An electrical fire caused severe damage to a vacant house on Borden Road Tuesday night and left one firefighter with a minor injury. Local fire departments extinguished the blaze within 30 minutes.
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Grand Home Furnishings will close its Lexington location Nov. 5. The loss of the long-time business will create a vacancy downtown and decrease sales tax revenue for the city.
A Tru by Hilton hotel, a Starbucks and a Dunkin’ are moving to the Route 11 corridor.
The four candidates running for Lexington City Council, as well as Rep. Ben Cline and his opponent Jennifer Lewis, appeared at a candidates’ forum Oct. 25. The forum was hosted by the Lexington-Rockbridge Chamber of Commerce and focused on housing, economic development and other policy topics. One candidate said “a woman’s place is in the home.”
Republican Ben Cline is expected to win Virginia’s 6th district house race over Democrat Jennifer Lewis. Both candidates are campaigning on contentious issues, such as a lagging economy and concern over abortion rights.
About 20 people wore Nancy Epley’s designs in a celebration of her creativity.
The nature center aimed to raise money ahead of Friday and Saturday’s Pumpkin Walk community event.
Truss is the shortest serving Prime Minister in British history so far, at 45 days. The UK Conservative Party is divided on who should replace her.
The Lexington Fire Department is seeking tax-deductible contributions to fund its new $1.7 million ladder truck. The department is replacing its 24-year-old truck with one with a longer ladder and improved safety technology.
An extra traffic light will hamper commuters’ progress for at least the next six months. Construction crews are upgrading the bridge to meet state regulations.