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 >>
Damon Albarn has apologized to Taylor Swift over his comment that she “doesn’t write her own songs.” The Blur lead singer made the comment in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. When the interviewer pointed out that Swift co-writes her music, Albarn replied, “That doesn’t count. I know what co-writing is. Co-writing is very…… read more >>
Interscope Records have announced a new museum exhibit, Artists Inspired by Music: Interscope Reimagined, and a limited-edition vinyl series featuring the new artwork on classic albums from its iconic artists as part of the label’s 30th anniversary celebration. Artists whose works are featured in the vinyl series include Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Billie Eilish, Lady…… read more >>
Eric Church performed a cover of “I Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” during his stop at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday (January 22), paying tribute to Meat Loaf, who passed away on Thursday (January 20) at age 74. Church and his band were at Little Caesars Arena as part…… read more >>
Adele’s “Easy on Me” has earned the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the tenth week. “Easy on Me,” released in October, earned 99 million radio airplay audience impressions and 14.3 million U.S. streams and sold 5200 downloads in the January 14-January 20 tracking week, MRC Data shows. The ballad also leads…… read more >>
Demi Lovato has officially bid adieu to her pop music days, according to a series of Instagram Stories and posts that they published. The 29-year-old singer, who appears to have hit the reset button on her Instagram account by getting rid of all previous posts, has recently shared a photo of their team chilling at…… read more >>
Gin Blossoms have announced a tour in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their multi-platinum breakthrough album New Miserable Experience. The “Celebrating 30 Miserable Years” tour, which begins in February, will see the band performing the 1992 album in its entirety. The tour will kick off on February 18 with a show at the Sunrise…… read more >>
In a new interview, rock icon Eric Clapton opened up about how his opposition to the government’s Covid policies gave him new motivation. Clapton, who is the writer of the anti-lockdown song “Stand And Deliver,” told the Real Music Observer that he decided to release the politically charged song titled “This Has Gotta Stop” as…… read more >>
Taylor Swift has been named the first-ever Record Store Day global ambassador. Swift will serve as Record Store Day Ambassador for this year’s event on April 23, marking the 15th anniversary of the annual celebration. The global superstar said she is very proud to be this year’s Ambassador for Record Store Day. “The places where…… read more >>
