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 >>
The upcoming seventh annual Love Rocks NYC Benefit Concert, scheduled to take place at the Beacon Theater on March 9, will feature sets from James Taylor, the John Mayer Trio, St. Vincent, and several other acts. The show will be executive produced by fashion designer John Varvatos, NY real estate broker and concert producer Greg…… read more >>
Dave Matthews Band have announced their 10th studio album, titled Walk Around the Moon. The album, the band’s first record in five years, will drop on May 19. According to the band, the 12-track Walk Around the Moon “is as much a reflection on the current times as it is an urge to find common…… read more >>
Chloe Bailey, one half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle, has announced her long-awaited debut solo album, In Pieces, which will drop in March. The Grammy-nominated singer announced the album via a short teaser video that featured a snippet of a new song. In the clip, Bailey appears in a red dress, holding scales…… read more >>
Luke Bryan, Shania Twain and Zac Brown Band have been confirmed as headliners of the 2023 Faster Horses Festival. The Faster Horses country music festival will mark its 10th anniversary this summer. The festival will run July 14-16 at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) in Brooklyn. Three-day passes will go on sale at 10 a.m. February…… read more >>
Paul McCartney has announced new photography exhibition and book, featuring his photographs from the Beatles’ performances when Beatlemania erupted in the U.K. and many never-before-seen portraits of his bandmates John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. In 2020, an extraordinary trove of nearly a thousand photographs taken by McCartney on a 35mm camera was re-discovered…… read more >>
James Taylor and His All-Star Band have announced a five-night residency in Las Vegas. The residency will take place at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The shows will be held on June 3, 4, 7, 9 and 10, 2023. Tickets go on sale Saturday, January 28 at 10 a.m. PT via Ticketmaster…… read more >>
To showcase Shakira’s enduring creative legacy, the Grammy Museum has announced an exhibit that reflects glimpses of a career spanning more than three decades of the multi-Grammy Award-winning and Latin Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, visual artist and philanthropist. Shakira, Shakira: The Grammy Museum Experience, will be on display in the Museum’s permanent Latin…… read more >>
Rock band Nickelback recently announced that they would embark on a North American Tour in support of their 10th studio album, Get Rollin’. The trek, produced by Live Nation, will have stops in 38 cities. The tour, which will see country rocker Brantley Gilbert joining the band on all non-festival dates, is set to kick-off…… read more >>
