbridge Report has won awards in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Region II Mark of Excellence Competition. Last fall, the converged news website also won an award in the category of “Best All-Around Independent Online Student Publication.” The Rockbridge Report has been a national runner-up in two of the last three years. on Thursdays, the television show is broadcast live on Channel 18. The website is published shortly thereafter. For more information about The Rockbridge Report, please e-mail the staff at rockbridgereport.wlu.edu or call The Rockbridge Report newsroom at 540-458-8432.

Wishing you all a happy thanksgiving with your loved ones. We’ll see you next week with the Rockbridge Report 🧡📰🦃📺
11/24/2025

Wishing you all a happy thanksgiving with your loved ones. We’ll see you next week with the Rockbridge Report 🧡📰🦃📺

11/21/2025

Kerrs Creek local Steve Hart was elected Nov. 4 for the first time to the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors as a district representative. The Rockbridge Report’s politics reporter Isabella Custard sat down for an exclusive interview with Hart to talk about his plans for Rockbridge.

11/21/2025

Buena Vista’s newly elected mayor and council members say voters want change, and they’re promising a more open and collaborative approach to city government. New city leaders say they will focus on such issues as restructuring committees, increasing transparency and expanding public participation in council meetings. Politics reporter Juliette Sohonage reports.

11/21/2025

For more than 30 years, Hoofbeats has offered therapeutic horseback riding to children and adults with physical, emotional, and developmental challenges in Rockbridge County. Lexington City reporter Cate Wachholz has the story.

11/21/2025

Brian Rowsey is leasing the former Lexington Restaurant on South Main Street, rebranded as the Lexington Diner. Rowsey says he’s moving on after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of being an accessory to illegal bingo games at 501 Roadhouse.
Reporter Aiden Kelsey has the full story.

11/21/2025

Attendance has climbed steadily at free community dinners hosted by Rockbridge Connect and Nourish in six locations across Rockbridge County in the wake of the 43-day government shutdown. Buena Vista reporter Cami Knott has the story.

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