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Seven Percent Raises Sought

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Washington and Lee University is organizing a local relief effort to help the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and northern Syria.

Administrators, teachers and staff were applauded at the Feb. 1 Buena Vista School Board meeting for their response during the Jan. 26 police manhunt in the city.

Lexington City Council continued its discussion of possible edits to the language of the city’s code of ethics, particularly of the section regarding conflicts of interest, at a work session last Thursday. Council also considered new language for that section of the code of ethics provided by interim city attorney Jeremy Carroll.

The Building BRIDGES Club at Virginia Military Institute is spanning to new lengths as it further connects cadets, faculty, and staff with the local community through civic engagement.

Mixed Use Zone Available In Two Opportunity Areas

Under new ownership and management last year, the Natural Bridge Speedway went through some “growing pains.”

Berkstresser Family Also Recognized

Buena Vista

Public Input Sought At VDOT Hearing

After more than a month of working with representatives from Echelon Resources, Inc., the Spotswood Building Committee is presenting the new design for the proposed development on Spotswood Drive to the Lexington City Council at its meeting on Feb. 16. The changes in the design, shown in a view of the front of the building from the proposed parking lot (above) and from the corner of the building on Spotswood Drive (left), are primarily to the exterior aesthetics of the building. Council will review the proposed design and continue the public hearing on Echelon’s application for a conditional use permit to develop the property to council’s March 2 meeting.

Group Changing Name To Reflect Other Services

Storage Unit Thefts Stretched Over Six Months

Residents Gather To Remember Tyre Nichols

Members of the United Women of Faith at Fairfield United Methodist Church make Valentine’s Day cards last week for veterans at the Salem veteran’s home. The effort is part of an annual project done in conjunction with the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. (Mary Woodson photo)

Third Ukrainian Family Recounts Harrowing Journey