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Main Street Lexington is embarking on an initiative to rejuvenate the grounds at Courthouse Square – the common area outside the old county courthouse at the corner of Main and Washington streets in downtown Lexington.

The Chamber of Commerce Serving Lexington, Buena Vista, and Rockbridge County will host the second of two candidates forums tonight, Wednesday, from 6 to 7:30.

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LEXINGTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SCHOOL FUND BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 Pursuant to Section 22.1-92 of the Code of Virginia, notice is hereby given that a public hearing to receive comments on the School Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 will be held at 5:30 pm on November 7, 2023, prior to the School Board meeting to take place in the School Board office at 300 Diamond Street.

The Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office made the following felony arrests over the past three weeks: Jody Michelle Smith, 43, of Marion, for one count of credit card fraud on Oct. 20.

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A 12-year veteran of the House of Delegates, Republican Del. Christopher Head of Botetourt County is seeking election this fall to the state Senate in newly reconfigured District 3, which encompasses all of the Rockbridge area.

Jade Harris, former Glasgow vice mayor who is making her second run for a seat in the General Assembly in less than a year, said she found herself “frustrated at the sluggish pace” of the state budgeting process this year.

“Our board works as a team to work for the betterment of Buena Vista schools. I feel I have been a contributing member of the team. My experiences, past and present, have proven invaluable during my terms as a Buena Vista School Board member,” said Teressa Ellison, current chair of the Buena Vista School Board, who is running for reelection.

Wayne Flint is running for reelection to the Buena Vista School Board.

“I am in it for the long haul. I want a collective school board who wants to work together. I love our school system and I want what is best for our kids in this system,” said Brooke Baker, running for the Buena Vista School Board.

“Our schools are the backbone of the community. For the community to be prosperous and successful, our schools have to be first-rate. That attracts industry, that attracts new families,” said Allen “Mac” Felts, running for reelection to the Buena Vista School Board.

“I don’t have answers to all the questions, but I’m willing to work hard and I’m willing to learn, and I’m willing to work with others, because we are a team,” said Paula Charlton, running for the Buena Vista School Board.