50 Years Ago
Feb. 25, 1976
Lexington purchased a million dollar insurance policy to protect city officials and employees against lawsuits arising from their conduct in office.
- Plans for the state to take over Natural Bridge were nixed. - The Lexington Lions Club observed its 35th charter anniversary with a reception and dinner in the Pine Room of the Heritage House Inn, formerly the Mayflower Inn.
20 Years Ago
March 1, 2006
Walker Creek Cabinet Works suffered a devastating fire.
- The Board of Supervisors decided to buy land near the intersection of U.S. 60 and Interstate 81 that could potentially be used as a transfer station for shipping garbage out of the area after the closing of the county landfill.
- Phyllis Schlafly was slated to deliver the message “Feminism and the Dignity of Women: Complementary Or Contradictory?” at Lee Chapel.
