🌱 How VMI’s new athlete payments could reshape Lexington’s sports scene

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• How VMI’s new athlete payments could reshape Lexington’s sports scene

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 46 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Clouds and breaks of sun, temps: high: 54, low: 30.
• Thursday: A shower in the p.m.; breezy, with a high of 49 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• VMI Athletics to begin paying student-athletes under terms of House settlement (augustafreepress.com) — Virginia Military Institute in Lexington will begin paying its Division I student-athletes starting with the 2026–27 academic year under the NCAA House settlement, using only private donations rather than cadet tuition or fees. Leaders say the move is needed to stay competitive in the Southern Conference, even as it may require millions more in annual fundraising and follows a controversial leadership shakeup at the Institute.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lexington

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 23

• Shenandoah Valley SBDC Drop-In Event
  Lexington-Rockbridge Chamber of Commerce, 18 E Nelson St UNIT 101, Lexington
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 24

• LIBRARIES CLOSED- HOLIDAY
  Rockbridge Regional Library - Adults , 138 South Main Street , Lexington

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Adult Book Club
  Big Island Library , 1111 Schooldays Rd , Big Island
  10:30 am
• FUSED Glass Open Studio Session
  Clifton Forge School of the Arts , 518 Church St , Clifton Forge
  1:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Southern Virginia University Men’s Basketball vs Regent
  Knight Arena , Knight Sports Arena , 1 University Hill Dr , Buena Vista
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Dungeons & Dragons Meeting
  Von Canon Library , 1 University Hill Dr , Buena Vista
  6:00 pm
• Mountain Opry Presents: Christmas in the Mountains with the AHS Choir
  Historic Masonic Theatre and Masonic Amphitheatre , 510 Main St , Clifton Forge
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
  Sydnor Performance Hall (in Schewel Hall) , 03103001 , Lynchburg
  4:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• The 54th Annual Fall Festival Exhibit
  Alleghany Highlands Arts and Crafts Center, Inc. , 439 E Ridgeway St , Clifton Forge
  1:00 pm
• Shenandoah Ballet – The Nutcracker
  Historic Masonic Theatre and Masonic Amphitheatre , 510 Main St , Clifton Forge
  2:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Creative Expressions
  Big Island Library , 1111 Schooldays Rd , Big Island
  12:30 pm
• Ultimate Frisbee
  The Fields at Southern Virginia University , Ridge Ave , Buena Vista
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Amherst

• Jimmy Fortune headlines Christmas in Amherst fundraiser (newsadvance.com)
• Lancer golfer Caitlyn Baxter honored for standout season (newsadvance.com)
• Headlines from across the state: Drunk raccoon found in liquor store is a repeat offender, officials say; more … (cardinalnews.org)

Lynchburg

• GOP Sen. Roger Marshall Charged $44K To Taxpayers Over Last 2 Years For Aide's Commuting Expenses (upolitics.com)
• What does Melania Trump really think about Christmas? Ex-aide breaks silence seven years after the first lady's leaked "Who gives a f**k" rant (primetimer.com)
• ‘Your heart is in the right place, unfortunately this is all junk': Long Island woman shares Angel Tree gifts. Then people spot the off-brand Crayola (themarysue.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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