50 Years Ago
Jan. 14, 1976
Rockbridge County officials were considering the feasibility of suing the federal government for thousands of dollars in revenue sharing funds that had been denied to the county in the past. - Benjamin Huger Jr., long associated in the management of Huger-Davidson-Sale Co. Inc. and president of Huger Distributing Co., announced his retirement. Huger-Davidson-Sale, founded as a wholesale grocery business, sold foods to institutions through the company’s Institution Foods division.
- Carl R. Newcomer, president and chief executive officer of Newcomer Ford and Dodge Inc., announced S.T. “Tom” Royall Jr. was a new partner in the Lexington car dealership.
20 Years Ago
Jan. 18, 2006
Satisfied that junk cars at a planned automobile recycling and salvage business would be screened from public view, the Buena Vista Planning Commission approved a site plan and recommended approval of a conditional use permit for Auto Recylers. - Col. William F. Byers, 84, retired professor of English and fine arts at Virginia Military Institute, died. With his colleague, Maj. William Badgett, he founded the fine arts department at VMI. - The Planning Commission rejected a change to an ordinance that would set the maximum height of free-standing signs along the interstate at 100 feet.
