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 >>
Dua Lipa recently shared “Dance the Night,” the first single off the upcoming Barbie soundtrack. “Baby you can find me under the lights / Diamonds under my eyes,” Dua sings in the first few lines of the song. “Dance The Night” was produced by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt and the Picard Brothers. Barbie The Album,…… read more >>
Jack Johnson, the Doobie Brothers and Brad Paisley are set to headline the upcoming BeachLife Ranch festival, scheduled to take place September 22 – 24 on the waterfront in Redondo Beach, California. The Avett Brothers, Wynonna Judd, Blackberry Smoke, Shakey Graves, Bahamas, Keb’ Mo’, Midland, Yola and Amanda Shires are among other acts named in…… read more >>
Taylor Swift recently shared an official video for a new version of “Karma” featuring Ice Spice. Last Friday, May 26, Swift dropped a new deluxe version of her 10th album Midnights, titled Midnights (Til Dawn Edition), featuring the Ice Spice remix of “Karma” among other tracks. In the video, the pop superstar is seen in…… read more >>
Jewel’s acoustic rendition of the U.S. national anthem “The Star Spangled Banner” at this year’s Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday (May 28) has drawn a mixed reaction from fans. Clad in an all-white outfit with a checkered flag tucked beneath her cowboy hat, Jewel performed a soulful rearranged version of the…… read more >>
The upcoming Barbie movie soundtrack will feature a star-studded lineup, including tracks from Lizzo, HAIM, Charli XCX, Tame Impala and more. Barbie The Album, the musical companion of the movie, will drop via Atlantic Records on July 21, the same day the movie releases. Barbie is directed by Greta Gerwig, who wrote the screenplay with…… read more >>
Ingrid Andress has been tapped to open a handful of dates for the legendary Stevie Nicks. Andress recently shared the news on social media, writing, “Opening for my absolute hero never gets old. cannot wait to warm y’all up for @stevienicks !!!!! what is my life?!?!” Andress will join Nicks for five dates, including August…… read more >>
Harry Styles’ “As It Was” has made history by staying on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart for an unprecedented 61st week. The song, the lead single from Styles’ third album, Harry’s House, debuted on the April 9, 2022-dated tally and spent seven weeks at No. 1 last May-July. “As It Was” ranks No. 15 on the…… read more >>
Depeche Mode recently released a video for “Wagging Tongue” from their highly successful 15th studio album, Memento Mori. The Sacred Egg directed the video for which longtime Depeche Mode collaborator Anton Corbijin served as the creative director. The video is set in a cinematic universe where rules governing interpersonal communication are strict and surreal. The…… read more >>
