![Lexington City Council members voted unanimously to change the name of Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery after Alexander’s speech. Photo by Catherine McKean, ’24](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_5904-e1702320501937-1200x1026.jpg)
How a statement by Lexington City Council’s lone Black woman informs council decisions
Mayor Friedman’s perception of Lexington changed after Alexander shared what living as a Black woman in town during Jim Crow laws was like
![The Rockbridge Area Relief Association used to provide homeless people with vouchers for a one week stay](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screen-Shot-2023-11-30-at-12.47.58-PM.png)
Most Lexington hotels will no longer accept homeless guests
This comes at a time when demand for local housing assistance has increased. Local advocates say that building more affordable housing is their primary focus in alleviating homelessness
![Rockbridge County High School faced shooting threat on top of bomb scare Oct. 10](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FOUN-Students-2-1200x754.jpg)
Rockbridge County High School faced shooting threat on top of bomb scare Oct. 10
New information uncovered shows that there was a shooting and bomb threat on Oct. 10. School officials have previously mentioned only a bomb threat
![Consignment store joins Lexington’s fashion scene](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/violett_consignment_photo_by_Catherine_McKean_24-e1699301201502-1200x914.jpg)
Consignment store joins Lexington’s fashion scene
Curator Sheila Glaeser talks fashion, sustainability and community after six months of operation
![Rendering of the apartment complex planned to be built on the former Virginia Department of Transportation property.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screen-Shot-2023-10-27-at-12.55.09-PM.png)
New Lexington apartment complex to include affordable housing
The city, like the nation, faces a shortage of affordable housing
![The newly redrawn congressional districts in Virginia were made by court-appointed special masters.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/download-1200x873.jpg)
What’s at stake in Virginia’s elections
The November election will be the first to use new district maps
![The outside of the new bar and restaurant. The bottom floor will be home to Hardens, while the top floor will be residential.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screen-Shot-2023-10-10-at-11.25.37-AM.png)
Legendary Eats owners to open new bar and restaurant in Lexington
Bill and Jessica Harden hope to have "Hardens" open by early-to-mid November
Lexington parents divided over controversial book ban
Lexington City Schools is facing backlash after banning a book that some parents think is sexually explicit. Parents have other issues with the the graphic novel
![Cadets march outside in front of onlookers on VMI’s campus. This year’s incoming class is composed of 375 cadets, a steep drop from the typical class size of roughly 500.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/LMK_0046-900x600.jpg)
After VMI enrollment plummets, admissions tests new tactics
Virginia Military Institute is wrestling with how to recruit more students after a bruising admissions cycle
![Table set with three pieces of adorned toast in the middle, a morning bun on one side and a croissant on the other. Utensils and a coffee cup also frame the food.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Seasons_Yields_Fall_Toast_Sampler_is_made_with_locally-sourced_seasonal_ingredients._photo_by_Catherine_McKean_24-712x900.jpg)
Seasons’ Yield expands into Lexington
“Bread Day” family brings new café to downtown’s Main Street
County further delays solar proposal decision
The county planning commission will decide on a controversial solar proposal in June, amid resident opposition