Out Of The Past

50 Years Ago

July 4, 1973

A formal contract for the purchase of the county’s share of Lexington High School was signed by the chairmen of both the city and county school boards and the mayor of Lexington.

Under the terms of the 20tear agreement, the county would construct and operate a new senior high school for grades 10 through 12 and the old LHS facility would serve grades seven through nine. - Lexington City Council moved ahead with plans to develop a city park and parking lot in the area just east of Randolph Street between Washington and Preston streets. - The picnic and camping facilities at Lake Robertson were nearing completion. The lake itself was already open for fishing.

20 Years Ago

July 9, 2003

An estimated 6,000-8,000 people gathered at Virginia Military Institute to watch the fireworks at the conclusion of the BB&T Balloon Rally. -A dead crow found in Lexington was confirmed to have West Nile virus, the first bird to test positive for the virus in the area that year. - Two white tiger cubs were born at the Natural Bridge Zoo, the first ever of their kind born in Virginia.