There are few Black-owned businesses in Lexington. A city council member says the last Black-owned stores on Main Street were sold in 2018.
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Rockbridge County High School Principal Mike Craft is retiring mid-way through the upcoming school year. The district has named assistant principal Shaun Sparks to succeed Craft on Jan. 1.
Police allege Brian Rowsey held illegal bingo nights at the Buena Vista barbecue establishment without the required license.
Mike Kelly resigned on March 28. The district says he submitted his resignation voluntarily. A new head coach was named two days later.
The drops across the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq did not wipe out Wednesday’s big gains, but they returned to the negative trend that has plagued the market since the Trump Administration announced major tariffs for most of the world.
Police say they are talking to local businesses about crime, hoping to connect with members of the community to improve the the streets of Buena Vista.
The group looks to fill a void left after the city stopped recycling services in 2020.
“If we’re not standing up for what we love right now, when are we going to do it?” said Elise Sheffield, the rally organizer.
Only 8% of Rockbridge County’s farmers are under 35, according to a 2022 U.S. Department of Agriculture census. Young farmers in Rockbridge face barriers such as high startup costs and limited land access.
“I think it’s going very well,” said President Donald Trump. “We have an operation, like when a patient gets operated on and it’s a big thing. I said this would exactly be the way it is.”