The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors on Monday gave final approval to the county’s Fiscal 2022 budget. The budget contains no tax or fee increases. Rockbridge County’s real estate tax rate will remain at 74 cents per $100 of assessed value and the personal property tax rate will stay at $4.50. The budget also includes…… read more >>
Lexington City Council has voted in favor of a new policy for renaming city streets. The new policy lays out the procedure for how City Council can rename streets in the future. Property-owners interested in renaming their street must pay a $400 application fee. They also have to present a petition with signatures of at…… read more >>
After beating Citadel 31-17 Saturday, VMI wins the SOCON Conference and a bid in the FCS Playoffs. The first game will be Saturday April 24th at 2pm. Hear it live on 96.7 3WZ!… read more >>
Virginia Military Institute’s Board of Visitors on Thursday appointed Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins to serve as VMI’s 15th superintendent. Wins, a 1985 VMI graduate, had been serving as VMI’s interim superintendent. He is the first Black superintendent in VMI’s history, retired from the U.S. Army in 2019 after a 34-year career. John William Boland, president…… read more >>
Natural Bridge State Park has been recognized as an International Dark Sky Park. The status requires approval from the International Dark-Sky Association. The status has been granted to about 130 parks around the world. “With the designation of Natural Bridge and Sky Meadows, Virginia State Parks has a total of four dark sky parks and…… read more >>
Country music superstar Carrie Underwood surprised everyone present at a Tennessee bar after she joined a band called The Heartshakers for an impromptu cover of a Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty classic. In a video shared on social media, Underwood, who was with some friends at the restaurant/bar Fox and Locke in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee,…… read more >>
Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” has jumped to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. Queen Bey earned her 8th solo No. 1 on the list. The track, which debuted at No. 15 six weeks earlier, is from her latest album Renaissance, which also earned her seventh No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums…… read more >>
Darius Rucker will headline a new episode of “CMT Storytellers” that will premiere on August 31 at 10 pm ET/PT on CMT. The one-hour “CMT Storytellers: Darius Rucker” special will include exclusive stories about how the singer’s hits were born, including songs from his solo country career and from Hootie & the Blowfish. “There have…… read more >>
Pop superstar Dua Lipa has been awarded the title of Honorary Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo. The honorary title was presented to Lipa at a ceremony held in capital Pristina on Friday by Kosovan President Vjosa Osmani Sadriu. She described Dua Lipa as an inspiration and model for girls all over the world. “She…… read more >>
ABBA are set to release 30th anniversary editions of their Gold greatest hits collection on September 23 via UMC/Polydor. The special editions will come as a 2LP gold-colored vinyl package as well as a 2LP picture disc and a gold cassette version. The 19-track ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the Swedish…… read more >>
After last month’s reports that Britney Spears and Elton John have recorded a new version of “Tiny Dancer,” representatives for both artists have confirmed the news. Reps for both artists sent a statement on Monday, August 8, confirming “Hold Me Closer” was coming soon with a pre-save link and artwork. John shared picture on social…… read more >>
Beyoncé’s Renaissance has debuted atop the all-format Billboard 200 albums chart. The album launches atop the chart with 332,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending August 4, according to Luminate. This marked the biggest week by a woman in 2022 and the second-largest week of the year overall. Renaissance is…… read more >>
Carly Ray Jepsen recently released a vibrant new singe, “Beach House,” a song from the newly announced album, The Loneliest Time. Alex Hope produced “Beach House,” which he co-wrote with Jepsen and Nate Cyphert. The track, which is about the wild unpredictability of app-based dating, sees Jepsen traversing through a series of dating mishaps and…… read more >>
