50 Years Ago
April 28, 1976
The president of the Lexington- Rockbridge County Chamber of Commerce announced the complete reorganization of the chamber and the appointment of John Mc-Nutt, a retired official at Lees Carpets, as executive director. - The five candidates for Lexington City Council wrestled with the problem of cutting the budget without cutting services and came up with no clear-cut solutions at a “meet the candidates” night. Only two dozen citizens attended the event. - Buena Vista City Council learned that the state Bureau of Outdoor Recreation had given the city a $70,000 grant to fund the implementation of phase III at Glen Maury Park.
20 Years Ago
May 3, 2006
Goshen elected a new mayor as logger Danny Goodbar unseated Mayor Darrell “J.B.” Sprouse in the only contested race in the town elections held in Glasgow and Goshen. - About 50 people attended a brainstorming session at the Holiday Inn Express to share ideas on how to keep Lime Kiln Theater from going dark.. - The Reeves Brothers building in Buena Vista, which had been vacant for nearly 19 years, was sold and plans were being made to turn it into the metal recycling business Auto Recyclers.
