As a new year – and new decade – starts, all of the downtown storefronts in Lexington are either full or under renovation.That’s according to Rebecca Logan, the executive director of Main Street Lexington, who talked last week about the past year and looked ahead to 2020.
Local law enforcement is following the old adage in anticipation of this weekend’s events by hoping for the best while preparing for the worst.Lexington Police Chief Sam Roman told The News-Gazette that law enforcement is again following a very elaborate plan of security for the upcoming Lee- Jackson Day events beginning
Charles Holman, the man indicted for the first-degree murder of Christina Martin, waived his right to a speedy trial in Rockbridge County Circuit Court Tuesday.Holman’s attorney Margaret Harris explained in court that an order is in place for an evaluation of Holman, the results of which are due back in March. His defense argued the results of the sanity evaluation will determine the motions they make before proceeding with trial.
Washington and Lee University senior Hannah Denham has received a first-place award for college feature writing in the highly competitive Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program.Denham, who is earning a degree in journalism and working toward a minor in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at W&L, will receive a $3,000 scholarship for her winning article, “A Texas-size mart’s road to fame,” which ran in The Washington Post last August. Her article detailed the growth and popularity of a Texas chain of convenience stores called Buc-ee’s.
The USDA Forest Service and the Mt. Adams Institute are inviting military veterans to participate in the national careertraining program, VetsWork Environment, on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests.The VetsWork program provides an opportunity for local veterans to transition to a career in natural resources and public lands management.
Lexington City Schools Superintendent Rebecca Walters presented an update on the effort to obtain a school resource officer to the School Board at its regular meeting Jan. 8.Moving forward with the SRO job summary created by school administration and the Lexington chief of police, Walters reported the Lexington Police Department has included the school resource officer position in its FY21 budget proposal. City Council will consider the position as a part of the city budget process in the spring.
Teresea Ellison is serving as the new chair of the Buena Vista School Board.She was named chair at the Board’s reorganization meeting Thursday, Jan. 9. Ellison was re-elected to the Board this past November to serve a third term.
The Chamber of Commerce serving Lexington, Buena Vista and Rockbridge County will host its second annual Nonprofit Showcase in partnership with Devils Backbone Brewing Company and United Way of Rockbridge on Thursd
