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50 Years Ago
Sept. 13, 1973
“No Left Turn” signs went up in downtown Lexington on Nelson and Washington Streets while the traffic lights were retimed in preparation for the city’s one-way street program. - With use of the county’s new trash pick-up service on the rise, the Rockbridge Board of Supervisors voted to seek bids on 25 more trash receptacles. Abuse of the containers was becoming a problem. Someone managed to sneak a 50-gallon drum into one of them. - The Lexington Lions Club’s annual carnival began. The grand prize was an 800-pound steer.
20 Years Ago
Sept. 17, 2003
Rockbridge residents were preparing for wind and rain from Hurricane Isabel. - Workers at the Dana plant in Buena Vista voted for a union presence at the facility. - Rapps Church celebrated its 100th anniversary with 100 members and visitors in attendance.
