50 Years Ago
Sept. 9, 1976
James F. Bowen of Lexington purchased the East Lexington Grocery Store from Roland Fifer. He planned to operate it under the name the East Lexington Store. - Hermann Lee oversaw his last formal meeting with the Rockbridge County School Board. - Lexington Mayor Charles F. Phillips declined to state how he would vote on a personal proposal for a trial period of two-way streets downtown.
20 Years Ago
Sept. 13, 2006
Peter Sils continued to work on plans for a courts complex on the Courthouse Square property despite the recent rejection by the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors. He expected to have the plans completed by November. - Lexington City Council and the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors adopted resolutions supporting plans by Dabney S. Lancaster Community College to build a new and larger Rockbridge Regional Center. - The area behind Parry Mc-Cluer Middle School was proposed for a site for a new municipal building for the city of Buena Vista.
