Richard “Rick” Slater, 69, of Raphine passed away Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, following a multiple year struggle with cancer. Born Oct. 9, 1956, he was a son of the late William Howard Slater and Joyce Fay ...

Harlan Ray Beckley, who died Oct. 21, 2025, in Lexington, was born on Nov. 27, 1943, in Bellflower, Ill. Raised on a family farm that cultivated corn, soybeans and livestock, he then earned a bachelor ...

Leonard Timothy Hill, 69, of Natural Bridge passed away at his home on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, surrounded by his family. Born in Lexington on May 13, 1956, he was a son of Leonard B. Hill and Jereline ...

William Edward “Billy” Wharton, 57, of Houston Street, Lexington, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Mr. Wharton was born in ...

Nellie Hotinger Leech passed away peacefully on Feb. 15, 2026, at her residence at Havenwood in Lexington. Born on May 11, 1927, she was a young age of 98 and had lived a full life. She was the ...

Carmen John Bria was born May 6, 1940, in Philadelphia, Pa., to Frank Carmen Bria and Edith Virginia Schommer. He was the oldest of five children. The day he died was Dec. 1, 2025, in his home in ...

Janice Faye Carter, lovingly known as “JC” or “Lightning,” 67, of Buena Vista, went to be with the Lord peacefully on April 16, 2026, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 11, ...

A Louisiana man pled guilty in Rockbridge County Circuit Court on May 18 to one count of aggravated sexual battery and one count of taking indecent liberties with a minor while serving as their ...

Tonight will be Parry McCluer High School seniors' turn when they graduate in a ceremony that starts at 7, also at Cameron ...

James Douglas Dorsey passed away on Oct. 17, 2025, at UVA Health Medical Center after a weeks-long battle following his injury in a motorcycle accident on Sept. 6 when he struck a deer near ...

A structure fire last Tuesday evening, May 19, destroyed a detached garage at a residence north of Buena Vista but ...

CITY OF BUENA VISTA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING 5/27/2026 Today, 06:00 AM Pursuant to Code of Virginia Section 15.2-2204 and the City of Buena Vista Land Development Regulations, notice is ...